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Materials, order size and target cost all shape how a product can be made. ISS helps you work through those choices, develop samples and manage production across clothing, electronics and plastics.
Our factories
Clothing, electronics and plastics.
4 countries
China, Vietnam, Indonesia and Bangladesh.
NDA first
Signed before you share design files.
Since 2013
Making products for brands.
You may have an idea, drawings, a sample or a product already in production. Either way, we start by putting the same five answers into one manufacturing brief.
Its function, the user and the conditions it must handle.
The materials and specifications that cannot change.
Materials or parts that could improve cost or availability.
The first order, expected repeat orders and the unit cost you are working to.
What you will approve, how it will be checked and when you need stock.
Manufacturing briefPrepared with ISS
Function
Fixed specifications
Acceptable alternatives
Quantity and cost
Sample, quality, delivery
Some requirements pull against each other. The brief shows where, so you can decide before money is spent.
NDA signed
It also becomes the reference production is checked against.
A quote is easier to evaluate when you understand what it includes and what is still undecided.
What matters to performance and appearance, and where are alternatives acceptable?
How does the first order carry development costs, and what changes on repeat orders?
What will you approve, and how will production be checked against it?
Which steps depend on specifications, material availability and approvals?
ISS helps bring these decisions into one manufacturing brief, so the product, the quote and the production plan can be considered together.
A physical sample shows how the product behaves before production is booked. Depending on the product, it resolves:
FitFinishMaterialsAssemblyPerformance
Our team reviews each sample against the brief before it reaches you. What you approve becomes the standard for production.
You approve the brief and the samples. Production and inspection run against what you approved.
01
We sign an NDA, then learn what the product must do and where you are with it.
02
Specifications, acceptable alternatives, quantity, target cost and dates go into the brief for your approval.
03
We set out the process, tooling and factory that fit the brief, the tradeoffs involved, and the quote.
04
Our team checks each sample against the brief, then sends it for your approval. Revisions are recorded.
05
Production runs against the approved sample, with inspection during production and before shipment.
06
We arrange shipping and documents, and carry the agreed requirements into the next order.
A repeat order starts from what was already agreed, not from a blank page.
Approved specificationsThe final materials, dimensions and finishes.
Sample decisionsWhat was tested, changed and signed off.
Quality expectationsThe standard and checks used in inspection.
Documented changesEvery revision since the first order, on record.
Location follows the product. Each city shows which capabilities sit there. Select a city.
Dongguan
China
Garments, electronics and plastics
Dongguan has long-established garment, electronics and mold-making industries, so one area can serve a product with several parts. We produce garments, electronics and plastics in China. Our Chinese garment factories suit synthetic fibers, including polyester made from recycled plastic bottles. ISS has an office in Dongguan.
Offices in Hong Kong, Hackensack, New Jersey and Dongguan, China. City positions on the map are approximate.
What buyers ask us before a first order.
Start with the decisions in the brief: what the product must do, which specifications are fixed, the quantity and target cost, and the quality and delivery requirements. A suitable manufacturer can explain how it would make the product against those answers, and where the tradeoffs are.
Materials, complexity, tooling and order quantity all affect the price. A useful comparison separates one-time development costs from unit costs and makes clear what is included. We review those requirements before preparing a quote.
When comparing quotes, check each one for: one-time development costs, tooling costs, the unit price, the order quantity it assumes, and what it includes, such as samples, inspection, packaging and shipping.
Clothing, electronics and plastics are made in our factories in China, Vietnam, Indonesia and Bangladesh. We recommend the location based on your product, materials, quantity and timeline.
It depends on the product and on the material supplier. We confirm the minimum for your product before you commit.
We sign an NDA before you share design files. For production in China, an NNN agreement adds protection against use and circumvention.
Yes. We can review a current production line or take over an existing product. Where we suggest a change of process or factory, we explain the reason and the tradeoff.
Tell us what you are developing, the quantity you have in mind and your target launch date. You can begin with a description of the project. We sign an NDA before you share design files.
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