Sun East - Range of SMT printers This SMT printer shows a very distinctive and simple architecture: a black monolith cut in 2 horizontally with a red belt. The machine looks professional, and very serious. The horizontal red belt brings all the “technical parts” such as the rails for the loading of the PCB, the support for the computer and connection. The entire machine’s cover is made of plied metal sheets. The main door’s handle and the computer support are made of aluminium. The feet are covered by rubber parts to avoid the dust under the machine. The side panels are fixed with two special screws (to avoid anyone not allowed to open the machine, while allowing an easy maintenance access to authorised staff).
Sun East - Cosmetic View of the production cosmetic file to define all the colours, materials, finishes, and printing. Cosmetic Creation and export of the scale 1 silkscreen file to the silkscreen maker, for production.
Backstage of the project.
Commercial done by Sun East.
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Industrial Machines for Sun East, at Sequoia-studio

Brief:
Imagine the new product-identity of Sun East, industrial equipment manufacturer for its new generation of SMT printer (machine for PCB printing). A SMT printer does not work alone, it is part of a production line, so it was necessary to design a machine that fits easily in this set (easy style declination). Compared to the previous generation of Sun East machines, the use of bolts and screws to fix doors and hull should be reduced to a minimum (as it was taking too much time to align them in production).

Strategic design choice:
Creating a design identity which would give a true product signature to Sun East, easily identifiable and recognisable. But not easy to copy by companies, which were buying Sun East machines, and rebranding them under their own brand, by simply changing the doors marked with the Sun logo East.

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Nicolas MELAN
Industrial Designer, Strategist, Consultant & Coach - I help brands... Zhongshan, China