# 211: Establishing Product Manufacturing Operations

- Show: [Product Startup](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/product-startup)
- Published: 2024-01-28
- Length: 21m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/product-startup/2024-01-28-211-establishing-product-manufacturing-operations
- Listen: https://productstartup.com/

## Summary

Nikhil Joshi, founder of SNic Solutions, explains how hardware startups can prepare for complex manufacturing by integrating design, engineering, and operations early in the process. He highlights the shift from mass production to personalized, low-volume manufacturing, which requires agility and efficiency to manage increased complexity. Joshi advises startups to break down silos between functions and use integrated technology stacks to reduce lead times and avoid the pitfalls of designing without manufacturing logic in mind.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/product-startup/2024-01-28-211-establishing-product-manufacturing-operations#t=0) Introduction and Guest Background
- [3:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/product-startup/2024-01-28-211-establishing-product-manufacturing-operations#t=193) The Shift to Personalization and Complexity
- [6:29](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/product-startup/2024-01-28-211-establishing-product-manufacturing-operations#t=389) Balancing Customization with Scalability
- [8:55](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/product-startup/2024-01-28-211-establishing-product-manufacturing-operations#t=535) Breaking Silos and Integrating Tech Stacks
- [14:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/product-startup/2024-01-28-211-establishing-product-manufacturing-operations#t=897) Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Early Planning
- [17:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/product-startup/2024-01-28-211-establishing-product-manufacturing-operations#t=1032) SNic Solutions and Siemens/Rockwell Platforms

## Topics

- [Design for manufacturing & NPI](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/design-for-manufacturing)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Factory operations & automation](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/factory-operations)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- SNic Solutions (company)
- Siemens (company)
- Rockwell (company)
- Mako Design (company)

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- [CircuitHub, 12 Years Later with Andrew Seddon](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2025-08-01-circuithub-12-years-later-with-andrew-seddon) (The Amp Hour)
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- [Darragh Hudson | How to Set up A Manufacturing Supply Chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-11-18-darragh-hudson-how-to-set-up-a-manufacturing-supply-chain) (Being an Engineer)
- [Episode 274: Fold time back on itself](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2020-08-28-episode-274-fold-time-back-on-itself) (Making It)

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