PlugtoChina manages your product development supply chain bottom up, from idea/concept to mass production and shipment, fully or partially, project by project, making sure that you don´t waste time or money

Since we do not own any manufacturing facilities, we are free to choose the best partners for each step, optimizing your critical path and delivering world class products in record time

And because we are as well market people with years working on product development we can guide you through making your product launch a success, as we understand your concerns and we anticipate show stopers that will pop up

Product Development

Our matrix

Business Strategy

Structure Setup

Our flow

01

Briefing and Planning

Project overview – product, technology and market
Product specs, functionalities and expected output, including OS, software/firmware and applications built in
Analyze existing solutions – what can be used, lower NREs/time to market/risk
Define timeline and KPIs
Define initial BOM (bill of materials) and global expected project costs
Commercial terms definition and agreement

02

Engineering and Prototyping

Component sourcing and BOM optimization
Product concept design (concept to 3D visualization)
DFM (design for manufacturing): mechanical ID, electric and PCB design
Validation steps/tests implementation
Firmware development and integration with Prototype
Finish few prototypes that look and feel real
Test, validation, feedback
Optimize prototype according to the given feedback

03

Tooling and pre-mass production

DFM confirmation and ready to go next stage
Sub-contract plastic, manufacturing and assembling partners
Tooling definition and opening
Plastic injection shooting and test of first casing batches
Monitor and control first batch of production and shipment of few samples for testing
Supply chain optimization, costs and procedures

04

Mass Production, QC and Go2Market

Prepare for second batch of mass production
Packaging design and production
Product QC and QA in factory
Warehousing and shipment management to different markets
Improve supply chain cost/process, repeat orders
Contact potential distributors/buyers
Product validation/market feedback
Prepare marketing materials
Build up crowdfunding campains