Join Us at Build Better 2025!
We’re proud to sponsor Build Better 2025 — Instrumental’s annual summit for engineering and operations leaders building complex electronics across industries. This year’s event will be hosted aboard the historic USS Hornet in the Bay Area, and we’d love for you to join us there.
The Unconventional Path to US Manufacturing Success – Paramit
From the late 90s to the mid-2000s, I had a front-row seat to the immense global pressures facing US-based manufacturers while running operations for Paramit Corporation, a Silicon Valley high-tech manufacturing company. Despite those headwinds, we grew Paramit from $12 million to $100 million, eventually leading to a $1 billion acquisition. It was a true business and financial success story, [...]
Hidden Costs: Why Tariff Strategy Can’t Wait
Global supply chains have never been more complex or more costly. While many companies focus on speed and scale, they often overlook import tariffs.
How to Reduce Tariff Costs and Strengthen Your Supply Chain
If you’re navigating global supply chains, tariffs can be a major threat to your bottom line. That’s why Product Realization Group (PRG) recently hosted an in-depth conversation with international trade expert Deep SenGupta, founder and CEO of DSG Global. In this live discussion, moderated by PRG’s Michael Keer, Deep shared eight actionable strategies to reduce tariff exposure and build a [...]
A Work in Progress – Building Agility into Hardware Operations
During lunch with Orla Lacey, she shared insights on what it really takes to guide high tech hardware companies through the challenges of rapid growth and execution from a VP of Operations perspective.
Enhancing Supplier Collaboration (“Shifting Left”) to Thrive in a Time of Global Disruption
On a recent walk on West Cliff with Robert Shinno, a Sr. Enterprise Account Executive at Aras Corporation, he shared insights on how supplier collaboration is becoming a defining factor in product success. The need to “shift-left" , ie. engaging suppliers earlier in design and manufacturing is no longer optional.
AI Opportunities in Hardware Product Development and Operations
On a recent walk with Bob Machlin, Founder and Principal Consultant of GenAI Ignite, we discussed how AI is reshaping both operations and business growth for product development and manufacturing companies.
