Validate first: lab tests and proof of concept.
Design for manufacture: DFM/DFX reviews.
Pilot runs: a small batch before full production.
Lab tests and proof of concept to confirm the design works.
Design for manufacture and assembly (DFM/DFX), so the product can be made reliably at volume and cost.
Organising, reviewing and approving samples with the factory.
Managing tool design, build and approval.
Changes are cheapest before tooling is made. A careful NPI stage catches design, cost and quality problems early, so mass production starts on time and on budget.
We work from your current drawings and prototypes, whatever stage they have reached.
A first small batch before full production, so problems are found before volume orders.
Ownership agreed in the contract before any tooling is made.
Design, cost and quality issues caught while changes are still cheap.
New product introduction is the process of taking a validated design into production, covering design for manufacture, samples, tooling and pilot runs.
Design for manufacture means adjusting a design so it can be made efficiently and reliably at the factory, without changing what the product does.
Yes. We organise a first small batch before full production, so problems are found before volume orders.
Yes. We start from your current design, whatever stage it has reached.
Tooling ownership should be agreed in the contract before tooling is made. We help you set this out clearly.
Part of our UK-China manufacturing support. See also: precision manufacturing, supplier discovery and factory audits and quality control.
Last updated: November 2026
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