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May 24 , 2022
Automobiles, bicycle frames, household appliances: powder-coated products can be seen almost everywhere around us. The number of powder coating companies in India is growing massively due to industrialization and fast urbanization, attracting many foreign direct investments. This places India as … Continue reading
May 03 , 2022
Jewelry and decorative ornaments have been made in India from around 2300 to 1750 BCE, and there is evidence that Indian craftsmen had mastered jewelry-making from metals and pearls by the 4th–5th century CE as India was, for a long … Continue reading
April 19 , 2022
India is a well-known source of textile fabrics, apparel, and other softlines. It is competitive with other producers such as Bangladesh, Vietnam, China, etc. So in complement to the manufacturers, there are also plenty of textile testing labs in India … Continue reading
April 07 , 2022
Let’s say you’re buying from China for the first time. Finding trustworthy Chinese suppliers will be near the top of your wishlist, as everyone has heard the horror stories of Chinese suppliers behaving badly. First, the bad news… There is never absolute … Continue reading
March 23 , 2022
CNC parts from India are a viable alternative to those from China today, and many of the machine shops are situated in Southern India's Chennai in Tamil Nadu. CNC machined parts are very popular today for both rapid prototypes and … Continue reading
March 08 , 2022
There is no shortage of aluminum die casting suppliers in China to choose from, but if you're interested in diversifying your supply chain (and this is probably a good idea for many given the instability in the world since Covid … Continue reading
February 08 , 2022
As we’ve written before, importers have a choice of supplier types when sourcing a manufacturer to outsource production to in China. Let’s assume that you’ve discounted working with an OEM or ODM, and your focus is on finding contract manufacturers … Continue reading
January 11 , 2022
This is a guest post kindly submitted by Brad Pritts, Technical Director of Unibond, a longtime reader of our blog QualityInspection.org, who often contributes to conversations around the topic of my articles. A big thanks to Brad for this content… Let’s … Continue reading
July 21 , 2021
Periodically our customers inform us that they’ve found suppliers on online platforms like Alibaba.com and GlobalSources.com and they’ve expressed their concern on more than one occasion about if they can trust them. These platforms certainly have pros and cons and … Continue reading
June 22 , 2021
A question we’re asked by SMEs who are trying to source electronic component suppliers in China is if it’s possible to find someone who can source suppliers who’re the ‘best’ in the market and also get the ‘best price’ possible. … Continue reading










