As a snapshot of what makes Asian manufacturing hard to beat, the prototype boards for Pickup’s temperature cartridge are taking seven days door to door. That includes making our circuitboard, assembling the components on it, and shipping overseas, for under $15 a board. In my experience, you’d be lucky to get a quote from a domestic assembler… Continue reading Tariffs don’t make you competitive
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Your first hardware product is a supply chain
You may have wondered why businesses can be built on importing existing products from overseas and marking it up a lot. Importing is an arcane process! You need to find a reputable source, get and test samples, arrange shipment (if large quantities, it’ll be by boat, which can take a few months) and handle customs… Continue reading Your first hardware product is a supply chain