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An Education in Paint
We took our metal bowl holder prototype to the painter/powdercoater today. We are having two samples painted – one in a navy blue, and one in a light blue textured paint. Turns out the light blue is also antimicrobial paint… SCORE! Another potential selling point!
We are looking at ways to cut manufacturing cost of this product. Those of you who like materials and processes may find the following interesting: turns out spot welding will be cheaper and easier to perform than the bead welding we used on the original part. Additionally, you may notice in this picture that the bowl holder is missing the “shelf” piece that runs beneath the bowls. Taking this piece away is one potential solution for decreasing weight and manufacturing cost (read: welding cost).
We also found a potential new metal former today who uses primarily CNC cutting machinery (as opposed to the waterjet cutters we used previously). He suggested various ways to decrease weight without compromising structural integrity, and is making us another less expensive prototype. Another thing that makes him awesome: he is right next door to the painter! Bottom line, if we use these guys to produce our product line, all they have to do is walk across the hall for painting and finishing. No shipping between facilities! Fantastic. They were also happy to help us and give us a tour of their facility – not bad. And finally, when we carried our dog bowl prototype into the facility through the office, the secretary barked at us. It was awesome.
So as you can see, things are progressing! Stay tuned… I hope to be able to post pictures of the painted prototype soon enough.