Post by BoxGods on Nov 1, 2022 17:20:07 GMT
I've been in product design and manufacturing for 20 plus years and worked on hundreds of different products in many different industries. Below are some of those projects that have similar materials, manufacturing methods, and functionality to the items here in the forum that we are considering putting into production.
This first example is an autonomous boat platform from 2019. The customer's company installs custom electronics and propulsion packages including sonar, radar and lidar, precision GPS and automatic route planning software. They sell these boats to government agencies and private companies that perform all sorts of tasks from sea floor and current mapping to harbor monitoring.
It is a roto-molded project about the same size and complexity as the 12VDC 40 qt and 60 qt ice chest projects. It also uses the same molded-in brass thread inserts, very similar formed and machined aluminum sheet parts, poured in place polyurethane foam, and rubber seals for air tight compartments. It is about 48" LOA, (length over all) with a 24" beam and about 18" to the top of the fly bridge. It is a low volume product at less than 50 units per production run.
This next example is a Deck Box used by TCG players. Essentially, they are protective cases used to store and transport card decks--with some decks worth $10,000 or more. It is part of an entire series of modular deck and dice box components that can be assembled in many different configurations. More than 50,000 units were sold prior to the pandemic all but shutting down in-person gaming events.
I chose this product because it uses custom designed open and closed aluminum extrusions with precision post processing including machining and two tone finishes similar to the extrusions used on the roof rack with 12 gallon solar water heater project. The high strength rare earth N52 magnets used for the lid closures are similar to those used on the cooler projects. It also has injection molded acrylic windows and laser etching and was produced in 6 colors.
This first example is an autonomous boat platform from 2019. The customer's company installs custom electronics and propulsion packages including sonar, radar and lidar, precision GPS and automatic route planning software. They sell these boats to government agencies and private companies that perform all sorts of tasks from sea floor and current mapping to harbor monitoring.
It is a roto-molded project about the same size and complexity as the 12VDC 40 qt and 60 qt ice chest projects. It also uses the same molded-in brass thread inserts, very similar formed and machined aluminum sheet parts, poured in place polyurethane foam, and rubber seals for air tight compartments. It is about 48" LOA, (length over all) with a 24" beam and about 18" to the top of the fly bridge. It is a low volume product at less than 50 units per production run.
This next example is a Deck Box used by TCG players. Essentially, they are protective cases used to store and transport card decks--with some decks worth $10,000 or more. It is part of an entire series of modular deck and dice box components that can be assembled in many different configurations. More than 50,000 units were sold prior to the pandemic all but shutting down in-person gaming events.
I chose this product because it uses custom designed open and closed aluminum extrusions with precision post processing including machining and two tone finishes similar to the extrusions used on the roof rack with 12 gallon solar water heater project. The high strength rare earth N52 magnets used for the lid closures are similar to those used on the cooler projects. It also has injection molded acrylic windows and laser etching and was produced in 6 colors.
