Five tools I wish every hardware founder had before they sent their first RFQ to a Chinese factory — built from 30 years, 366 projects, and 50 million units.
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Everything here is used on real projects. None of it is theory.
The 10 questions to ask before you send a single drawing — including the one test that works better than any audit.
Why two "$X" quotes are never the same product — steel grade, cavities, finish, mold life — plus a comparison template.
The seven dimensions nobody argues about at the drawing stage — and every one that shows up in the field.
The questionnaire to send with your RFQ, so the factory tells you what it hopes you won't ask.
The contract checklist — tooling ownership, payment terms, IP — that prevents the $134,000 mistakes.
A pointer to the quarterly SunOn Cost Index — real mold steel, injection and die casting prices from my own factory floor.