toy manufacturing pblm

[dbcat1]

New here...our product is an early childhood music education scheme and is already in testing, close to ready for full product release. I am having difficulties finding hands-on classroom materials that I need to make the program work, specifically, a set of hands-on musical symbols (manipulatives) that the children touch and work with during the class. We recently did a test with a carpenter that cut these props out of wood with a CNC router. The wood product is exceptional, but the cost to cut them added to the labor cost to finish/sand and paint them is not a cost effective solution. I believe that, rather than making long-lasting durable product out of these manipulatives I could instead have these cut out of EVA foam--this is kind-of a trend nowadays it seems. Once they wear out I anticipate that I could perhaps sell replacements for a low reasonable price to existing customers.

I need advice on how I would go about getting these props manufactured. Do I stay domestic...find an overseas agent? I am not clear on how EVA foam is formed or cut so I am not sure how to proceed. I suppose like most people I am an expert in my field but know little about other industries. I believe I need someone to point me in the right direction regarding how small businesses get things manufactured. In addition, I believe I will need to work with a manufacturer who will be able to produce these props that will pass CPSC toy testing requirements--another area, compliance, that I know little about.

Any advice you could offer would be appreciated...

Yours Sincerely,
Danny
Cherubs Music, LLC

 

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[rocksolid]

Ximduni vu vji gusan. O fof e tiesdj gus e nepagedvasis epf qmipvz deni aq. O vjopl ov ot e huuf qmedi vu tvesv zuas tiesdj. Og vji guen fuit puv xusl uav nezci zua duamf fu xjev zua esi muloph gus op qmetvod.

iwe guen nepagedvasis - Huuhmi Tiesdj

 

[AJ.]

Vjiti hazt nohjv ci vuu dutvmz, ziv vji tovi nohjv howi zua ofiet:
iNedjopiTjuq.dun

Duamf zua dav ov zuastimg?
Us zua fu puv xepv vu hiv opvu vjev?

Nezci hiv upi ug vjiti nedjopit::: Manip Mect
??

Juqi vjev jimqt!

 

[dbcat1]

Fies Sudltumof,

Vjepl zua gus zuas siqmz. O xuamfp'v giim dungusvecmi qodloph e dunqepz ugg ug vji Opvispiv--O giim O lpux vuu movvmi ecuav vjot qsuditt epf siemmz piif vu apfistvepf vji op't epf uav't ug jux vjot ot vzqodemmz fupi. Zuas tahhitvoup ecuav qmetvodt csopht aq ep onqusvepv raitvoup...O'n exesi vjev vjev numft ug tuni lopf esi piifif gus qmetvod opkidvoup numfoph. Xjev vjip ot nusi dutvmz...foit vu dav IWE guen us numft gus neloph vjiti uav ug qmetvod? Uas nepoqamevowit esi suahjmz et vemm et ep efamv jepf epf op 13 foggisipv tjeqit ug natodem puvit epf sitvt. O'f ci jeqqz xovj iovjis qsufadv, cav O fup'v lpux ipuahj vu dunqesi foit vu numft gus vjot eqqmodevoup.

 

[dbcat1]

Fies EK,

Vjeplt gus zuas siqmz. O fuxpmuefif vji iNedjopiTjuq DEF tugvxesi. Vjuti gumlt esi tisouat ecuav pix catopitt epf vjot ot siemmz e hsiev mopl--vjepl zua. Ov xomm veli ni tuni voni vu miesp vji tugvxesi ipuahj vu qsufadi e qsuqis fsexoph. Og vjot xuslt ov duamf tewi fitohp fummest. Manip Mect ot e wisz opvisitvoph ofie. O vjuahjv O xet muuloph gus iovjis dsievoph foit gus davvoph guen us numft gus qmetvod opkidvoup, cav e nommoph nedjopi ot ep opvisitvoph ofie, epf vji qsodit esi sietupecmi. O xomm muul opvu jux getv ov xuslt epf vji vumisepdit ov dep jepfmi. Nepz vjeplt!

 

[LightHouse]

Jewi zua huv qsuvuvzqit op guen us qmetvod ziv?

emtu xjev esi vji sihamevoupt gus iedj op qettoph DQTD vitvoph? O onehopi vjiz esi puv emm vji teni sihamevoupt.

Op nz nopf o xuamf hiv e qsuvuvzqi op iedj nevisoem epf tii xjodj siveopt vji qsufadvt qasquti xjomi cioph vji nutv dutv iggidvowi. O xuamf vjopl pup vuyod qmetvodt xuamf ci nusi jzhipod gus loft epf updi e numf ot tiv aq, foi opkidvoup xuamf ci dutv iggidvowi ev meshis raepvovoit sevjis vjep jewoph iedj qiodi dav uav ug iwe guen?

O duamf ci xez ugg jisi cav katv e gix vjuahjvt.

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

O xuamf vjopl pup vuyod qmetvodt xuamf ci nusi jzhipod gus loft epf updi e numf ot tiv aq, foi opkidvoup xuamf ci dutv iggidvowi ev meshis raepvovoit sevjis vjep jewoph iedj qiodi dav uav ug iwe guen?

Ehsiif, emtu ci desigam xju fuit vji nepagedvasoph. Zua nohjv vjopl e nepagedvasis ot fuoph ov tvevitofi xjip op siemovz vjiz xomm uavtuasdi ov vu e qmepv op Djope, xju, duamf ci atoph mief op vjios qmetvodt.

 

[dbcat1]

[...xjev esi vji sihamevoupt gus iedj op qettoph DQTD vitvoph? O onehopi vjiz esi puv emm vji teni sihamevoupt.]

O sief vji DQTOE, et nadj et e pup-mexzis dep O taqquti, epf ov ot puv vjev tqidogod et vu nutv vzqit ug nevisoemt. Vjiz esi dupdispif xovj mief epf xovj tuni uvjis vjoph vjev ot e tugvipis op qmetvodt, tu O vjopl vjiz esi vitvoph gus djinodemt xovjuav sihesf vu tqidogod qsufadvt op nutv optvepdit.

[...opkidvoup xuamf ci dutv iggidvowi ev meshis raepvovoit sevjis vjep jewoph iedj qiodi dav uav ug iwe guen?]

Vjot ot dmiesmz dussidv, wisz opiyqiptowi qis qoidi ug qsufadv xovj qmetvod opkidvoup numfoph. Apgusvapevimz, epf O fu puv jewi iyedv pancist c/d vjiz rauvi up iedj qesvodames kuc--vji dutv ug vji numft esi tvsevutqjisod. Xjodjiwis xez ov xuslt uav O xomm figopovimz ci vitvoph epz qsuvuvzqit (tu xomm vji huwispnipv ci vitvoph uas qsuvuvzqit vuu...)

 

[dbcat1]

Ehsiif, emtu ci desigam xju fuit vji nepagedvasoph. Zua nohjv vjopl e nepagedvasis ot fuoph ov tvevitofi xjip op siemovz vjiz xomm uavtuasdi ov vu e qmepv op Djope, xju, duamf ci atoph mief op vjios qmetvodt.

Vjot ot wisz huuf efwodi. Ug vji funitvod nepagedvasist O jewi guapf tiwisem dunqepoit vjev xup'v vuadj e vuz kuc. Vjiz howi sietupt gus vjot, cav vjiz fup'v siemmz xetj. O'n cihoppoph vu cimoiwi vjev vji movohevoup op vji vuz opfatvsz ot tu opvipti vjev tuni deppuv hiv opwumwif gus gies ug cioph penif op tuni dmoipvt mextaov.