HOW TO DESIGN A PRODUCT THAT'S EASY TO MANUFACTURE
The number of new products that fail every year is crazy; some make it to market launch, flop, and some don't even make it into mass manufacturing because of lack of budget or manufacturing-related issues.
The good news is that we've also worked with companies that have had a successful product launch and have recurring sales. A significant part of their success is thanks to a product design that's easy to manufacture.
Some put the failure rate of new products as high as 97%. Honestly, I'm not surprised. We've been in the electronics product manufacturing business for years, and we've seen companies make the same mistake repeatedly.
How to design a product for manufacturing? More specifically, how to design a product that will make a smooth transition between final prototype and mass manufacturing.
While we focus on electronics product design and manufacturing, these principles apply to any product you're working on.
LEARN ABOUT DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURING
DFM is a product development strategy that focuses on including all relevant parties as early as possible in the design stage.
Designers
Engineers
Manufacturing partners
Sourcing specialists
Marketing manager
other relevant parties
If you bring everyone together from the start, you'll ensure your product design is something the factory has enough expertise to manufacture. The sourcing specialists will let you now whether the components and parts you're choosing are easy to get and at what price.
if your product has moving parts, a mechanical engineer needs to be there early in the design stage; they'll let you know how easy/difficult it'll be to make the product move the way you want it to.