13 example briefs
We wrote these briefs ourselves to show the range: a request in plain words, the design considerations it raises, and how each one is checked. They are not client work.
Outdoor LoRa sensor node
A pole-mounted IP65 housing that farmers open once a year.
Printed ASA + stainless sheet
Cordless kettle power base
Mains and spills kept apart on a 120 V, 1500 W base.
Printed prototype → Injection
Compact HEPA air purifier
Tool-free filter changes, and no fingers near the fan.
Printed prototype → Injection
Portable power station
An LFP pack on rails in an extruded shell, with AC and battery kept apart.
Aluminium extrusion + molded end caps
DIN-rail controller module
Four modules wide, in line with the rest of the cabinet.
Printed prototype → Injection
1U edge AI inference server
A passive data-centre GPU cooled inside a 350 mm deep 1U box.
Sheet metal
Inspection drone payload pod
Two hole patterns, one weight budget, and a camera that sees past the legs.
Printed CF-nylon + CNC plate
1U CubeSat structure
A student-built frame checked against the CubeSat Design Specification.
CNC aluminium 6061-T6
Humanoid torso battery and compute bay
A quick-release battery on rails and a cooled compute module in one torso bay.
Sheet aluminium + CNC plates
Clip-on exposure badge
A matchbox-sized badge that logs noise and heat on a factory floor, sealed against dust and splashes.
Printed pilot → Injection
Stretchable-conductor glove demo
A glove that shows a lab's stretchable conductor at work: five finger traces read by a wrist module.
Printed parts + lab-made traces
Cyclic stretching rig
A bench rig that stretches a conductor strip a thousand times and logs its resistance.
Printed and machined parts, the lab's electronics