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If you could automate one part of your design workflow, what would it be? We are asking e14 in our Join, Share & Win Competition

E14Alice
E14Alice 1 month ago

Shout out to all engineers, makers, and design enthusiasts!


Last month, we asked you about your project disaster What was your biggest project Disaster? We are asking e14 in our Join, Share & Win Competition  

This month, we want to know if you could automate one part of your design workflow. What would it be?


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Join the element14 Community today and take part in our latest “Join, Share & Win” challenge.

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If you could automate one part of your design workflow, what would it be?

3. Be in with a chance to WIN!

Share with us your best (hopefully lighthearted) watercooler story of a design workflow that, if automated, would genuinely change your game.

The Community Judge team will select our 3 favourite answers to win one of the prizes below. 

Here’s what you could win:
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RPI5-4GB-SINGLE Raspberry Pi5

Please congratulate:

 misaz 

 michaelkellett 

 taifur 

E14Alice will be reaching out to you all to get your prizes sorted via direct message 

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What: Win 1 of 3 of the RPI5-4GB-SINGLE Raspberry Pi5
How: Sign up  or Sign in and Comment your answer to If you could automate one part of your design workflow, what would it be?
When: Before November 30th 2025 
Anything else: Full terms are below, but we must be able to ship to the address in your account. 

Entries close November 30th, 2025, so don’t wait!

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  • michaelkellett
    michaelkellett 1 month ago +5
    The thing I would most like to automate out of existence is: Kitting parts to build new pcbs. I make lots of pcbs, average > 20 per year. Each may have between 50 and 200 unique parts. The build process…
  • misaz
    misaz 1 month ago +5
    Everythign can be automated. I once automated opening storage box... Duratool Cabinet Storage Box Upgrade youtu.be/Zlx6gJfdt3o
  • beacon_dave
    beacon_dave 1 month ago +4
    Getting the coffee to the desk.
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  • misaz
    misaz 1 month ago

    Everythign can be automated. I once automated opening storage box...

    Duratool Cabinet Storage Box Upgrade 

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    misaz 1 month ago

    Everythign can be automated. I once automated opening storage box...

    Duratool Cabinet Storage Box Upgrade 

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  • Jan Cumps
    Jan Cumps 1 month ago in reply to misaz

    at the time, I was wondering:

    "how can he keep calm and patient, while this device slowly opens the little drawer. While you know where the component is. Because it's your lab. And you could just reach out and open the little drawer Slight smile"

    Very cool project though.

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  • dang74
    dang74 1 month ago in reply to misaz

    Nice!  Was it made with an old school Meccano set?  (I'll read the link that accompanies it tonight... and perhaps answer my own question.)

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  • beacon_dave
    beacon_dave 1 month ago in reply to Jan Cumps

    'Predictive drawer opening'. 

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  • misaz
    misaz 1 month ago in reply to dang74

    It is merkur. Mecanno is hardly available in Czech Republic. It is basically the same, but pitch is metric (10mm), instead of imperial (0.5inch ~ 12.7mm).

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    misaz 1 month ago in reply to Jan Cumps

    I was considering using it for tapes with SMD pasives. I needed to store more in single bin, but at the same time to speed search in multiple bins (lower number of values in single bin). This device was intended to be faster first step (for selecting right bin to search in).

    Later I started using chinese 1$ storage boxes with 15 cells and cutting tapes to fit it

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  • dang74
    dang74 1 month ago in reply to misaz

    Amazing project.  I especially love the mechanism, driven by the solenoid, that pushes the doors out from behind.

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  • pvit
    pvit 27 days ago in reply to misaz

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    Search: "centrifugal tube" on AliExpress (boxes are usually sold separate).

    No room to text on top, but for sorted series (res, cap) - may be an acceptable trade-off for huge density.

    Label printer for texts, nylon tape for such small radius to stick well.

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