The benefits that lie in The Greater bay Area
Shenzhen manufacturing has grown exponentially over the last couple of years. Shenzhen today, is well known for its dynamic, fully integrated, ecosystem, playing a crucial role in the Greater Bay Area. However, many companies, both startups, and corporations utilize this extensive ecosystem to develop and deploy their innovative solutions.
However, Shenzhen is not only the best place to develop hardware for your startup company but has now grown into the most convenient location to also manufacture. Shenzhen manufacturing has moved away from tier-2, tier-3 manufacturing to tier-1 high-quality manufacturing. Making the Shenzhen region the best place to develop and deploy innovative devices.
What does Shenzhen manufacturing offer?
As we’ve explored in previous articles, Shenzhen offers an extensive amount of resources, in many areas of the development process. One area is Shenzhen manufacturing, which has become more prevalent over the past 10 years. With the increase in innovative startups, Shenzhen manufacturing has had to adapt to become more specialized in its infrastructure and expertise, to accommodate the high demand for more complex devices.
Facilities such as the one above, have been formed to meet that exact demand. As China has been well-known as the manufacturer of the world, what many people are unaware of is that it’s the big contract manufacturers in Shenzhen who hold all the high-quality infrastructure designed to support, and produce, at a level of quality that B2B devices are in need of.
However, with this in mind, many startups fail to meet the MOQ (minimum order quantity) required to work with these large contract manufacturers. This leaves a gap between the low-volume high-quality devices they need compared with the high-quality high-order volume contract manufacturers require. So, this is why Shenzhen manufacturing has fast become a vibrant place to fulfill and support the needs of these devices.
As mentioned above, Shenzhen manufacturing has fast transitioned away from low-end production toward more high-end premium manufacturing. The importance, in some ways, speaks for itself, as the facilities your product is produced, will greatly impact the overall quality and performance of the final product. If you’re using Shenzhen to manufacture a specialized B2B device, then it is vital you use a manufacturer with the high-end manufacturing equipment needed.
In some cases, companies understand the need for specialized manufacturers but often find that Shenzhen is comprised of many manufacturing companies who specialize in a certain area of their product’s development, whereby, they’d use four or five different vendors to overcome this quality issue, and have the final product assembled at another location. This is a good way to handle Shenzhen manufacturing’s ecosystem, but it is not the most convenient, as you could run into numerous issues/obstacles along the way.
A question that has haunted many founders, and gave a fortune to numerous product development and sourcing companies, is, how do I find a good Shenzhen manufacturer? Shenzhen is scattered with manufacturers and finding the best one is a job in itself. You shouldn’t be bogged down by all the choices, as this will decrease your time to market. So, how to find the right and most convenient manufacturing provider in Shenzhen?
For one, many Shenzhen manufacturing companies have begun expanding their R&D teams, which means, you’d be able to directly manufacture with the company that helped you build your product. Although these types of business models are very rare, one of the most successful ones begin Shenzhen Valley Ventures (SVV).
An alternative is to run in-depth due diligence into the manufacturing companies before working with them. You’d want to view their previous work, their manufacturing lines, and go even further into reaching out to their previous clients. It is always best to work with the right manufacturer rather than a large one.
Overall, Shenzhen manufacturing services are elite and top tier. There is a vast selection of premium and specialized manufactures, with extensive R&D teams to meet the personalized needs of each individual client. Thus benefiting companies as they generate a mass competitive advantage over their competitors, who are not using high-end Shenzhen manufacturers. Making the likelihood of success higher, especially for startups, due to the high quality and efficiency of the manufacturers within Shenzhen.
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