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Asher Hu

Oct 15

E-Coating or Spray Painting? Deep Cavities, Corners, and the Environmental Bill

#industrialdesign #surfacefinishing #powdercoating #sheetmetal

6 min read

Asher Hu

Oct 14

Two Hours of Vibration Testing, Three M3 Screws Came Loose

#industrialdesign #structuraldesign #vibrationtesting #fastenerdesign

7 min read

Asher Hu

Oct 13

Curved Glass Forming: How to Choose Between Heat Bending, CNC and Precision Pressing

#industrialdesign #glassprocessing #cncmachining #productdesign

8 min read

Asher Hu

Oct 12

A Phone Case Protects the Phone by Taking the Hit. Good Structure Makes the Product Take Its Own Hits.

#industrialdesign #structuraldesign #productdesign #droptest

5 min read

Asher Hu

Oct 11

A Seam Off By 0.5 mm Ruins the Whole Leather Panel. It Was Decided Before Anyone Touched Leather.

#industrialdesign #leathercraft #structuraldesign #productdesign

7 min read

Asher Hu

Oct 10

A Swollen Battery Cracked the Back Cover. Here Is How Much Room a Battery Compartment Actually Needs.

#productdesign #industrialdesign #batteryhousing #structuraldesign

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7 min read

Asher Hu

Oct 10

A Brake Pedal Bracket Snapped On Camera. Here Is What Injection-Molding Weight Reduction Actually Costs.

#industrialdesign #productdesign #injectionmolding #structuralengineering

7 min read

Asher Hu

Oct 9

Apple's MacBook Pro Is Getting an OLED Touchscreen. Here Is What Happens to the Hinge.

#macbook #industrialdesign #productdesign #mechanismdesign

4 min read

Asher Hu

Oct 9

Carbon Fiber Enclosures Start at 1.5 mm: Ply Direction, Weave Alignment and the Real Cost Equation

#manufacturing #productdesign #engineering #design

8 min read

Asher Hu

Oct 8

Apple Watch Series 12 Teardown: Why the Battery Got Easier to Replace and the Display Still Didn't

#design #hardware #manufacturing #product

5 min read

Asher Hu

Oct 8

EMC Fixes Through Structural Design: Shield-Cavity Mating Surfaces, Conductive Foam Compression, and Grounding Spring Parameters

#manufacturing #engineering #electronics #design

7 min read

Asher Hu

Oct 7

Internal Cable Routing: How to Set the Fit Dimensions for Channels, Grommets and Cable Clips

#manufacturing #productdesign #engineering #design

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4 min read

Asher Hu

Oct 7

Choosing Mold Steel for 100,000 Parts: Hardness and Service Life of P20, 718H, NAK80 and S136

#manufacturing #productdesign #engineering #design

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4 min read

Asher Hu

Oct 7

Silicone Overmoulding: How to Tell If It Will Actually Bond

#manufacturing #productdesign #engineering #design

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6 min read

Asher Hu

Oct 7

How to Choose a Product Design Company in Dongguan: 5 Checks and Price Ranges

#design #industrial #product #manufacturing

3 min read

Asher Hu

Oct 7

What UL94 V-0 Actually Means: Choosing Between V-0, V-2 and HB Flame-Retardant Plastics

#manufacturing #productdesign #engineering #design

4 min read

Asher Hu

Oct 7

Your Enclosure Feels Tingly Like a Shock: The Ground Path That Broke at a Screw Hole

#hardware #electronics #manufacturing #engineering

6 min read

Asher Hu

Sep 30

How to Choose a Product Design Company: 5 Checks From 200+ Client Projects

#manufacturing #productdesign #industrialdesign #hardware

6 min read

Asher Hu

Sep 30

Why Silver-Ion Antibacterial Performance Shrinks After Six Months

#manufacturing #productdesign #materials #engineering

5 min read

Asher Hu

Sep 29

Snap-Fit Tabs That Survive Two Teardowns: Designing Serviceability Into the Enclosure

