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As a contract manufacturer, product designer, mechanical engineer, small business owner I know what it takes to get ideas from the drawing board and into production.

Experience in the area

My business is located in Shanghai China where I've been doing contract manufacturing for the past 10 years. My experience on the ground in China has given me a good understanding of how things get done over here.

Education/Credentials

BASc, Mechanical Engineering

Past/Present Clients

Phillips Medical, Invensys, Carrier, Medtronics, Dirtt.

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Recent Answers from Maurice Duteau

2009-11-17 How to find a manufacturer to make your product:

Patents are for big outfits that can afford the time and money to defend them. I suggest just go ahead and make the thing and get a little revenue going. Then keep the momentum going with improvements

2009-11-16 How to find a manufacturer to make your product:

Usually its the other way around, someone has a great idea but has no idea how to sell it. First step for manufacturing is to get some drawings together. The more clear they are, the more confident manufacturers

2009-10-20 Product Modification:

Well, you're right at the end of your question there that you need to develop the idea. Get some drawings, plans, specs, market estiamtes together. Get a feel for the industry by hitting a trade show.

2009-09-16 novel idea?:

If I were you, I'd just make the thing and worrry about the patent later. I've seen my customers spend a lot more money designing around someone else's patent than they would spend on licencing the thing

2009-08-31 windmills:

Looks like a good candidate for a nano particle proejct...! Going low tech but cheap: I recall a pump designed by a university prof of mine, the vanes were made with an oil barrel cut in half. Send

 

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