Sofeast Knowledgebase Blog

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 →

Sofeast’s CEO Renaud Anjoran and Adrian from the team discuss product failure analysis. This is an action you should consider taking if you suddenly experience quality, reliability, or safety problems with your product during development or, more commonly, once it’s … Continue reading →

Our 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 your supplier suddenly blames material costs … Continue reading →

The Sofeast Group’s head of New Product Development, Andrew Amirnovin, is back on the podcast with Adrian from the team talking about the DVT and PVT phases during new product introduction. A recent news story about the electronics giant Philips … Continue reading →

Sometimes your supplier will tell you that an inspection firm’s QC inspectors demand to be given bribes in order to give the inspection a positive result while threatening to give a negative one if they are not financially compensated. What … Continue reading →

Sofeast’s CEO Renaud Anjoran and Adrian from the team are back with a topic for importers placing large and valuable orders with their overseas manufacturers and performing many product inspections. Your inspection budget is no doubt a reasonable size, but … Continue reading →