Cost. This one factor, more than any other, causes companies to sabotage their own success. One of the most common examples occurs during the process of design and prototyping. What seems like a sensible cost-cutting decision can actually cost a company more in the long run.
It happens like this: A company decides that overseas production is a good-enough, low-cost decision for prototypes. Unfortunately they often overlook the pitfalls of offshore sourcing.
After serving in the clean-up role for companies whose prototypes have gone astray, the engineers at Butler Technologies have assembled a quick “awareness checklist” for companies before they engage in the prototype phase.
Considerations before Choosing Overseas Prototypes:
Design is not a once-and-done process. It is the connection between imagination and production, and it requires an ongoing conversation about alternatives and nuances that will deliver the best result. Without a design and manufacturing partnership, companies risk sabotaging their own success.
Butler Technologies has created its Rapid Response Prototype Program (R2P2) to provide a low-cost, quick-turnaround prototype solution. We work with companies to help them meet stringent timing requirements without sacrificing expert design services. Read more about Butler Technologies Rapid Response Prototype Program.
Butler Technologies, Inc is located just outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Butler Technologies is heavily involved in the research and development of conductive ink applications, flexible substrates and printed electronics design and production. Butler Technologies helps companies develop their printed electronics solutions as well as alternatives to traditional circuitry for medical products, automotive instrumentation, industrial safety, textile markets and emerging industry sectors.
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