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11 Ways A Manufacturer Can Help Improve Your Product Design
There is a common belief among many importers that Chinese factories are unable to help during the design phase of …
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dFMEA: 8 Secrets for a Successful Implementation
In this post, we’re going to explore the dFMEA or design failure mode and effects analysis. This is a must-use …
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Drop Testing | 3 Tests That Can Save You A LOT Of Money
Here we’re focusing on product testing, specifically, drop testing using smartphones as a typical example of a consumer electronic product …
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Component Selection: Should I Use Tried-and-Tested OR Cutting-Edge Components?
Today budget cuts, tight schedules, and the Covid pandemic have caused a lot of companies to cut corners, even really …
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How To Work With A Contract Manufacturer Based In China?
In this post, I’m going to explain how to work with a contract manufacturer (CM) in China most effectively by …
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An Effective New Product Development Process for Electronics
A new product development process typically entails how a product will be developed from concept all the way to production. …
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What is the Pilot Run for Components and Products?
We previously discussed the importance of doing a pilot run before going into mass production, but in this post let’s …
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How To Make Prototypes In China (5 Key Steps & Objectives)
If you’re going to manufacture a mechanical and/or electrical product in China, this article will help you plan for the …
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Why The Most Common Reliability And Safety Testing Standards Are Limited
Regarding the limitations of common reliability and safety testing standards, I came upon an interesting video from automaker Tesla recently: In it, …
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How Many Product Samples Are Required For Reliability & Compliance Testing?
You need to be aware that during new product development, and also during mass production runs, a number of samples …
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What Can Entrepreneurs Learn From Dyson? [Case Study]
The autobiography of Sir James Dyson, British inventor of the wildly successful Dyson vacuum cleaner: Invention: A Life on their …
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7 Items To Include When Sending Technical Design Files To Your Chinese Supplier
In the past, I explained how to structure a product specification sheet to ensure the supplier knows what is expected regarding the …
Why Focusing on Manufacturing Costs Is Not Sufficient
You are developing a new product or buying a product that is being produced for you. Naturally, the manufacturing costs …
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7 DFM Tips for Designing New Products To Be Made in China
I was asked to prepare a presentation about Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and share number of DFM tips for the …
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The Conundrum of Investing in Tooling Before a Final Prototype
In most new product development projects for electro-mechanical products, there comes a time when the company (and its investors) need to make …
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