Process Management Audit (PMA) - Sofeast
In a Process Management Audit Sofeast examines technical aspects of your supplier's systems & processes to assure they can provide good quality & on-time shipments.| Sofeast
Learn why Sofeast’s Quality Assurance program is beneficial for importers, what’s included, and who it’s best suited to right here.| Sofeast
In a Process Management Audit Sofeast examines technical aspects of your supplier's systems & processes to assure they can provide good quality & on-time shipments.| Sofeast
Our QA technician meets your supplier at their factory to assess their preparedness for production, emphasize your requirements, and head off any risks before production begins.| Sofeast
This program from Sofeast gets your new plastic injection mold tooling designed, fabricated, part quality checked, stored securely, and more.| Sofeast
Our auditor devises and conducts a periodic layered process audit on your supplier’s processes and quality systems in order to maximize their improvement.| Sofeast
The first article inspection is a comprehensive scrutiny of the first pieces off the production line (or out of tooling) against your requirements.| Sofeast
In your electronics quality assurance program our quality engineers & technicians build robust quality processes & reduce your quality risks.| Sofeast
We provide on-site development and production follow-up for you if it's hard for you to visit and check on suppliers or your own factories.| Sofeast
In an apparel PMP, we follow up on development & manufacturing's progress, send someone on-site to gather information, review samples, and report back to you regularly.| Sofeast
What is quality assurance? It's a systematic approach that determines if a product meets specific requirements & specifications, and helps improve processes| Sofeast
Get help from Sofeast's industrial designers, structural engineers, and mechanical engineers to move beyond the design phase to mass production.| Sofeast
In this episode, we explain the industrial design process typically followed for new electro-mechanical products in detail, phases by phase.| Sofeast
We explain why immature product designs are risky, red flags that show you you're not ready, and how to get to industrializable designs.| Sofeast
Explore AI product design. We created interesting product concepts by using a combination of ChatGPT and Midjourney, and we show you how here.| Sofeast
You are developing and manufacturing your new product in China. What are the 3 common product design approaches and the pros & cons of each? Let's explore.| Sofeast
Prototype tooling, also known as soft tooling or rapid tooling, creates tooling for plastic injection molding without great expense or lead times.| Sofeast
Discover when to sign off on plastic injection mold tooling in this podcast episode. Learn the journey from DFM to T0–T2 trials, common pitfalls, and best practices for smooth mass production.| Sofeast
Learn how to choose the right polymer for your product. Sofeast covers ABS, PP, Nylon, PLA, and more with real examples and key takeaways.| Sofeast
Plastics recycling numbers give consumers & brands information about each plastic such as recyclability, chemical composition, & application.| Sofeast
A package drop test simulates rough treatment a package holding goods may experience during shipping & handling when it's dropped vertically.| Sofeast
Explore some of the key risks and best practices to follow for the tooling management and sourcing of plastic injection molds.| Sofeast
We go into detail about how to qualify a contract manufacturer or components supplier, including sourcing tips, tools, IP protection, manufacturer choice, and much, much more.| Sofeast
In this episode we discuss how critical the Bill Of Materials when manufacturing a product, what to include, and how to keep it confidential.| Sofeast
An over-strict NNN agreement won't be signed by Chinese suppliers. Here's how to create one that can protect your IP without being unusable.| Sofeast
Entrepreneurs & hardware startups developing new products often worry about how to protect product IP as it's shared out. Read 6 tips here.| Sofeast
These blog posts share tips and best practices about quality inspections. The goal is to help you improve your product quality coming out of Asia.| Sofeast
See how Chinese knockoffs from Shenzhen copycats are killing hardware startups and learn how to protect your new product from being copied.| Sofeast
This free eBook, 'Importer's Guide To Sourcing From China,' gives you 80+ pages of practical tips to avoid mistakes when sourcing & develop your suppliers.| Sofeast
Sofeast supports you with professional quality assurance, product engineering, & supply chain management solutions in China, India, & beyond.| Sofeast
This is Sofeast's blog. The posts here focus on providing you with tips and best practices to address many issues & questions that importers from Asia have!| Sofeast
Quality assurance help for importers to audit suppliers in Asia, put in place robust QA systems & processes, & inspect product quality meets expectations.| Sofeast
Importing products from abroad? You need to know the suitable types of packaging and dunnage. We've got you covered with this guide.| Sofeast
