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Sofeast QA Program: Reduce Your Risks When Launching New Products

Posted on September 23, 2024 by Adrian Leighton

We support lots of companies to develop their own new electrical/electronic products and bring them into production. Over 90% of those projects are in China. But how do we support you to go from product early prototypes to mass-produced products … Continue reading →

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Elon Musk’s New Product Introduction Philosophy: What Can We Learn? [Podcast]

Posted on June 14, 2024 by Adrian Leighton

Adrian and Renaud get together to talk about Elon Musk’s insights and philosophy into developing and bringing new products to market (from an interview by ‘Everyday Astronaut’ on YouTube at his launch facility a few years back). He shares his … Continue reading →

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Why does new product development take so long?

Posted on February 7, 2024 by Renaud Anjoran

We regularly work with entrepreneurs and businesses who have a product idea and want to launch it on the market. Despite many years of cooperation on a huge variety of electro-mechanical products from all kinds of niches, we tend to … Continue reading →

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Cost Vs Quality – How Manufacturers Can Find A Balance [Podcast]

Posted on January 12, 2024 by Adrian Leighton

Adrian and Renaud tackle the big question of cost versus quality and how they both affect each other in manufacturing. You’ll learn common Chinese attitudes towards them, the long-term power of lean, and some achievable levers that can bring you … Continue reading →

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7 Key NPI Tasks To Do Before You Take Your Product Into Production [Podcast]

Posted on January 5, 2024 by Adrian Leighton

Adrian and Andrew Amirnovin kick off 2024 by going through 7 key New Product Introduction tasks you need to be aware of to get a positive outcome before mass producing your product. If this is the year you bring a … Continue reading →

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Technology Readiness Levels: Helpful for today’s manufacturers?

Posted on October 20, 2023 by Adrian Leighton

Renaud hosts and is joined by Sofeast’s senior engineer Paul Adams to go through Technology Readiness Levels which is a product development framework that is often used to gauge the progress of a new product launch project, especially during prototyping. … Continue reading →

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Discussing the NPI Process for Effective Product Development

Posted on July 24, 2023 by Adrian Leighton

Renaud recently appeared on “The Seller Process Podcast” with its host Gianmarco to discuss the NPI process for effective product development and risk mitigation for entrepreneurs who are bringing a new product to market soon. They cover the following topics: … Continue reading →

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Transitioning to Manufacturing from Product Development | 2 Options

Posted on August 9, 2022 by Renaud Anjoran

A final prototype has been approved and the foreign company’s next step is to go into mass production with the Chinese manufacturer. This is known as transitioning to manufacturing. Here’s how the process works…

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How to Reduce Your Product Return Rate? [Podcast]

Posted on August 8, 2022 by Adrian Leighton

Our head of New Product Development, Andrew Amirnovin, joins Adrian from the team to explain what the product return rate is, why customers return products, how to reduce the risk of returns during the new product design and development phases, … Continue reading →

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How Many Prototypes Are Needed Before We Get ‘Perfection?’

Posted on July 17, 2022 by Renaud Anjoran

Some people expect a perfect product that’s ready for manufacturing after just one round of prototyping. Is this realistic, though? Let’s explore how many prototypes might be required, why different rounds of prototyping are undertaken during the new product introduction … Continue reading →

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