Your electronics work. The firmware runs correctly. The mechanical components fit, and every subsystem has passed its individual tests.
Then everything is installed inside the final enclosure, and entirely new problems begin to appear.
In episode 335 of China Manufacturing Decoded, Adrian is joined again by Paul Adams from the group's contract manufacturer, Agilian Technology, to explore one of the most difficult stages of hardware development: product integration.
Show Sections
00:21 – When Individually Working Parts Fail Together
02:28 – Why Everything Works During Bench Testing
07:40 – What Changes When Integration Begins
08:39 – Designing the Product So It Can Be Debugged
10:16 – Integrating One Subsystem at a Time
13:45 – A Technically Working Product Can Still Fail
15:00 – The Hidden Impact of Heat Buildup
20:19 – The First Complete Build Is Only a Mini Milestone
21:39 – Solving an Enclosure Airflow Problem
23:53 – Paul’s Product-Integration Playbook
24:07 – Step 1: Integrate in Stages
24:52 – Step 2: Test Important Risks Early
26:16 – Step 3: Keep Debugging Access Available
27:18 – Step 4: Test the Way the Customer Will Use It
28:20 – Step 5: Treat the Enclosure as Part of the System
29:29 – Final Lessons From the Integration Process
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