Category Archives: NPI Process
Common DFM Improvements On Plastic Injection Molded Parts
How do you ensure your design is mature, and you are ready to order the fabrication of the mold for …
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Tagged DFM, DFM analysis, new product development, plastic injection molding, tooling
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What Common Improvements Can DFM Make To Die Cast Parts?
Die-cast parts can be improved by utilizing DFM principles before making tooling. This post guides you through DFM best practices, common defects, and more.
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Tagged DFM, NPI, product design
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How To Manage the Bill of Materials, from Initial Design to Mass Production
When developing and making a new product, the Bill of Materials (BOM) is one of the most important documents – …
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Tagged bill of materials, bom, supply chain
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How To Qualify Component Suppliers At The Design & Prototyping Stage
At Agilian, we mostly work on totally new products. It is a rare project that doesn’t force us to use …
Posted in NPI Process, Sourcing suppliers
Tagged China, component suppliers, finding chinese suppliers, qualifying suppliers, sourcing
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Why A Feasibility Study With Suppliers Saves Time & Prevents Issues
One of the root causes of many quality issues is poor communication, and it is particularly true in China. When …
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Tagged component suppliers, feasibility study, material suppliers, pre-production activities, product quality, quality assurance, quality issues
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Why spending time in planning, before starting prototype work, can save a lot of time
Many clients come to us with a product design and expect that we start building a prototype immediately, but in …
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Tagged initial planning, pre-prototype planning, product development process, product testing
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Why A Pilot Run On A New Product, Before Mass Production, Is Very Helpful
Prototypes are useful in confirming the details of the product to manufacture. However, they are usually not made with the …
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Tagged mass production, new product introduction, NPI process, pilot run, production planning, testing manufacturing processes
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