Enter to Win FREE Customization Services!

Thanks to everyone who applied. The winner is bishplorers

Thanks Dave

Hi Workshopshed , the $300 includes the parts themselves.

element14Dave  one more question, does the $300 include the parts themselves or are those purchased separately and the customisation applied on top?

It seems like in the real world a customization process would cost way more than $300 ... no?!

Nonetheless, this is an interesting RoadTest.

Thanks for the answer element14Dave. It sounds like a great incentive to try the process out.

Hi dougw ,

Thanks for the question. The selected members would work with our team as they would as a normal customer. specs, BOMs, ect would be sent to our team, a quote would be developed, and the $300 value would be applied to that quote. We are asking for the recipients to evaluate (via the RoadTest Review) the overall process. Does that answer your question?

Dave

This is an intriguing road test - customization services.

It would seem to be aimed at projects where you buy some products from these companies and then they help customize them to your specs for free.

I've had opportunities to use products from at least 8 of these suppliers in industrial applications. Usually the panel meters, switches and enclosures are a relatively small part of the system, but it would have been nice to have had help with the tricky tasks of professionally modifying enclosures to accommodate meters accurately and aesthetically, as offered here.

I'm not sure I fully understand how the logistics would work for this road test ....

In this road test, where the suppliers provide customization services, how can contestants determine how much customization is possible with the $300 voucher?

Would extra customization be invoiced to the contestant, or does the supplier simply only do $300 worth of work and leave the rest to the contestant? It would seem a quote might be needed.

Would customization be done from customer generated drawings? Or is some design work part of the service? Or do all the parts on the BoM need to be shipped to the customization supplier? What documentation and file formats are needed?

I could use something like this:

3 concentric quadrature encoders, with a push button function when pressed down.

I would create a control with that to dial in frequency, duty cycle and dead band of a PWM signal.

It could be something for a test jig to automate checking/programming electronic designs...

These often need dedicated gizmos.

Oh yes, a very special opportunity. Hopefully everyone else is doing what I just started and is looking at that list of suppliers to see what they do!

Like. This is a very special roadtest.