You need to know that your packaging will protect your products during transit. ISTA standards and their tests give you that peace of mind.| Sofeast
What can we learn from 4 high-profile crowdfunding failures that all obtained the cash to get into production, but still failed?| Sofeast
Entrepreneurs with a new idea need to be wary of Chinese copycats (fast followers) as they can take your product IP and beat you to market. Here's how.| Sofeast
Some companies assemble locally to protect IP of innovative & popular products, but a China NNN agreement could allow you to do it at source.| Sofeast
With compliance testing consulting, Sofeast confirms which standards your product must comply with and creates & implements your compliance testing plan.| Sofeast
Effective IP protection for manufacturers doesn't always have to rely on legal agreements. Explore how we manage suppliers' access to protect your IP here.| Sofeast
What should a manufacturing contract in China for importers with a Chinese supplier include if it's going to offer enforceable protection? Find out here.| Sofeast
Sofeast's free resources where we share our knowledge to help you design and engineer products, manage suppliers, and improve your quality. Read them here.| Sofeast
Product inspection solutions in China & Asia at a set cost based on your product & needs. Verify quality before your goods leave your supplier| Sofeast
Perform a Sofeast factory audit on your supplier’s factory to detect and evaluate the highest sources of risk so you can act as needed.| Sofeast
When sourcing, we evaluate several samples from potential suppliers on the same objective criteria. We can compare successive samples sent by your supplier after the order is issued, too.| Sofeast
Should you work with an OEM, ODM, or CM? What are their pros & cons? We break down each supplier type for importers planning on manufacturing a new product.| Sofeast
Is one round of prototyping enough to go into manufacturing? Here's how many prototypes may realistically be required and why.| Sofeast
Sofeast’s supplier management solution puts our experienced supply chain managers on your team, acting as your ‘local eyes and ears’ in Asia, planning & managing your project to assure the end result of faster project completion at expected quality and cost.| Sofeast
Step 1. Off-site Reviews Combination: Legal Records Check (LRC), Bank Account Verification (BAV), Certificates and Reports Verification (CRV)| Sofeast
Our China 3PL facility provides you with warehousing and consolidated shipping worldwide from South China. Check our solutions here.| Sofeast
Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is a systematic technique of reviewing components, assemblies, & sub-systems to identify as many failure modes as possible and understand cause & effects on the product.| Sofeast
Our project managers & engineers use a proven new product introduction process to get your product made quickly, on budget, & at the right quality.| Sofeast
We spoke with an entrepreneur about his 6-year journey to launch an innovative product and got his insights on prototyping and development.| Sofeast
Use this page to contact Sofeast. You might have a question about our solutions, costs, or a suggestion for a new blog post. You can ask us anything here.| Sofeast
What are the different types of rapid tooling prototyping for the fast generation of prototypes in different materials? Explore them here.| Sofeast
Sofeast engineers answer 17 key plastic injection molding questions we're often asked to inform you about this critical process.| Sofeast
What is freeform injection molding?| Sofeast
When working with Chinese electronics contract manufacturers you may encounter these common problems that cause quality issues and more.| Sofeast
New factory identification: We source the best possible qualified provider or component source for your needs from our network or relevant directories.| Sofeast
Transitioning to manufacturing is a key process for importers and there 2 supplier options who can develop your product, but which is better?| Sofeast
Many importers want to find contract manufacturers in China to make their product. Get better results from your CM with these best practices.| Sofeast
We discuss the 11 questions buyers must answer when sourcing a Chinese contract manufacturer for electronics to help you find a great partner.| Sofeast
Supply chain management solutions for SMEs requiring help with sourcing suppliers & coordinating projects in China, India, & SE Asia.| Sofeast
Let's discuss the potential tariffs Trump plans to impose, which will affect not only American businesses but also international listeners.| Sofeast
Everything hardware startups need to know about the new product introduction process for a new product in China and successfully bringing it to market.| Sofeast
Prototyping from a completed design can be done in weeks, but starting from a concept alone has more steps. Explore how to go from idea to working prototype.| Sofeast
As part of new product development you should be creating a prototype of your idea. This prototyping process turns your idea into reality.| Sofeast
