Sofeast Knowledgebase Blog

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 →

Sofeast’s CEO Renaud Anjoran and Adrian from the team are back and talking about something else you don’t want to experience but may if you’re unfortunate. A failed product inspection! Renaud will explain the process you need to follow to … Continue reading →

Between 2015-2018, 6,500 workers died on duty at Indian factories, mines, construction sites, and ports. That’s the official statistics, but some victims may not have been declared and counted. If we look at factories in isolation, does India have a … Continue reading →

Sofeast’s CEO Renaud Anjoran and Adrian kick off the episode by talking about Hong Kong’s new and improved immigration and Covid procedures and the heatwaves and droughts in China that have been affecting manufacturing there. The main topic is learning … Continue reading →

It’s estimated that global aluminum demand will increase by almost 40% by 2030. To meet demand growth in all industrial sectors, aluminum manufacturers will need to produce an additional 33.3 mt within 8 years. Keep on reading to find out … Continue reading →