Products of a variety of products, large demand, high output estimates of products, mold, production, a variety of supply chain resources are very easy to find. However, there are also some products that are not in high demand and only need dozens to 100 sets, such as medical equipment and robots. The demand for these products is not very large. The cost of opening iron molds is high and the cycle is long. How to solve this dilemma? The key is to pay attention to some things when designing these products with low demand.

Take this medical product design-filter white cabinet as an example. This is a customized product with little demand, high mold opening cost and long cycle. In case of such a difficult product design case, we can consider the landing of the product from the following aspects. For example, in terms of process selection, injection molded parts need to be opened. If large-volume injection molded parts are used in product design with small demand, it is generally inappropriate. Because the cost of a set of molds is spread equally into the product shell, the cost of each shell will be very high. Unless it is a high-tech product with very high premium value, such a price is generally unbearable.

If it is necessary to use plastic parts due to functional and appearance considerations, then the structural design can be optimized so that the plastic parts do not bear excessive external forces, and then the plastic parts can be made by 3D printing, CNC or low-pressure filling and mold turning. The disadvantage is that the strength of the shell will be worse, and the cost of a single piece is much more expensive than that of an injection molded piece, but it is much lower than the unit price of the mold fee.

Relatively speaking, the sheet metal shell will be more suitable for product design with low demand. Because the sheet metal shell does not require too much mold investment, structural strength, etc., it is suitable for relatively large products. Although the single-piece cost of sheet metal parts is high, it is also better than injection molded parts that share the mold cost equally, especially those products that only have tens of hundreds a year.

Blister process is also a process that can be considered when designing products with small demand. Especially for large-scale equipment housings, the price is also sky-high, and blister parts will be better.

Then supplier resources are also key, and different supplier types will adapt to different products. For example, they are also manufacturers of injection molded parts, and some manufacturers of injection molded parts for household products. Their molds are very cheap and the unit price of products is also cheap, but they have demand for quantity and like to make large quantities of products. However, some injection molding factories have always been engaged in small batch order business, with expensive mold fees and expensive unit prices, but their personnel and equipment configuration are suitable for small batches.

Product design landing is to reflect the technical characteristics of the product, the conversion between product functions and components, surface texture, color arrangement and other internal quality through morphological language. A new product usually "starts with concept and ends with mass production". The creation of any product is the result of teamwork. In this process, people from different backgrounds and different disciplines will participate in collaborative work.