Paul Boddie wrote: > I don't mean 3D printing, which is promising but not really suitable for even > moderate levels of production or for every aspect of the physical form of a > device, as far as I understand it.
Of course, if people are considering gutting some other product just for the case, 3D printing or (better) CNC milling suddenly does look cost-effective again ;-) The problems with scavenging existing products are: - making changes is hard if not impossible, - you don't have the CAD files, - it may be difficult to ensure availability of the case over the life cycle of your product, and - depending on the degree of scavenging, this may get very expensive. If you have full design control, then you have a lot more options. E.g., you can choose to make high-cost/low-volume/medium-quality cases first (CNC or 3D printing), then low-cost/medium-volume/ low-quality (the cheap end of injection molding), and later go for better quality (higher-end injection molding). Also, if you have full design control, anyone who wants to make a change for some special application has the option of using a high-cost/low-volume process. - Werner _______________________________________________ Qi Hardware Discussion List Mail to list (members only): [email protected] Subscribe or Unsubscribe: http://lists.en.qi-hardware.com/mailman/listinfo/discussion
