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Day: Monday 16 August 2021

Low Volume, High Mix: Survival of On-Shore Manufacturing

In North America at least, much manufacturing has turned to what they call ‘low volume, high mix’. The story told is that, with large-volume manufacturing having been off-shored, what remains is only low-volume; for manufacturers to survive, they have to adapt to having lots of clients, ordering a variety of small jobs. Having designed the […]

Bike Alarm Test: Laggy Shake-Response, with Voice

A 2019 test of the system’s measured response to shakes. It certainly is too measured in this instance, but refinement was planned for later. And theft-detection is incorrect as well; but that was to evolve later. Note: As of today, there is no plan to include voice messages in the final product. Instead, there will […]

Bike Alarm Test: Good Response, Volume Too Low

A February 2020 test that I shot on video. While there had, of course, been years of tests of the system, those were development tests–of the electronics, and of the firmware. This checks the loudness outside. The device is not inside an enclosure, but wrapped flimsily atop a saddle. The alarms and messages are not […]

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