ISTA Testing: Navigate the Maze and Choose Wisely
ISTA testing is short for the ‘International Safe Transit Association’ testing. It’s testing done on packaging to make sure that […]
Ongoing Reliability Testing: Avoid Returns, Bad Reviews, and Warranty Claims!
Ongoing reliability testing, ORT testing for short, is the last stage of reliability testing once you’ve already designed and developed […]
18 Electronic Component Selection Steps For Success
You need to be able to source electronic components for your new product that reach your cost, quality, and reliability […]
Why do we test components and new products to failure during the NPI process?
Here at Agilian, we often use test to failure to evaluate how durable and reliable components and products are likely […]
How to Collect Reliability Data And Make It Work For You
Manufacturers can collect reliability data from their testing and product returns to assess the performance and durability of their products. […]
What You Should Think About Before Doing Reliability Testing
Our reliability expert, Andrew Amirnovin, recently discussed how to decide what kind of reliability testing your product needs for anyone […]
Product Design Cost: 10 Factors That Affect Electronic Products
Our head of new product development, Andrew Amirnovin, shares 10 factors that impact your product design cost (with a focus […]
FCC Compliance Tips for Electronics
Agilian customers who are bringing new electronic products to market sometimes ask us to explain the FCC certification process so […]
5 Tips for Increasing Profits on ‘Cheap’ Products
It doesn’t take long to find low-cost products online from a variety of Chinese manufacturers. I searched for ‘earbuds’ on […]
How To Plan For A Successful Pilot Run?
We’ve written about the importance of pilot runs before here and here, so in this post, I’m mainly going to […]
DFR Design For Reliability Guide & Implementation Secrets
I recently guested on Sofeast’s China Manufacturing Decoded podcast to discuss DfR Design for Reliability. We discussed the design for […]
ISTA Package Testing: Get It Done Before Shipment To Protect Products
ISTA package testing is a form of packaging reliability testing that puts your shipping cartons through their paces to provide […]
UL Compliance: Does YOUR Product Need UL?
We recently shared a list of US Consumer Electronics Compliance Basics that importers should know about, especially, in this case, […]
US Consumer Electronics Compliance Basics
This is the first post in a series and this time is about US consumer electronics compliance testing and regulations. […]
Cost Of Poor Quality and Reliability: “Pay Me Now, or Pay Me Later.”
The cost of poor quality (and reliability) is a popular topic among quality and reliability professionals. A common argument occurs […]