Sofeast Knowledgebase Blog

If you’ve already read our two earlier posts: Minimizing a Product’s ‘Cradle to Grave’ Environmental Impact and Designing New Products With A Cradle To Cradle Cycle In Mind, no doubt you have seen some of the benefits of making more … Continue reading →

Our CEO Renaud Anjoran, joined by Adrian from the team, explores receiving quality inspections on incoming parts and materials used to manufacture your products. Consider what would happen if the inputs (components and materials) being used by your manufacturer are … Continue reading →

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 →

We hit an important milestone this week, the 100th episode of Sofeast’s podcast: China Manufacturing Decoded! In a break from the norm, our CEO Renaud Anjoran took manufacturing questions from our listeners this week and answered six of the best … Continue reading →

In this post, I’ll discuss the major risks each party is afraid of and their impact on payment terms in the context of the customer/supplier relationship, as well as where a manufacturing contract fits into the picture.

Sofeast’s CEO Renaud Anjoran welcomes Andrew Amirnovin our head of New Product Development back onto the pod to provide an overview of 12 DFX optimizations to consider when designing and developing a new product. These include optimizations for manufacturing, reliability, … Continue reading →

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 →

Renaud and Adrian talk about the different ways to follow up on production once you’re working with a Chinese supplier who’s developing and/or manufacturing your products. You can either be hands-off or hands-on, and both have their positives and negatives … Continue reading →

Unfortunately, changing to a new battery model from a new supplier is not as straightforward as most people think. Careful lithium battery validation is required in order to ensure they don’t lead to many failures. In many cases, the majority … Continue reading →

Renaud and Adrian discuss ‘Cradle to Cradle’ product design. Sustainable products are gaining in popularity thanks to consumers becoming more environmentally conscious, climate change being more obvious, and resources becoming scarcer and more expensive. Products that are designed to become … Continue reading →