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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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Welcome to episode 273 of the China Manufacturing Decoded podcast. Imagine validating your injection-molded parts using production-grade materials, without waiting weeks or spending tens of thousands. Adrian and Paul unpack the game-changing hybrid tooling process that combines 3D-printed soluble resin inserts with steel molds to accelerate development and reduce risk.
Show Sections
- 00:00 – Welcome & Context
- 01:00 – Hybrid Tooling Explained
- 02:22 – What Is Fast Iterative Tooling?
- 04:00 – Why Traditional Tooling Slows You Down
- 05:38 – Strategic Use of Soluble Resin Inserts
- 07:35 – Closing the Prototyping–Production Gap
- 09:54 – Soluble Inserts Inside Steel Tools
- 13:01 – Iterate Daily: A New Speed Standard
- 15:04 – Hybrid Tooling for Bridge Production
- 20:24 – Case Study: Medical Device Validation in One Week
- 27:04 – The True Impact: Risk and Cost Reduction
- 30:01 – Sustainability, Freedom to Fail, and Final Thoughts
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