Lathrop is a premier engineering firm with a strong belief in the value of Industrial design. I worked closely with the internal engineering, optics and manufacturing teams to make sure that ID's original design intent was realized.

The SR-Plex allows researchers access to ultra-sensitive biomarker detection capabilities in a compact affordable system. The original requirements were for a huge 3' X 5' box that I was sure the customer wouldn't like, so I quickly created and sent the customer a foam core box of those dimensions to get them to rethink the possibilities. They did. The result was a more compact concept seen on the right.

I created a foam model to get the final buy-in from the customer and internal system, mechanical and electrical engineering teams on the form.

My design for the skins consists of only 6 parts to lower cost and ease assembly. I chose gas assist tooling in order to maximize detail and lower cost. the side trim pieces were silicone rubber which have a very economical tooling and COGs profile. All the skins snap on with ball studs with the exception of 2 screws which are necessary in order to fulfill the re safety requirement of having to use a tool to take the first skin off.