The following article was co-authored by Anna Thornton, Director of Engineering & Quality/Dragon Innovation and Søren Nygaard Pedersen, PhD Candidate/Novo Nordisk and DTU. The hardware revolution is changing the way products are marketed, developed, launched, manufactured and sold. The major barriers toRead more…
No one said building a hardware product is easy. Sometimes just one small challenge can have you stumped for days. We’re here to help. Throw your questions our way and we’ll do our best to get you unstuck. You can submitRead more…
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…
In a recent post about the Manufacturing Request For Quote Process, we briefly touched upon the difference between an OEM vs. ODM. To review, Contract Manufacturers (CMs) can work for you on an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) or ODM (OriginalRead more…
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…
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…
To conclude our certifications series, we review some of the major decisions you’ll need to make along the way. If you haven’t covered them already, definitely review Parts 1 & 2 in the series first! CAUTIONS AND DECISIONS Schedule, schedule, schedule:Read more…
In the second post of our Certifications series, we start to break down what the different certifications cover as well as what drives the regulations to be applied. If you have not yet read part 1 in the series, we recommendRead more…
We often get the question, “Certifications…isn’t that something my Contract Manufacturer (CM) handles?” The short answer, which you probably guessed, is no. Ensuring your hardware product complies with all of the regulations is a highly complex and ever changing process.Read more…
The following was written by the team at Zuli Home, a Dragon Innovation customer. You can see the original post here. When you pick up a product off of a retail shelf, the beautiful packaging might lure you into theRead more…
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