#manufacturing #productdesign #engineering #design

5 min read

Asher Hu

Sep 29

Trial Production Tooling: Soft Molds, Aluminum Molds and Rapid Steel Molds

#manufacturing #productdesign #tooling #engineering

5 min read

Asher Hu

Sep 28

From Design to Mass Production: A 10 to 20 Week Timeline, Its Bottlenecks, and What Can Be Compressed

#design #manufacturing #engineering #productdesign

6 min read

Asher Hu

Sep 28

Product Packaging Design Costs: Three Tiers, What Drives Them, and When to Start

#packaging #design #manufacturing #productdesign

5 min read

Asher Hu

Sep 27

Structural Noise in Injection-Molded Assemblies: A Troubleshooting Order

#design #engineering #manufacturing #productdesign

6 min read

Asher Hu

Sep 26

Injection Molding Color Variation: A Shop-Floor Troubleshooting Order

#design #manufacturing #engineering #plastics

6 min read

Asher Hu

Sep 25

Counterweight Design: Three Steps to Tune the Perceived Weight of a Handheld Device

#design #productdesign #engineering #manufacturing

5 min read

Asher Hu

Sep 24

Soft-Touch Paint Durability: Thickness, Substrate, and Abrasion Limits

#manufacturing #productdesign #engineering #design

4 min read

Asher Hu

Sep 23

Plastic Part Design: Wall Thickness, Ribs, Texture Draft, and Glass-Filled Traps

#manufacturing #productdesign #engineering #design

5 min read

Asher Hu

Sep 22

iFixit Tears Down the iPhone 18 Pro: How a Variable Aperture and a Vapor Chamber Fit in One Corner

#manufacturing #productdesign #engineering #design

5 min read

Asher Hu

Sep 21

Plastic Parts Sinking, Drag Marks, Cracking? A 10-Year Structural Designer on Material and Process Selection

#manufacturing #productdesign #engineering #materials

6 min read

Asher Hu

Sep 20

How Much Does Structural Design Cost? A 10-Year Designer Breaks Down the 10,000-100,000 RMB Pricing Logic

#design #manufacturing #productdesign #business

6 min read

Asher Hu

Sep 20

A Lifting Car Roof: Mechanism Envelope, Dynamic Sealing, and Gap Consistency

#automotive #design #engineering #manufacturing

5 min read

Asher Hu

Sep 16

8 Years of Structural Design: 80% of Assembly Rework Traces Back to These 3 Details

#manufacturing #productdesign #engineering #design

7 min read

Asher Hu

Sep 14

Plastic Part Design: Wall Thickness, Shrinkage, Weld Lines and Draft Angle — A 10-Year Designer's Field Notes

#manufacturing #productdesign #plastic #industrial

7 min read

Asher Hu

Sep 13

From ABS to PC: How to Choose Materials for Product Structure Design — A 10-Year Designer's Field Notes

#manufacturing #productdesign #plastic #industrial

8 min read

Asher Hu

Sep 10

Apple's Foldable iPhone Ultra Is Coming: What Exactly Is Ten Years of Grinding Sharpening?

#design #productdesign #industrial #hardware

5 min read

Asher Hu

Sep 9

Structural Design in Practice: The Balancing Act Between Feature Stacking and Cost Control

#productdesign #manufacturing #mechanical #industrial

4 min read

Asher Hu

Sep 8

Huawei Mate XT 2 Tri-Fold Phone Launched: The Design Revolution in Hinge and Screen Ratio

#design #industrial #productdesign #hardware

4 min read

Asher Hu

Sep 8

Plastic Welding Process Selection in Practice: Ultrasonic, Hot Plate, Vibration Friction, and Laser Welding

#manufacturing #productdesign #plastics #industrial

7 min read

Asher Hu

Sep 7

Product Hinge and Pivot Design: Hinge Types, Torque Calculation, and Life Testing — Field Notes on Flip Mechanisms

