ODM Solutions – Hope Tech Global

Original Design and Manufacture

Original design and manufacture (ODM) is the service of designing and manufacturing original products. At HTG, this service includes electronic hardware development, mechanical and industrial design, as well as brand development and supply chain consulting and manufacturing.

HTG is in a strong position to help organizations develop their products because:

  • Our development team is focused on products that add value to people living in the developing world
  • Our design process results in cost-effective products
  • Our extensive database of manufacturing and component suppliers can scale production rapidly to meet or adjust to demands
  • Our access to a global network in the developing world allows us to understand the needs of the people and the technology they require

Technology Focus

Our main focus is developing technology geared for education, wireless communication, power, lighting and more recently the farming industry. Our tech focus includes embedded ARM devices, solar powered battery applications, LED lights, audio players and wireless devices. (For references of our previous projects, click here.)

Our Development Process

HTG uses a 4-step product design strategy, often referred to as a Stage-Gate design process.

The project proceeds systematically as described in the sections below. At the end of each stage it is required to review the current stage, make amendments if necessary, and preview the future stages in the process. Each stage has specific deliverables, which usually take the form of documents, drawings, or test data.

Stage 1: Project Initiation/Feasibility

Based on a client’s concepts and expressed requirements, HTG formulates a Product Requirements Specification. This document along with a formal project proposal is submitted to the client. At this point, HTG encourages their clients to develop their own business case and financial assessment, if they have not already done so.

Stage 2: Preliminary Design

HTG begins design of the product, locates possible suppliers, contacts interested manufacturers, develops a preliminary BOM and cost-up, and generally speaking provides a functional prototype. In this stage HTG will have solved all major technical issues and developed a plan for verification testing.

Stage 3: Formal Design

A detailed product design specification will be created, describing the product’s performance and characteristics in quantifiable ways. The outcome of this stage is a collection of technical files that can be used to manufacture the product. During this phase the various components will be selected so that an optimum supply chain solution can be achieved. The complete system will be tested.

Stage 4: Manufacturing and Implementation

Typical activities include:

  • Purchase Orders for tooling and production test equipment
  • Implementation of procurement plan
  • Finalize verification testing
  • Conduct regulatory approvals and/or testing such as U/L, CE, etc.
  • Production machinery installed
  • Initial production run and manufacturing validation

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Manufacturing

HTG has carefully selected a number of Turnkey Manufacturing partners that help us and our customers to deliver products to the market fast and with high quality. Our capabilities allow us to provide you with a full turnkey solution that is RoHS and REACH compliant.

HTG’s supply chain for manufacturing of products can rapidly scale from low volume runs to volumes exceeding 1,000,000 units a year.

We take protecting IP rights seriously. One of the many initiatives we take to do this is preventing any single vendor from having all product information. (Click here to learn more about our IP protection measures.)

HTG is a solutions-based, product-oriented company providing electronic product design and China manufacturing to organizations operating in various industries. We provide innovative, industrial grade and affordable electronic design and manufacturing services to our customers around the world.

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