Jack Coats wrote: > > This thread has got me thinking. I am starting to believe that selling an > appliance, that happens to run EMC2 > might be the best way. Linksys did it with the imfamous WRT routers that > run Linux, so using EMC2 in a similar way > by putting it in a 'controller box' that could be a full computer or just a > 'headless controller' that takes in SD cards with > g-code on it. Or go the other way and make it fully network attached with > all the touch screens, web cams, and other > gizmoz anyone wants to attach. Then it is a 'product' and you aren't > selling EMC2, or just the service of providing > configured EMC2. ... I wonder if this would 'sell better' than a software > only product? > > Yes, I'm certain of this. Look at Centroid/Ajax, they have very much a similar business model. They have a box which has CPU, power supplies and servo drives. You pick motors and other minor accessories from a catalog, add to the basic control box and send them payment. A big box comes, you unpack and attach to the machine, plug cables into connectors and turn it on, set a few things like travel limits, and it is ready to accept G-code.
I seriously doubt anybody could make a real business selling EMC2 just as is. Somebody definitely COULD make a business doing EMC2-based retrofits. They would settle on interface cards, motors and drives, and have a range of these to suit the size of the machine. Probably also have something like Bob Campbell's standard boxes with the right hole pattern for connectors and internal components, so he could just pick the required parts, bolt into box, wire up and then attach to the machine. Or, as in previous paragraph, selling a turnkey retrofit kit for anybody reasonably experienced in industrial control gear to install on site. Jon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Oracle to DB2 Conversion Guide: Learn learn about native support for PL/SQL, new data types, scalar functions, improved concurrency, built-in packages, OCI, SQL*Plus, data movement tools, best practices and more. http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
