Tag: industrial design

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Years ago, when plastics were just starting to appear in our lives — I’m 64 — the thing we all hated about the trend was plastic’s serious structural drawbacks. How did we know about them? Because many common elements broke, especially when a plastic part was used to replace what was formerly a metal part. Remember how the internal car door and window handles used to break?

Slowly, over the years, things improved. Now we have really good plastics and really good applications for plastics. But there are still way too many unpardonable designs getting built by people who should know better. Do these manufacturers ever send people out to see how their products are used, holding up, or damaged? How are they holding up in their own shops? Aren’t they embarrassed?