Open Hardware Summit talk, poster, and demo proposals are due today. As always, we post our conference applications to give you an inside look and a template for your own submissions.
We want a backup if the USB vendor ID proposal isn’t accepted, so we submitted the ‘Get your stuff made‘ presentation as a poster. It’s always fun to talk to people about their projects and how to get them manufactured.
Type of submission: poster
Title: Get your stuff made: four approaches to open hardware manufacturing
Importance:
There’s lots of talented people who don’t etch PCBs or solder surface mount parts, but who are eager to apply their skills to open hardware projects. Manufacturing a project puts it in the hands of firmware, software, and documentation developers who make a sizable and unique contribution when given the opportunity.Description:
This poster details the major ways open hardware is being manufactured today, including:
1. Licensing to manufacturers
2. Manufacturing fulfillment, full outsourcing
3. Contract assembly
4. In-house DIY assemblyFor each approach we show the breakdown of responsibilities, and compare the level of involvement from full outsourcing to the garage assembly line. (please see attached image from a recent presentation on the topic)
Bio: Ian builds a new open hardware project every month at DangerousPrototypes.com. Copies of the projects are available from Seeed Studio’s open hardware manufacturing service.