Sofeast Knowledgebase Blog

I’ve written before about Chinese trading companies masquerading as legitimate manufacturers before on a number of occasions on my blog QualityInspection.org, and the threats they can pose to importers haven’t disappeared. Here are some reasons why trading companies might be … Continue reading →

Renaud takes you through the more theoretical side of quality, sharing several interesting definitions, exploring the difference between ‘little q’ and ‘Big Q’ quality, and sharing some insight into how to improve quality in your supply chain. Every importer sees … Continue reading →

Renaud and Adrian discuss something that founders of hardware startups often neglect: validating their product idea. Founders love their idea, but is that enough to guarantee success? Will an investor buy into your pitch based on your gut feeling alone? … Continue reading →

The strong and vibrant ‘paintjob’ on automobiles is often produced by E Coating, a cross between painting and plating. India has a number of great companies who’re experts in the e coating process and could be options for importers sourcing … Continue reading →

As Renaud explains here, not every method of communicating with Chinese suppliers is equal.  While suppliers may be responsive to WeChat messages and projects seem to be progressing well by chatting there, for example, you could be getting yourself into … Continue reading →

As you may already be aware of, Sofeast’s sourcing team has been tracking the costs of China raw materials for well over a year to help importers buying common materials for their products in China keep tabs on the market. If … Continue reading →

Sofeast’s CEO Renaud Anjoran is joined on the podcast by special guest Liz Long, founder of Learn to Make a Product, a platform that supports customers to launch products, providing expert advice and assistance to set up their supply chains, … Continue reading →

Lots of importers work with ODM suppliers to manufacture their new products. This is where the supplier’s existing design can be private-labelled and sold as your own branded product, for instance, you brand a generic toaster oven that they have … Continue reading →

The Sofeast Group’s head of New Product Development, Andrew Amirnovin, explains what a dFMEA (Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) is, how it’s used to de-risk your product design at an early stage of the NPI process so issues can … Continue reading →

There are numerous reasons to source a contract manufacturer in China, Vietnam, India, or elsewhere in Asia to manufacture your electronic products. Oftentimes the cost is lower, they have great capabilities and experience, and the supply chain infrastructure for materials … Continue reading →