Project update #10
Hi,
This week’s update will be a brief one as much of our time was spent in meetings with various partners, suppliers, and on administrative tasks. While we’ve worked on small improvements between meetings, we’ll share more details once these changes are further along in the prototyping process.
With the Kickstarter campaign finalized, we’ve been able to provide more concrete commitments to our suppliers, which will continue to take up some of our time next week.
For those interested in the current developments, here’s a brief summary of what we’re focusing on:
Safety: Ensuring the machine is safe for non-professional environments by adhering to stricter safety standards is our top priority.
Reliability: We’re addressing edge cases where certain materials with internal stresses or impurities can pinch or weld the wire. This includes testing new movement strategies and improving the winding and unwinding mechanism to prevent slipping on the spools. This will also improve with the new stainless steel tension arm.
User-Friendliness: We’re committed to making the machine intuitive and easy to use across all aspects: software, firmware, and hardware.
Scalability: Our fabrication process was designed with in-house production in mind, but we’re optimizing parts for scalability by replacing custom components with standardized ones or redesigning where necessary.
Software: While waiting on other tasks, we’ve made progress on software, adding new features and fixing edge cases (non-intersecting points) and improving error messaging.
This update focused more on the operational side of the company, as we are currently awaiting some orders to provide a more detailed update on prototype progress.
Thank you once again for supporting our project. We’ll continue to keep you updated on our progress.