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Managing Your Manufacturing: Middleman Model vs. Manufacturing Partner

Posted on Oct 30, 2015by Bill Drislane

If you have a product that needs to be manufactured in high volume and at low cost, you may be considering outsourcing production to a low-cost Asian country such as China. Outsourcing the production of your product can be doneRead more…

Posted on Oct 30, 2015Bill Drislane 0 Comments
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Factory Selection: OEM vs. ODM

Posted on Oct 21, 2015by Bill Drislane

In a recent post about the Manufacturing Request For Quote Process, we briefly touched upon the difference between an OEM and an ODM. To review, Contract Manufacturers (CMs) can work for you on an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) or ODMRead more…

Posted on Oct 21, 2015Bill Drislane 0 Comments
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Manufacturing Request for Quote Process

Posted on Oct 15, 2015by Bill Drislane

Recently we presented an overview on the product manufacturing lifecycle which broadly encompasses five stages (assuming a company has reached functional prototype stage): Product design and engineering Getting ready for production Mass production Updating, maintaining, and improving the product duringRead more…

Posted on Oct 15, 2015Bill Drislane 0 Comments
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Product Manufacturing Lifecycle Overview

Posted on Oct 8, 2015by Bill Drislane

Getting a new product successfully into mass production, so that it is manufactured on time, in high volume, with high quality, and at a reasonable cost, is a substantial challenge. Even when done correctly, it requires a significant amount ofRead more…

Posted on Oct 8, 2015Bill Drislane 2 comments
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New US DOT Battery Regulations

Posted on May 18, 2015by Bill Drislane

The Federal Department of Transportation recently released updated regulations for the transport of lithium batteries (49 CFR Parts 171, 172, 173, and 175). As you can imagine, it’s a dense (30 page) read with plenty of legal jargon. After wading through itRead more…

Posted on May 18, 2015Bill Drislane 2 comments

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