How European Importers Can Sue Chinese Suppliers

Many importers who outsource their manufacturing or buy products off-the-shelf from Chinese manufacturers do so on a ‘buyer beware’ basis. There’s an almost unspoken belief that if things go wrong, it will be very difficult or even impossible to get … Continue reading →

The Build-Operate-Transfer model can be a beneficial approach for larger businesses that are looking to start manufacturing products in a new location while shielding themselves from some of the typical risks faced when setting up a new factory from scratch. … Continue reading →

If you’ve been sourcing suppliers from China for any length of time you will know that there is a very wide range of pricing options. Cheap Chinese suppliers may be attractive, but with lower prices comes a unique set of … Continue reading →

Some companies get to the point where they need plastic injection molds for their innovative product, typically for the enclosure and maybe a few plastic internal parts. Here are 8 tips for actions you should take before you confirm a … Continue reading →

Getting product tooling for molded plastic parts and enclosures designed and fabricated is a large investment for most companies, often running into the tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars. Once you are coming to the close of the … Continue reading →

On December 13th 2022, our CEO Renaud joined Global Sources‘ Tom McGrenery for a fireside chat about some of the broad Asian manufacturing trends we’ve seen recently, as well as the new regulatory frameworks for manufacturing, new technologies or services. … Continue reading →

Once you have made progress on the industrial design for your new product, of course, you want to have an idea of the cost to manufacture it. And also you want an idea of the investment to put down in … Continue reading →

Around 10 to 20% of the time suppliers demand payment from our clients before they allow an auditor, or even just a visitor, to visit the factory. As you can imagine, this makes factory audits and quality inspections difficult! Let’s … Continue reading →

What is a product’s Cradle to Grave impact on the environment and how do we reduce ours in the name of becoming more environmentally friendly? We investigate this here…

2021 has been an eventful year, to say the least! Here at Sofeast, we have continued to publish regular blog posts in order to provide advice for everyone who has outsourced manufacturing, supply chains in Asia, new products in development, … Continue reading →