2012/3/17 Jack Coats <j...@coats.org>: > > What companies seem to want to purchase is not 'software' and > 'hardware'. They want solutions.
Yes, exactly! Unfortunately my clients tend to ask, what kind of solution they are paying for and what am I going to implement and then it would be nice to show them a page, where at least some of the best LinuxCNC examples are mentioned so that they can be assured that my solution (meaning LinuxCNC) can be trusted. And LinuxCNC is not attractive only to cost-sensitive customers. There are many more selling points, including, but not limited to: 1) as mentioned before - cost of software - NONE; 2) since LinuxCNC is about being "smart controller on dumb hardware", it works on simple hardware (for example, it does not require closing feedback loop in servo controller etc), which also is more cost-effective than compared to other alternatives (can You get a 2kW AC servo drive for 240$ (meaning 8i20) for any other CNC controller?); 3) customer is not locked in with a particular vendor/service provider - any other integrator can take over maintenance of my machines (I am trying to comment the contents of HAL files mainly for myself to understand them also few years later, when customer might ask to change something - add new functions etc, but that would help any other person to understand, what is going on there); 4) LinuxCNC is so flexible, that it can control all the possible CNC machines in a [typical] workshop, thus having all the machines the same controls (probably with slightly different screens) is easier for operators and there is less chance for a mistake, and preparing the code also is easier - the same g-code commands mean the same on all machines, no need for fancy post-processor per each machine, even if it is needed, then one for all the machines; 5) and it is so advanced that it can easily control all kinds of robots and other "nasty" machines with complicated kinematics and require no CAM postprocessor at all; If I (well, my company) ever grow large enough, I would have my own examples to show potential customers, but now some external page would be helpful. I completely agree with Kent - such a page would help "marketing" LinuxCNC. In a non-profit manner, where marketing is supposed to increase number of users (and hopefully active developers). That is traditional thinking that marketing function is only generate revenue. I would say that marketing is about drawing attention and increasing awareness of potential customers. 2012/3/17 Jan de Kruyf <jan.de.kr...@gmail.com>: > > We will need some real clean shiny pictures though. Close-ups work very > well. > Are there volunteers? I would like add that welding robot I built. I have some videos with it in action (so links to Youtube could be pasted), but I have no access to it to make pictures. Viesturs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF email is sponsosred by: Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
