FPM-Trinity Case Studies By FUJI

Prototype power supply boards were custom-designed for a robot, with layouts and shapes tailored to fit the installation site. Spacers for mounting were produced simultaneously, ensuring seamless integration. These specially shaped boards are efficiently manufactured with minimal waste, helping to reduce overall weight.

The four-layer buildup boards are created by designing and modeling the housing along with the boards. In this way, prototypes can be developed to closely resemble the final product.

In collaboration with the Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University, we have developed custom sensors for animal health monitoring trials. These prototype boards enable the creation of custom solutions for research and proof of concept in a short timeframe. The next phase of development focuses on optimizing the design for better comfort and wearability for animals.

Our FPM-Trinity team has developed prototypes for IC evaluation boards, designed for quick and easy production. Using the Leafony bus, these boards can be effortlessly connected to external PCB boards, streamlining the evaluation process.

Leafony from the Trillion Node Study Group offers Arduino-compatible boards that simplify the creation of compact, low-power deivces by stacking functional modules. This approach accelerates IoT development by allowing easy customization of hardware. By incorporating the FPM-Trinity to handle certain functions, the design, manufacturing, and verification process can be completed in just four days, further reducing development time.

Finch is a highly functional, three-fingered electric prosthetic hand with a simple design that is both lightweight and affordable. Its housing is produced using 3D printing technology. By collaborating with FPM-Trinity printer to redesign the muscle flexing sensor, its thickness was halved, and a curved surface was introduced, reducing the stress placed on skin and improving user comfort.

In collaboration with Digital Factory Corporation, we have successfully integrated LED circuit boards, manufactured by FPM-Trinity, into items produced using polyjet 3D printing technology. Though still experimental, this approach aims to combine additive technologies to enable the creation of structures with customizable color, softness, and size, all while embedding electronic functions.

This fingernail-shaped NFC device has built-in electronic components and an antenna. Using a 3D scan of the fingernail, it is possible to create a customized fit, and even print the antenna circuit pattern directly with a 3D printer, combining precision and functionality in a personalized design.

These smart glasses have sensors seamlessly integrated into the frame. By 3D scanning your favorite glasses, it is possible to create a customized pair with a tailored fit. Electronic components and circuit patterns are able to be embedded directly into the frame, for a minimalistic design.

We have developed a prototype wafer inspection board for "minimal fabs," enabling the rapid and cost-effective production of small quantities of semiconductor chips. Our boards can be custom-designed for various types of semiconductor chips and produced with quick turnaround times.

This is a ring-type wearable device featuring a built-in 3-axis acceleration sensor. By seamlessly incorporating circuits into 3D shapes, the housing and circuits are molded as a single unit, allowing circuit patterns to be directly formed on the ring.

An animal sensor unit with a built-in sensor, antenna, and power supply, that is customizable in shape. The five-layers of populated boards were assembled with the upper and lower housings into one unit.

A 3D LED cube was created with electrical connections between layers by staking five LED-mounted boards along with interposers containing built-in probe pins.

A prototype of the wearable "e-lamp" was developed to detect heartbeats and visualize them with light. Taking advantage of the FPM-Trinity's ability to quickly and easily materialize concepts, the device was formed inside existing 3D-printed housing.