In this episode of Chinese Manufacturing Insights, our host Abid Ali delves deeper into the Manufacturing Supplier Agreement (MSA), a crucial contract for ensuring clear expectations between suppliers and customers. Following up on part one, this episode focuses on what to watch for during contract negotiations, inspired by a recent consultation involving significant, seemingly minor contract changes proposed by a factory that could have drastically reduced their liability for poor-quality batches. Abid Ali shares insights from a real negotiation case, emphasizing the importance of the MSA in ..read more

In this episode of "Chinese Manufacturing Insights" by Ardencraft Technology, we discuss the essential aspects of Manufacturing Supplier Agreements (MSA) and provide practical insights for effective contract negotiations. Drawing inspiration from a recent consultation with a US customer, we dive into the intricacies of MSAs, highlighting their crucial role in the field of hardware manufacturing. We underscore the importance of addressing issues and the key considerations surrounding tool and certificate ownership. The episode concludes with a straightforward guide on the fundamental components ..read more

In this episode of "Chinese Manufacturing Insights" by Ardencraft Technology, we discuss the essential aspects of Manufacturing Supplier Agreements (MSA) and provide practical insights for effective contract negotiations. Drawing inspiration from a recent consultation with a US customer, we dive into the intricacies of MSAs, highlighting their crucial role in the field of hardware manufacturing. We underscore the importance of addressing issues and the key considerations surrounding tool and certificate ownership. The episode concludes with a straightforward guide on the fundamental components ..read more

Designing for reliability and testing during the product development process ensures a higher quality product that meets customer and regulatory expectations. - In today's episode we discuss the stages of product development and the importance of quality assurance throughout each stage.  We explain why quality assurance is so important, and how Ardencraft provides full insights into your product design and production to ensure high-quality products. Requirements are essential to product development, and the clearer and more comprehensive the requirements, the more streamlined and effectiv ..read more

Welcome to the AcT Mini podcast series - I am your host Abid Ali - I’m an Engineer and manufacturing expert. These mini-podcast series talk about manufacturing and engineering - diving into problems, solutions and general insight into the industry. This is part 3 out of 3 of our interview with Robin, who is an Electronic Engineer and Technology content creator. He owns both a media company and an electronic kit company called Mitch Electronics and Mitch Electronics Media. In today's episode, we’ll be talking about Robin’s experience as a customer of Ardencraft. You’ll be hearing first-hand fro ..read more

Welcome to the AcT Mini podcast series - I am your host Abid Ali - I’m an Engineer and manufacturing expert. This mini podcast series talk about manufacturing and engineering - diving into problems, solutions and general insight into the industry. This is part 2 out of 3 of our interview with Robin, who is an Electronic Engineer and Technology content creator. He owns both a media company and an electronic kit company called Mitch Electronics and Mitch Electronics Media. In today's episode, we’ll be talking about manufacturing in depth. Forewarning to all of our listener's episode 2 is certain ..read more

Welcome to the AcT Mini podcast series - I am your host Abid Ali - I’m an Engineer and manufacturing expert. These mini podcast series talk about manufacturing and engineering - diving into problems, solutions and general insight into the industry. In Today’s episode, we’ll be talking to Robin, who is an Electronic Engineer and Technology content creator. He owns both a media company and an electronic kit company called Mitch Electronics and Mitch Electronics Media. The motivation of setting up his own electronics company and selling electronic products Challenges he’s faced His point of view ..read more

In the 3rd and final part of Ardencraft’s mini-podcast series, CEO Abid Ali gives us his thoughts on how major brands are currently disrupting the supply chain, as well as disruptions being experienced on shipping routes. Finally, Abid wraps up by offering his insights into - - How long might we expect prices to rise? - What can you do to protect yourself from being heavily affected? If you found this episode interesting, we’d love to discuss how Ardencraft might be able to help you deliver confidently on your unique manufacturing goals. Come and chat with us!  https://www.ardencraft.com ..read more

Part 2/3 - Welcome back! In this week’s episode on the rising product prices in China 2022 mini-podcast series, Ardencraft’s CEO and founder Abid Ali dives into how US stimulus cheques, inflation and exchange rate changes are affecting global demand. Listen now to learn about how wider economic changes are likely to affect all of us in the future. We hope that you enjoy ..read more

Welcome to the Ardencraft Technology (AcT) Mini podcast series - I am your host Abid Ali. This mini-podcast series takes a lot of our reading heavy posts and condenses them into shorter, easier to digest podcasts chunks. If you’d like to learn more about Engineering, manufacturing, product design or Ardencraft Technology in general then please do keep listening.  The full blog can be found here: https://www.ardencraft.com/post/what-makes-great-production-key-performance-indicators-kpis-for-electronic-products ..read more