# #007 - How one company wants to radically cut down the lead-time of electronics manufacturing of all volumes, with Radu Diaconescu of Swie.io, Switzerland

- Show: [The Hardware Entrepreneur](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-hardware-entrepreneur)
- Published: 2017-01-04
- Length: 30m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-hardware-entrepreneur/2017-01-04-007-how-one-company-wants-to-radically-cut-down-the-lead-time-of-electronics-man
- Listen: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thehardwareentrepreneur/007.mp3

## Summary

Radu Diaconescu, co-founder and Business Development Manager at Swie.io, explains how his company uses Industry 4.0 technology to create a distributed manufacturing network that drastically reduces electronics production lead times. He details the challenge of adapting traditional factories for low-volume, high-mix production and the company's asset-light business model that connects customers with global factory partners. Diaconescu also discusses the specific difficulties of raising Series A funding for hardware startups in Europe compared to software ventures.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-hardware-entrepreneur/2017-01-04-007-how-one-company-wants-to-radically-cut-down-the-lead-time-of-electronics-man#t=1) Introduction and Company Mission
- [2:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-hardware-entrepreneur/2017-01-04-007-how-one-company-wants-to-radically-cut-down-the-lead-time-of-electronics-man#t=164) Solving Low-Volume Manufacturing Challenges
- [6:45](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-hardware-entrepreneur/2017-01-04-007-how-one-company-wants-to-radically-cut-down-the-lead-time-of-electronics-man#t=405) Deploying Industry 4.0 on Factory Floors
- [13:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-hardware-entrepreneur/2017-01-04-007-how-one-company-wants-to-radically-cut-down-the-lead-time-of-electronics-man#t=784) Business Model and Global Partnerships
- [18:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-hardware-entrepreneur/2017-01-04-007-how-one-company-wants-to-radically-cut-down-the-lead-time-of-electronics-man#t=1127) Funding Challenges for Hardware Startups
- [23:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-hardware-entrepreneur/2017-01-04-007-how-one-company-wants-to-radically-cut-down-the-lead-time-of-electronics-man#t=1390) Founder Advice and Cultural Diversity

## Topics

- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Fundraising & investors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fundraising)
- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)
- [Starting a product company](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/starting-a-company)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Swie.io (company)
- Honeywell (company)
- SAP (company)
- 3D Hubs (company)
- Black Swan (other)
- Uber (company)

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