Efforts are ongoing to resolve supply chain issues related to motors and gearboxes while also focusing on primary function testing and debugging. A high-level manufacturing strategy for a new building setup is being formulated alongside evaluating the use cases of current accessories.
Validate production intent
motor controls w/ temperature
compensation complete
4/28:
pending arrival of InMotion parts for testing on MZ2
August
MZ101 official production forecast
for vendors to protect supply chain
4/15
Sales team requested a rough spec sheet and rough costing for pricing ROM to gauge volume market by.
4/28
Had to push effort from April to May because fabrication parts not back from quote yet. Working to get rest of critical components in BOM updated in parallel.
Marketing strategy outline
Start ordering long lead electronics
to protect production supply
Executable manufacturing plan
for setup in new building
Work with vendors to get forecast
and lead time understood for long
lead electronics.
Setup electric gripper testing
on ML150 for application,
debug, and robustness
testing completed and went well. Servos were programed to have self held safety limits independent of controller board.
Johnathan is having issue with production intent board and cooked servo and/or board so had to take parts from working prototype for him to continue.
Ordered more servos so we have spares, will also order a few metal gear servos as a backup in case we find plastic servos not to last.
Electrical documentation complete
with all critical components for
manufacturing MZ101
Perform second full FEA of production
intent design release
July
Validate critical functions
of wireless handle w/ gripper
Perform first full FEA of production
intent design release
Review FEA Results
June
Evaluate use cases of all current
ML150 accessories
Primary function testing
and debug
High level manufacturing strategy
outline for new building setup
Resolve motor & gearbox
supply chain issues
May
Benchmark MZ101 cost
Waiting on quotes from vendors, drawings released mid April.
Need quotes back so final design changes can be made to weldments for fabrication for prototype.
RT mobility application
study complete for JLG mobility
base requirements
Build MZ100-2 for testing critical
controls design changes
Must push to till next month (May) because of vendors not providing parts. May come first week in May but working to verify since engineering is believed to be done on their end for production of parts to CR.
Release MZ101-P1 drawings for
fabrication
MZ101 application testing plan
MZ101 robustness testing plan
April
Dave L drastic hours cutback?
- Jake full time to resolve
Minor handle tweaks
Detailing still needs to be done
Cover started but still needs a bit of design work
Parts for 5 old handle weldments should be in soon
No other tasks lingering for Dave L
Interior mobility application
study complete for JLG mobility
base requirements
Resolve battery and power
issues in cold weather
4/28
Switching to inventus battery will simplify design and allow faster warm up with internal heating cells while charging / discharging.
MZ101 Production intent
prototype weldments
release for quoting