Description

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Tasks

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• [x] Send drawings out to machine shops found in Find Machine Shops
• [x] Receive quotes
• [x] Assess relationship between quotes, budget, required tolerances, areas of design simplification.

Notes

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• Sent drawings out to the following machine shops: Rapid Enterprises, MDA Ltd, Ofir Machine Shop, GTA Machining, Argon Prototypes
• Received responses from MDA Ltd and Rapid Enterprises, waiting on the others
• MDA Ltd:
  • Is not able to provide us with Aluminum 2024, can only offer Aluminum 6061-T6, which we have agreed to move forward with (cheaper, easier to find)
  • Asked for STEP files of parts to get a better overview of parts before providing us with a quote
• Rapid Enterprises:
  • Is not able to provide us with Aluminum 2024, can only offer Aluminum 6061-T6, which we have agreed to move forward with (cheaper, easier to find)
  • Provided an example of tolerances vs pricing (shown below)
    • Here is an example of drilling just a 6mm hole inside a part when it comes to price vs tolerance. Tolerance of +/-0.005mm $200 Tolerance of +/-0.025mm $90 Tolerance of +/-0.05mm $50 Tolerance of +/-0.1mm $15
  • Have agreed to move forward with receiving quotes for the current tolerances that are implemented in our drawings, and will make changes if necessary to comply with our budget
  • Have set up a call with a manufacturer from their team to further discuss the parts so that they can get a better understanding before providing us with an in-depth quote
• Received quote from MDA - $5,100 total
  • All good by finance lead, updated manufacturing budget to say $5,500