Episode #10 | Discovering the Power of Additive: Phytec's Journey

In this episode of the Solutionology Podcast, we talk with Serah Peterson, engineer and project lead at PHYTEC America, and learn about her experience working with DI Labs to solve a problem so many innovative companies face: bridging the gap between a new product and its final application so customers can connect more deeply with it, see its potential and appreciate its value.
PHYTEC is an industry-leading provider and integrator of System on Modules (SOMs) which are core components of an embedded processing system. In 2022, they developed a software and chipset for EV chargers that included Texas Instrument components. When they contacted DI Labs, they had been displaying their new product in a fabricated acrylic housing that was functional but not at all reflective of the industry they wanted to serve.
Join us to learn how Serah discovered additive as a potential solution and how DI Labs was able to design and manufacture an EV charger housing that would change the game for the launch of PHYTEC's innovative new product.
The final PHYTEC solution delivered by DI Labs included product design, prototyping, and low-volume production using HP Multi Jet Fusion technology, Nylon PA12 material, Vapor Smooth finishing, and dyeing.
Watch the full episode on YouTube!
https://youtu.be/Ppak_YUXBb4
Episode Topics
01:12 Welcome, PHYTEC
02:53 Project details
03:46 EV charger reference design: Rev 0
06:28 Framing the problem: the fish tank
08:43 New product development process
09:26 Initial sketches and translating
10:57 You don't know what you don't know
11:41 How DI Labs did it
16:06 Working with electronic files
16:49 Final design
17:20 A housing to connect with customers
19:24 Learning about SOMs
21:30 PHYTEC's customer base
23:07 Saving years getting to market
24:10 Enabler for the advancement of technology
25:02 Solving supply chain issues
25:54 PHYTEC accelerates action
27:40 Appreciating embedded systems
28:04 Serah's journey to additive
29:22 "We have to injection mold, right?"
33:00 Parallels of DI Labs & PHYTEC
35:56 Bridging the gap
More about DI Labs: https://dilabs.cc