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GetScale and Upverter are both working to make the PCB iteration process faster and cheaper. Sourcing components turned out to be a big source of delay for us
by tlb 12y ago
GetScale and Upverter are both working to make the PCB iteration process faster and cheaper.
Sourcing components turned out to be a big source of delay for us at Anybots. It was hard to communicate with vendors, and some parts had 8-week lead times.
It's important to have a process for iteration. For example, trying a new component requires:
- calling vendors
- getting samples
- doing mechanical integration
- doing software integration
- testing
Each of these steps required our engineers to focus on the issue for a while. Without someone managing the timeline, projects could easily stall.
- mmanulis 12y agoThose are really great resources, thank you for sharing them. One more question, did you build a multi-disciplinary team or did you teach yourself mechanical, electrical and software engineer?
- tlb 12y agoMy background is mostly software, but I taught myself enough electronics and mechanical engineering to be dangerous.