HONG KONG–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Impact Products Ltd. announced today the grand opening of its state-of-the-art product development and testing facility known as “Impact Labs.” The facility is the first of its kind in the direct-response television industry and sets a new standard for sourcing and supply firms, which have typically outsourced these functions to mainland factories.
Housed in a dedicated space in downtown Kowloon, Impact Labs is staffed by an experienced team of engineers and other product scientists. It features several cutting-edge testing rooms, including a fire room and water room, as well as advanced design tools such as 3D printing equipment.
“Our drive to evolve, improve and grow is what led us to invest in a lab tailored to the needs of our clients,” said Bill Quarless, founder and director of Impact Products. “By adding these capabilities and bringing them in-house, we became more efficient and effective and much less reliant on outside factories and other companies for development and testing.”
Other Impact Labs capabilities include a temperature chamber for life-testing products and simulating various extreme conditions in temperature and humidity, Quarless said. In addition, the new facility has many high-tech machines such as electronic microscopes, a sphere-spectroradiometer device and thermal-imaging cameras. “There’s even an archery range for high-impact and projectile testing,” he added.
ABOUT IMPACT
Impact Products Ltd. (impactproducts.com) is an American-owned company based in Hong Kong that specializes in product development and supply-chain management for the direct-response television (DRTV) industry. Impact excels in the specific areas of expertise required to meet the unique challenges of the ‘As Seen on TV’ industry. This includes more than 20 years of experience in high-volume manufacturing, the ability to support a speed-to-market strategy, complete confidentiality and multi-layer quality control.