The Making Of • The ZeroPivot Protractor
Ever wonder how an idea becomes a product? Ever thought of a great idea and wants to see it on the shelfs? This here is a running log of the protractor’s journey, with every step, stumble, and win along the way. Join me, Wenxin Fang, on this journey through productization.
From Across an Ocean
After almost 2 years since its conception, I now hold within my hands an actual aluminum copy of those lines on my paper long, long ago.
Progress in Pieces
I’m back with Progress in Pieces of the protractor! Both of our suppliers have finished their samples, and now it’s just a matter of days before they arrive.
The Wire That Starts It
As the title heavily implies, it is time to pay my supplier and finally get the ball rolling on production! In this first run of 2 samples, I have 3 primary goals…
Shaping for the Line
I’ve been wrapped up in the process known forebodingly to many as designing for manufacturing, also known as DFM.
Miles and Meetings
This entry will be a bit different—a travel log of sorts, tracing the Miles and Meetings that brought me to HK AA Industrial.
The Language of Deals
I think it was the sheer speed and scale of the responses to the RFQ that surprised me. Within 48 hours, I had received 8 quotations…
The Opening Bid
It is finally time to find a manufacturer, and the process began surprisingly simply!