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Synergy: The Power of Integrative Solutions for High-Complexity Products

Posted: September 7, 2022 It wasn’t long ago that the default strategy for launching a new product involved vetting and engaging multiple firms to handle the various phases of the broader NPD process: design, engineering, manufacturing, distribution, and supply chain. But today, more and more companies are taking advantage of the benefits of integrative solutions. What’s changed? Is it merely a matter of convenience? Is there an overarching principle that accounts for the advantages of uniting each phase of NPD under a single umbrella? Can working with a one-source partner result in a demonstrably superior outcome? Can it deliver a more secure, streamlined, seamless, and cost-effective approach to product development? In this piece, we’ll address each of these questions.
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The Supply Chain Forecast May Be Sunnier Than Headlines Suggest

Posted: August 31, 2022 By May 2022, China-to-US-bound shipping prices had jumped from a pre-pandemic cost of $2,000 to $20,000 per container. By July, inflation had reached levels unseen in four decades. The chip crisis remained intractable, and port backups and bottlenecks continued. And for more than six months, there had been whispers among supply chain leaders that the dark clouds of inflation were gathering on an already stormy horizon. In short, the supply chain forecast was not sunny. But new signs suggest that things may be less grim than recent headlines would lead many companies to believe. And for those looking for a break in the clouds of more than two years of supply chain disruption, this is welcome news.
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Sensor and IoT Applications that are Transforming the Agricultural Market Landscape

Posted: August 24, 2022 When the average person pictures a farm, the first images that come to mind are big, red barns, towering grain silos, acres of open fields, and maybe a dairy cow or two. Most people don't tend to associate advanced sensor and IoT technologies with the agriculture industry. But these are the same technologies rapidly being adopted and deployed across every agricultural sector.
Technology for the Agricultural Market
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Five Touch Screen Technologies for Consumer and Industrial Applications

Posted: August 10, 2022 Interactive touch screens have become such an integral part of everyday life that they’re almost as likely to be found in the playroom of a preschool-age child as on the factory floor or in the field. And as touch screens become increasingly integrated with consumer and industrial IoT, their demand continues to grow across every market sector. At Pivot International, we are the global one-source partner helping companies worldwide successfully design, engineer, manufacture, distribute, and deploy the latest in consumer and industrial touch screen technologies and IoT innovations. With more than 50 years of experience, in-house DFM expertise that spans fourteen industries, and 320,000 square feet of tricontinental manufacturing capability (including domestic options), we deliver a smooth, seamless, highly collaborative approach to NPD and successful product launch.
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Digital Trends Rewriting the Playbook for the Sports and Entertainment Market

Posted: August 3, 2022 The sports and entertainment market is undergoing significant change spurred on by the global pandemic, accelerating trends in digital adoption, and shifting cultural attitudes and behaviors. These changes include infusions of capital from new sources, a post-pandemic resurgence of spectator and participatory sports, balancing the books for college athletes, and a greater reliance on emerging and connected technologies. Together, these changes have the potential to redistribute power within the sports and entertainment market and create new pathways for unprecedented growth. At Pivot International, we are a US-based global leader in helping companies capture value from emerging trends in sports and entertainment. With end-to-end services that span proof-of-concept, design and engineering, scalable manufacture, and distribution, we provide a secure, seamless, integrative development process and advanced product solutions for your innovation.
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Is US Manufacturing Self-Sufficiency Really the Answer?

Posted: July 27, 2022 The US federal government has now invested billions in bringing manufacturing back home. In response, manufacturing titans, including Intel, Samsung, and TSMC, currently have new US fabrications under construction. The Biden Administration's 2021's report, Building Resilient Supply Chains, Revitalizing American Manufacturing, and Fostering Broad-Based Growth, arose in response to escalating supply chain disruption and semi-conductor shortages. Many would say it reads like a virtual manifesto for US manufacturing self-sufficiency. At Pivot International, we are a US-based one-source product development firm with advanced DFM expertise and 320,000 square feet of global EMS capability, including options in the Philippines and the American Midwest. We are proud to carry on the Made In the USA tradition while providing clients with globally diversified sourcing solutions. As we continue contributing to the industry conversation on the future of American manufacturing, we hold the position that US interests are best served with a balanced perspective on the benefits vs. risks of reshoring.
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Top Medtech Development Challenges and Solutions

Posted: July 20, 2022 Developing any complex product comes with challenges, but one can argue that medtech takes these challenges to their limit. And understandably. Few other product categories face stakes measured not only in market metrics but in human lives. By definition, medtech occupies an intersection of opposing tensions (this vs. that questions) that represent uniquely formidable obstacles to successful development. The key to success lies in taking an integrative, whole-systems approach to reconciling these tensions.
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What Will it Take to Solve the Global Chip Crisis? More Than Most Companies Think

Posted: July 6, 2022 Semiconductors supply shortages are about far more than supply chain disruption. They have exposed complex geopolitical risks and sustainability issues that require systemic coordination to solve. Without a sophisticated accounting of the broader issues that transcend supply chain bottlenecks, the crisis will remain intractable and likely escalate.
Global chip crisis
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The New Sales Ecosystem: How to Unlock the Potential of Your Partner Relationships

Posted: June 29, 2022 When it comes to partner relationships, company leaders tend to turn their attention to "sexier" topics (like how digital adoption can drive operational efficiencies, for example) or regard the subject as the province of traditional reseller relationships. This is a mistake. For centuries, sales partnerships have been the crux of commerce. And over the coming decade, the reinvention of these alliances will prove as indispensable to business growth as digital adoption. At Pivot International, we are a global one-source leader who believes that looking at partnership relationships through an ecological lens is critical to the success of companies' go-to-market strategies. Pivot's partnerships — internal and external — are central to its 50 years of experience in helping companies deliver successful innovations. With DFM expertise that spans fourteen industries, six markets, and three continents, our investment in partner ecosystems is as integral to our clients' success as our own.
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Bringing Operational Efficiencies to Scale: Statistics and Top Trends in Digital Adoption

Posted: June 22, 2022 Industry 4.0 is no longer an aspiration but an unfolding reality across the manufacturing sector. Digital evolution — the industry-wide shift driving the adoption of state-of-the-art digital technologies — is rapidly underway. US manufacturers lag behind competitors in countries like Singapore and Germany in bringing smart manufacturing to scale. But spurred by massive investment in US-based manufacturing, more American production partners are beginning to catch up by implementing data-driven technologies.
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