Subject:
|
Re: Just a little info......
|
Newsgroups:
|
lugnet.robotics
|
Date:
|
Thu, 27 Mar 2003 17:07:02 GMT
|
Highlighted:
|
!!
(details)
|
Viewed:
|
1370 times
|
| |
|
|
We (HiTechnic) have stopped building and supplying product as a result of
becoming victims of our own success. The volume of business simply got too
large for us to handle.
I would like to thank EVERYONE for their help and enthusiasm in this initial
venture! It was great fun for all concerned right up until the point where
it stopped being fun.
The economics of low volume fine assembly work are very difficult to deal
with. Living within the constriants of being required to glue and mill
bricks to make enclosures within the limits of the kind of expertise
available and time limitations which apply make the whole process run very
close to break even as opposed to realising any kind of profit which would
be a prerequisite to encouraging anyone else (other than an AFOL like me) to
take a serious interest in the product range.
I have not given up!
The company I work for (yep - www.sensors.com) has recently become very busy
and I and the company are both committed to some serious overtime between
now and probably early July. Our production capability here will be at
maximum capacity during this period.
It is my hope, that if and when things slow down a little, I may be able to
presuade the powers that be here to diversify. If that happens, then there
will be a resumption in supply. If that does not happen, then I will place
the necessary intellectual property into the public domain.
Very sincerely,
John Barnes
|
|
Message has 3 Replies:
 | | Re: Just a little info......
|
| (...) NOOO...OOO!!!...!!! This sucks. But I understand, John. I'm really glad to see that HiTechnic was such a great success, despite the negative effects. It has been wonderful to see a venture such as this take off and do well with the Lego fan (...) (22 years ago, 27-Mar-03, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
| | | Re: Just a little info......
|
| (...) Thats too bad. I suppose we could blame it on Steve Hassenplug :) All of that media coverage with the Legway can only increase demand :) But seriously, its too bad things became overwhelming. (...) I might also add that the economics of (...) (22 years ago, 27-Mar-03, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Re: Just a little info......
|
| (...) I thought order volumes were regulated by price, demand and such. But I understand and although I have not used any of your products I have for sure enjoyed watching what others have done with them! - Thank you, come again! Apu Best regards, (...) (22 years ago, 28-Mar-03, to lugnet.robotics)
|
Message is in Reply To:
| | Just a little info......
|
| I assume that John did not make an announcement here because it is a “commercial enterprise”, but Hitechnic has stopped manufacturing RCX© Compatible Products. After the success and exposure that the Legway gave to Hitechnic and their subsequent (...) (22 years ago, 27-Mar-03, to lugnet.robotics)
|
10 Messages in This Thread:
- Entire Thread on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
This Message and its Replies on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
|
|
|
|
