3 “Must-Follow” Product Design Optimizations & Best Practices [Podcast]

June 30 , 2025

sofeast

Paul Adams, senior engineer and head of new product development at Sofeast, spills the beans on 3 key product design optimizations and best practices that it pays to follow to have a successful product launch, namely:

  1. How to optimize the design for cost, size, and weight?
  2. What are the best practices for PCB design and layout?
  3. How to ensure the product’s functionality and reliability?

 

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Episode sections

  • 00:00 – Greetings and introduction.
  • 02:34 – 1. How to optimize the design for cost, size, and weight?
  • 02:51 – Optimizing for cost.
  • 10:51 – Optimizing for size.
  • 13:40 – Optimizing for weight.
  • 17:29 – 2. What are the best practices for PCB design and layout?
  • 26:31 – DFM for PCBs.
  • 31:47 – 3. How to ensure the product’s functionality and reliability?
  • 43:51 – Wrapping up.

 

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