#productdesign #mechanical #manufacturing #industrial

5 min read

Asher Hu

Sep 4

Product Surface Logo Process Design: Screen Printing, Pad Printing, Laser Engraving, and IMD — How to Choose

#productdesign #manufacturing #industrial #design

4 min read

Asher Hu

Sep 3

Product Sliding Guide Rail Design: Clearance Values, Rail Types, and Limit Locks — A Structure Designer's Field Notes

#productdesign #mechanical #manufacturing #industrial

8 min read

Asher Hu

Sep 2

Huawei Mate XT 2 Triple-Fold Leaks: New Hinge and Screen Tech — Structure Design Analysis

#productdesign #industrialdesign #hinge #teardown

4 min read

Asher Hu

Sep 1

Injection Mold Ejection System Design: Pin Layout, Whitening Prevention, and Balanced Ejection

#productdesign #manufacturing #injectionmolding #mechanical

7 min read

Asher Hu

Aug 31

Hugging Face发布399美元开源机器人MicroDuck——工业设计师拆解小鸭子的3个看点

#opensource #robotics #ai #hardware

1 min read

Asher Hu

Aug 28

Product Thermal Design: Passive Heatsinks, TIMs, and Ventilation — Practical Notes

#design #engineering #hardware #manufacturing

5 min read

Asher Hu

Aug 27

Insert Molding Design: How to Place Metal Inserts Without Disaster

#design #engineering #hardware #manufacturing

7 min read

Asher Hu

Aug 26

Sheet Metal Design Pitfalls: Bend Radius, Flange Height, and Stiffeners — Practical Notes from a Product Structure Designer

#design #engineering #hardware #manufacturing

6 min read

Asher Hu

Aug 25

Huawei Pura X View: The Design Story Behind 96.1% Screen-to-Body Ratio

#design #industrial #hardware

4 min read

Asher Hu

Aug 24

Xiaomi's First NAS Launches at 2,699 RMB: An Industrial Designer Looks at Smart Storage Design

#design #industrial #hardware

4 min read

Asher Hu

Aug 24

Camry's New Cockpit Meets the Xiaomi Ecosystem: The Design Logic Behind It

#design #industrial #automotive

3 min read

Asher Hu

Aug 19

产品按键手感设计实战——锅仔片、硅胶按键、薄膜开关，手感这个东西怎么调

#industrial #design #hardware #productivity

1 min read

Asher Hu

Aug 18

iPhone的R角进化史：从iPhone 4直角到Vision Pro弧面，一个圆角背后的设计博弈

#design #industrial #product

1 min read

Asher Hu

Aug 17

导光柱设计别踩这6个坑：PC还是PMMA、咬花纹路、漏光怎么治——指示灯结构设计实战笔记

#design #industrial #product

1 min read

Asher Hu

Aug 16

谷歌Pixel 11发布：折叠屏减重19g，120倍长焦怎么塞——工业设计拆三点

#design #industrial #product

1 min read

Asher Hu

Aug 16

小米升降车标专利曝光，一个车标能省出续航？结构设计师拆三点

#design #industrial #product

1 min read

Asher Hu

Aug 14

Air Fryer Structural Design in Practice: Hot Air Channel, Basket Latch, and Heat-Resistant Panel

#industrialdesign #productdesign #manufacturing #design

5 min read

Asher Hu

Jul 10

产品按键手感不对？做了8年结构，我把这6个参数量给你看

1 min read

Asher Hu

Jul 8

A Medical Testing Device from Zero to T0 Trial Mold — A Behind-the-Scenes Look at an Industrial Design Project

#design #hardware #production #ux

5 min read

Asher Hu

Jul 1

宜家家具为什么便宜？平板包装、楔形榫头、材料替代——设计的成本游戏

#analysis #design #learning #product

1 min read