Introduction: The Day Our Bathroom Scale FPCs Failed—And We Fixed the Moisture Problem Last summer, my team launched a smart bathroom scale with a built-in body composition sensor. We tested it in ……
Introduction: The Day We Picked the Wrong Flexible Board—And Cost the Client $10,000 Last quarter, my team was designing a control module for a heavy-duty construction crane. We needed a flexible b……
Introduction: The Day Our Car Dashboard Became a “Wire Maze”—And FPCs Unraveled ItLast year, my team was tasked with designing a luxury car’s dashboard featuring three screens: a 12-inch main infotain……
Introduction: The Day Our Foldable Phone PCB Snapped—And We Learned to Design for Flex Last year, my team was testing a prototype for a foldable phone with a rigid-flex PCB. We’d spent months perfe……
Introduction: The Day Our Smart Watch Prototype Was Too Thick—And FPCs Rescued UsLast year, my team was designing a new smart watch aimed at fitness lovers. Our goal was simple: pack a heart rate sens……
Introduction: The Day I Saw a Mountain of Discarded FPCs—and Realized We Had a Problem Last year, I visited an e-waste recycling plant outside Berlin. As I walked through the facility, I stopped at……
Introduction: The Day Our Smart Fridge PCB Failed—And We Learned to Design for “Real Life” Last year, my team launched a smart fridge with a touchscreen control panel. We tested the rigid-flex PCB ……
Introduction: The Day Our 5G Router Lost Half Its Speed—All Because of Impedance Mismatch Three months ago, my team was testing a 5G router prototype built with a rigid-flex PCB. We’d spent weeks t……
Introduction: The Day a Singer Threw Our Microphone—Too Heavy, Too glitchyLast month, we demoed our new wireless microphone to a local band. The lead singer, Maya, took it on stage, sang for 2 minutes……
Introduction: The Day Our Rigid-Flex Mass Production Hit a Wall—30% Yield, 70% Waste Last year, my team finally moved our rigid-flex PCB design for a smart thermostat into mass production. We’d spe……
Introduction: The Day We Realized Our Sensor Wiring Was Bleeding Money Last year, I was on-site at a manufacturing plant in Texas that used our industrial temperature sensors. The plant manager, Ca……
Introduction: The Day Our Gimbal Froze—Rigid Wires Were to BlameLast spring, our team tested a new drone gimbal. Mid-flight, it froze—camera tilted, forcing an emergency landing. Tearing it apart, we ……