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Industrial Design / Reverse Engineering
Adjustable Pliers Redesign
Tool Transformation Project
- Context
- Industrial Design / Reverse Engineering
- Project format
- Solo academic project
- Role
- Industrial Designer
- Skills
- Mechanical analysis, Product redesign, CAD, Ergonomics
Case study
Challenge. Response. Result.
Challenge
Traditional adjustable pliers require repeated movements and force, creating discomfort and inefficiency.
Design response
A locking-wheel mechanism inspired by utility knives that simplifies size adjustment into one controlled movement.
Result
The redesign translates the locking-wheel idea into a developed tool concept supported by mechanical analysis, CAD, and technical drawings.
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