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How Multiple Pilot Runs Can Reduce Risks You Never Saw Coming

How Multiple Pilot Runs Can Reduce Risks You Never Saw Coming

Posted on January 08 , 2025 by Renaud Anjoran

When bringing a new product into production, it is critical to identify and resolve issues early, without putting a lot […]

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Posted in NPI Process | Tagged new product launchNPI processpilot run
 
How To Reduce Risks When Developing New Products [Video]

How To Reduce Risks When Developing New Products? [Video]

Posted on July 11 , 2024 by Renaud Anjoran

When bringing your new product to market, following a structured new product introduction process is critical if you want to […]

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Posted in NPI Process | Tagged new product developmentNPI process
 
Do A Bridge Production Rather Than Rushing Into Mass Production

Do A Bridge Production Rather Than Rushing Into Mass Production

Posted on July 01 , 2024 by Renaud Anjoran

When introducing a new product, Chinese suppliers often hasten their customers into mass production. While getting the product into production […]

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Posted in NPI Process | Tagged bridge productionnew product launchprototyping
 
How To Plan For A Successful Pilot Run

How To Plan For A Successful Pilot Run?

Posted on April 21 , 2023 by Andrew Amirnovin

We’ve written about the importance of pilot runs before here and here, so in this post, I’m mainly going to […]

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Posted in NPI Process | Tagged pilot runpre-production activities
 
4 Types of Pre Production Prototype You’ll Make Before Production

4 Types of Pre Production Prototype You’ll Make Before Production

Posted on April 09 , 2023 by Renaud Anjoran

For most electro-mechanical products, these are the main 4 types of pre production prototype (that are often called “final prototypes”) […]

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Posted in NPI Process | Tagged NPI processpre-production activitiesprototyping
 
You NEED to do product qualification BEFORE mass production!

You NEED to do product qualification BEFORE mass production!

Posted on June 29 , 2022 by Andrew Amirnovin

Let’s discuss the ONE key type of activity that needs to happen during the NPI process in order to go […]

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Posted in NPI Process | Tagged complianceNPI processproduct qualificationproduct testing
 
The NPI Process You Need To Follow For Successful Manufacturing (Podcast)

The NPI Process You Need To Follow For Successful Manufacturing (Podcast)

Posted on June 01 , 2022 by Adrian Leighton

At Agilian, we follow a very specific 6-phase new production introduction process to get your new product from concept to […]

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Posted in NPI Process | Tagged new product introductionNPI
 
importance of reliability testing

How Reliability Testing Is Critical To Obtaining Great Mass-Produced Products

Posted on December 23 , 2021 by Andrew Amirnovin

During the new product introduction process, it takes an enormous amount of time, energy, resources, and manpower to go from […]

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Posted in NPI Process | Tagged pre-production activitiesprototypingreliability testing
 
How To Manage 7 Key Types Of New Product Manufacturing Risks

How To Manage 7 Key Types Of New Product Manufacturing Risks

Posted on September 28 , 2021 by Renaud Anjoran

When developing a new and innovative product you need to get it to market and start getting a return on […]

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Posted in NPI Process | Tagged manufacturing risksnew product developmentnew product introductionnew product launchNPINPI processrisk reduction
 
Agilian's NPI Process

What NPI Process Does Agilian Follow?

Posted on May 25 , 2021 by Renaud Anjoran

When you work with us to help develop and manufacture your new product in China, we follow our own 6-phase […]

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Posted in NPI Process | Tagged new product developmentnew product introductionnew product launchNPINPI process
 
7 DFM tips for designing new products to be in china

7 DFM Tips for Designing New Products To Be Made in China

Posted on November 30 , 2020 by Renaud Anjoran

I was asked to prepare a presentation about Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and share number of DFM tips for the […]

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Posted in NPI Process, Product Development | Tagged design for manufacturingDFMnew product developmentnew product launchNPIproduct developmentproduct development process
 
The Conundrum of Investing in Tooling Before a Final Prototype

The Conundrum of Investing in Tooling Before a Final Prototype

Posted on September 28 , 2020 by Renaud Anjoran

In most new product development projects for electro-mechanical products, there comes a time when the company (and its investors) need to make […]

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Posted in NPI Process, Product Development | Tagged golden samplenew productnew product developmentprototypingtooling
 
9 New Product Development Milestones For Hardware Startups

9 New Product Development Milestones For Hardware Startups

Posted on September 11 , 2020 by Renaud Anjoran

Are you a startup, and are you developing a new hardware (physical) product? Are you planning to raise money to […]

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Posted in NPI Process, Product Development | Tagged new productnew product developmentnew product introductionnew product launchstartups
 
Product Design FMEA and Fault Tree Analysis_ Addressing Issues Preventively

Product Design FMEA and Fault Tree Analysis: Addressing Issues Preventively

Posted on July 20 , 2020 by Renaud Anjoran

The more novel and the more complex a product design is, the higher the risks of running into technical issues. […]

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Posted in NPI Process, Product Development | Tagged design fmeaDFMEAfault tree analysisFTApreventing issuesproduct design
 
How To Write Good Work Instructions for Production Operators & Inspectors

How To Write Good Work Instructions for Production Operators & Inspectors [9 Tips]

Posted on July 15 , 2020 by Renaud Anjoran

Documenting the standard way of performing production and inspection work is part of the ‘best practices’ all good manufacturers follow. […]

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Posted in NPI Process, Supply Chain Management | Tagged improving productionimproving quality inspectionsimproving resultsprocess improvementSOPsWIswork instructions
 
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