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Our CEO Renaud wrote this guest post on Harris Bricken’s ‘China Law Blog’ explaining the two typical Chinese manufacturing models for importers looking for a partner to help them develop and mass produce their new product. In this episode, he … Continue reading →

After we hit 10,000 downloads we promised we’d revisit New Product Introduction ~ here we go! We’ve written before about the complexity of the New Product Introduction process, and this can be off-putting for entrepreneurs and SMEs who’re new to … Continue reading →

The main topic is the non-disclosure non-use non-circumvention agreement. These agreements are important legal tools for importers to use if they’re serious about protecting their business interests and product IP. But there are right and wrong ways to use them, … Continue reading →

This is a guest post kindly submitted by Brad Pritts, Technical Director of Unibond, a longtime reader of our blog QualityInspection.org, who often contributes to conversations around the topic of my articles. A big thanks to Brad for this content… Let’s … Continue reading →

Our CEO Renaud Anjoran continues this mini-series of episodes for importers who want to handle their own sourcing from China from start to finish with this episode about final inspections that is the fourth in the series. Back in part … Continue reading →

QA activities, like supplier evaluations and product inspections, can take place both on and off-site today and the optimal approach is sometimes a blend of both. For example, most importers are familiar with an auditor going to their supplier’s factory … Continue reading →

Firstly, we wish all of our listeners a very happy new year! In this episode, Sofeast CEO and host Renaud recaps some of 2021’s biggest stories for manufacturers, especially those with Chinese supply chains, with Adrian from the team. Almost … Continue reading →

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 →

Our host and CEO Renaud Anjoran is joined again in this episode by Andrew Amirnovin, our head of New Product Development at Sofeast, to discuss the 3 elements a factory (yours or your supplier’s) needs to get right in order … Continue reading →

  Many of today’s consumer products include plastic housings or parts. Anything from kettles, to earbuds, to laptops, to automobiles. All have one thing in common, injection molded plastic components. Importers are, rightly, diversifying supply chains to include sources other … Continue reading →