Home appliances are one of the categories where China’s manufacturing dominance is most absolute. Refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners, vacuum cleaners, microwave ovens, small kitchen appliances, water heaters, hair dryers — for most of these product types, the world’s largest factories sit in eastern and southern China, alongside the brands that grew up there (Haier, […]

The single most common mistake we see from crowdfunding hardware founders is treating IP protection as a legal exercise. It is, in part. But the protection that actually holds up — the protection that prevents your design from showing up as a knockoff on Alibaba within 90 days of your Kickstarter campaign going live —

The longest-running relationship in our portfolio is with Pulverman Inc., the Pennsylvania-based deck-fastener and metal-stamping company. We’ve worked together for 14 years. In that time we’ve moved hidden fastener deck clips, composite deck screw kits, line and stair hinge brackets, and full export stamping tooling through our China network. Pulverman’s products end up on the