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How To Manage 7 Key Types Of New Product Manufacturing Risks

How To Manage 7 Key Types Of New Product Manufacturing Risks

When developing a new and innovative product you need to get it to market and start getting a return on …

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Best Practices When Sending Technical Design Files To Your Chinese Supplier

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 …

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Why Focusing on Manufacturing Costs Is Not Sufficient

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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Agilian's NPI Process

What NPI Process Does Agilian Follow?

When you work with us to help develop and manufacture your new product in China we follow our own 6-phase …

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7 DFM tips for designing new products to be in china

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

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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9 New Product Development Milestones For Hardware Startups

9 New Product Development Milestones For Hardware Startups

Are you a startup, and are you developing a new hardware (physical) product? Are you planning to raise money to …

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Common Design For Manufacture Improvements On Plastic Injection Molded Parts

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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