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Join Renaud Anjoran, Founder & CEO of Sofeast, in this podcast aimed at importers who develop their own products as he discusses the hottest topics and shares actionable tips for manufacturing in China & Asia today! WHO IS RENAUD? Renaud is a French ISO 9001 & 14001 certified lead auditor, ASQ certified Quality Engineer and Quality Manager who has been working in the Chinese manufacturing industry since 2005. He is the founder of the Sofeast group that has over 200 staff globally and offers services (QA, product development & engineering, project management, Supply Chain Management, product compliance, reliability testing), contract manufacturing, and 3PL fulfillment for importers and businesses who develop their own products and buyers from China & SE Asia. WHY LISTEN? We‘ll discuss interesting topics for anyone who develops and sources their products from Asian suppliers and will share Renaud‘s decades of manufacturing experience, as well as inviting guests from the industry to get a different viewpoint. Our goal is to help you get better results and end up with suppliers and products that exceed your expectations!
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Wednesday Nov 02, 2022
Wednesday Nov 02, 2022
In this episode...
When designing a new electronic product do you start with the PCB or enclosure? For example, some industrial designers might tell you to start with the enclosure, but this may not be suitable for every project.
So to get to the bottom of this, Adrian caught up with our reliability expert, Andrew Amirnovin, to get his opinion on which comes first and a list of steps you can follow to help make the decision for your product.
Show Sections
00:00 - Greetings and introducing the topic
01:53 - Enclosure or PCB design first?
There is no steadfast rule and it really depends on the product, the important point is to work out which direction YOU need to go in.
04:52 - 5 elements that will help you evaluate which you should design first.
Making sure that you have the following 5 elements will help you make the right decision about whether to design the PCB or enclosure first:
05:37 - 1. Create a Product Requirements Document (PRD).
06:41 - 2. Industrial Design.
08:32 - 3. Product Functionality.
10:05 - 4. Bill of Materials.
10:42 - 5. Competitor analysis and customer feedback.
12:08 - Department heads meet and discuss all of the above in order to make the best decision for their project.
15:50 - Wrapping up.
Related content...
- Read our comprehensive collection of PCB Assembly & Testing resources and videos
- Navigating The Product Design and NPI Maze For New Products [Podcast]
- How Bad Product Design Leads to Many Quality Issues
- PCBA Schematics Design for Your Production in China
- Unsure and have questions? Our product engineering team can help you, so contact us if you'd like a no-strings discussion about your project.
- Visit the Hardware Academy (paid forum)
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