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I’ve Pre-Sold 100 Trinkets: Contract Manufacturing Part 1
I’ve pre-sold 100 trinkets. Do I have a business? Not yet, you don’t. Most products we see and buy in stores are produced in the tens-of-thousands per year and higher. To reach a quantity of scale that allows for efficient production and reasonable consumer prices you must normally produce in the 1000s at least. Not to mention that you will want to attract a dependable and experienced contract manufacturer – and that requires an assurance of minimum revenue for your contract
Bailey
May 261 min read


3D Printing Prices; uhg, Expensive!
SLS (top) and Polyjet (bottom) Sometimes FDM printing won't cut it. Maybe you have one; these are the printers with the spool of filament...
Bailey
Feb 14, 20252 min read


The Guts of a Simple Product
It looks a lot neater assembled! We designed all the mechanical components of this IoT sensor by integrating design for looks, function,...
Bailey
May 16, 20231 min read


Made in USA.
Believe it or not—and this is a rare one for the industry—we have a design that is manufactured in the USA; it made the most sense. The...
Bailey
Nov 29, 20221 min read


New Product Showcase Award!
Our aquaponics garden design with AquaSprouts won runner-up in the New Product Showcase at SuperZoo 2022! Congratulations, AquaSprouts!
Bailey
Sep 13, 20221 min read


The Vizy AI Camera
This camera chases squirrels away from your bird feeder. We are excited to be part of the team that designed the Vizy AI Camera by...
Bailey
Apr 18, 20221 min read


Humanitarian Product Design
University of Texas students work on projects proposed by the International Federation of the Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)....
Bailey
Apr 17, 20221 min read


The $39 Mustache Comb: The Start-Up Guide to Manufacturing
An insider look at product development steps and timeline Get the whole chapter on our Resources Page . You should plan on constant,...
Bailey
Apr 15, 20222 min read
Designing an Air Purifier
This short video speeds through the design process in one-and-a-half minutes. Check it out! One of our clients recently released a new...
Bailey
Apr 14, 20221 min read


Patent: Flexible Charging System
Wearable electronics design is not easy! We were recently awarded a utility patent for our design work with Reserve Strap. One of the...
Bailey
Apr 12, 20221 min read
Bright Product Development: What We Do
In less than 2 minutes, here’s what we do at Bright Product Development: I had the privileged of participating in a FastForward business...
Bailey
Dec 4, 20171 min read


Manufacturing Talk: From Prototype to Production
Plus, all your questions answered during the Q&A! I gave a talk at Capital Factory a while back to the Austin Hardware Meetup Group, but...
Bailey
Jul 12, 20171 min read
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