Manje singena ehlobo, kodwa lokho akusho ngempela ukuthi kusesekuseni kakhulu ukuqala ukucabanga ngokugqokisa amagiya asebusika—ikakhulukazi uma kusho ukungena kusenesikhathi ngomkhiqizo weKickstarter.
Ithuthukiswe i-Ireland-based Rotation Design kubo bonke ubusika obubili futhi ihlolwe esimweni sezulu esibi e-Iceland, ifosholo leqhwa elisebenzayo le-TUSK lingase libe umngane wakho omkhulu ngalezo zikhathi zasekuseni ezibandayo, ezimanzi, nezidabukisayo zasebusika (ungakhathazeki— sisazophumula izinyanga ezimbalwa).
Yakhelwe njengethuluzi elihlangene lemisebenzi ehlukahlukene ehlobene neqhwa, i-TUSK ihlanganisa i-chassis engazweli, engasindi nezici ezihlanganisa ifosholo leqhwa, i-spede yokumba insimbi ekhishwayo ehoxiswayo, i-scraper sheath ebanzi, namawipha aqinile e-elastomer. .
"Ekuseni okuneqhwa elibandayo, umqondo we-TUSK wazalwa ngenxa yokukhungatheka kokusebenzisa i-ice-scraper embi ukusula iwindi lemoto futhi uzibuza ukuthi kungani lezi zinhlobo zemikhiqizo zimbi kangaka," kuchaza ithimba le-Rotation Design. “Umbono we-TUSK wavela ngokushesha futhi sasifuna ukuyakhela endaweni embi kakhulu yeqhwa futhi sanquma ukwakha ukusebenza okwengeziwe ukuze sibhekane nezinye izimo. Lolu phiko lube ifosholo lemisebenzi eminingi yokusinda elihlanganisa ithiphu ye-ice scraper, ibhakede lefosholo, i-spade yensimbi ekhishwayo, ama-wiper enjoloba nama-buffer kanye nedizayini ye-ergonomic yezibambo ezimbili ukuze isebenziseke kakhulu.”
I-SolidSmack ibambene no-Alan Harrison we-Rotation Design ukuze uthole ukuqonda okwengeziwe ngalokhu kuthathwa okuhlakaniphile kokuxazulula inqwaba yezinkinga zasebusika.
Wavela kanjani umbono we-TUSK Survival Shovel?
I-Tusk yazalwa ngenselelo yedizayini yamahora angama-24 esizibekele yona. Sike sabamba iqhaza kulezi zinhlobo zezinselelo ngaphambilini; ekolishi nakwezinye izinkundla zokuklama. Umgomo uwukucabanga ngokugcwele, umqondo, ukuklama nokuthuthukisa umkhiqizo noma isisombululo ngesikhathi esisodwa samahora angama-24. Zingaba mnandi ngendlela emangalisayo kuyilapho ziyinselele kakhulu.
Amahora angu-24 kuphrojekthi eyodwa? Kwahamba kanjani lokho?
Ngolunye usuku lwangoLwesithathu ntambama ngasekupheleni kuka-2016, sasiboshelwe emsebenzini othile futhi sasibambekile. Olunye uhlobo esiluklama i-Stayhold lwalukhula ngokushesha futhi sasisebenza isikhathi esigcwele kulokhu. Besingakenzi noma yimuphi umsebenzi ophusile wokuklama umkhiqizo esikhathini eside futhi sicabange ukuthi lena kungaba indlela ejabulisayo yokuzama okuthile okusha.
Senza isiqiniseko sokuthi isitudiyo sethu silungisiwe, okusho ukuthi siqongelela ukudla okulula, amapensela acijile futhi saqinisekisa ukuthi sinezinto zokusetshenziswa - amakhadibhodi, iglue eshisayo, ipulasitiki yeshidi. Besifuna ngempela ukubheka ama-ice scrapers njengendawo njengoba kwase kuqala ukungena ubusika. Izimoto zethu ezifakwe iqhwa ekuseni kwakubuhlungu ukuzisusa. Sabona kufanele kube nendlela engcono. Siqale emini, sixoxa ihora lonke, sihlanganisa zonke izindawo ebesinomuzwa wokuthi zidinga ukunakwa. Sasithenge inqwaba yama-ice scrapers ezitolo zethu zasendaweni ze-Auto kanye ne-DIY ukuze sibe nombono ojwayelekile wemakethe. Bese siqhubekela phambili ngokushesha ekudwebeni imibono embalwa. Ngokushesha siphethe ngokuthi ukuncintisana nebanga eliphansi, ama-ice scrapers ashibhile kwakungeke kwenzeke. Sasazi ukuthi sidinga ukwengeza inani ngendlela ehlukile. Yilapho-ke sabona khona ukuthi kumele sibheke ubusika njengenkinga, hhayi iqhwa kuphela. Kwabe sekuvela umqondo wophondo. Ithuluzi elilodwa lokusinda ebusika. Umqondo wawuwukwenza idivayisi enemisebenzi eminingi engakwazi ukubhekana nezinkinga ezihlukahlukene zezimoto ezihlobene nobusika. Ingxenye ye-ice scraper, ifosholo, ifosholo, igeja leqhwa kanye nesisula sefasitela.
Idizayini ehlanganisa konke, akunjalo? Uthathe yiphi indlela ngayo?
Ngokushesha saqala ukusho ukuthi singahlanganisa kanjani imisebenzi ethile ebalulekile nokuthi iyunithi enjengale ingadinga ukubukeka kanjani nokuthi umuntu angayisebenzisa kanjani. Besifuna ukuthi iminyene ukuze ilungele imoto, ukuze igcinwe futhi ifinyeleleke. Besifuna ukuthi kube lula ngempela ukukusebenzisa futhi kuvikeleke esandleni(ezandleni). Idizayini enezibambo ezimbili yakhethwa ukuyivumela ukuthi iminyene ngenkathi isebenzisa amandla ayo okumba. Ifosholo likuvumela ukuthi umbe ezindaweni ebezingajwayelekile noma okunzima ukuzifinyelela.
Njengamanje, usudale ama-prototypes - uwenze kanjani? Ingabe usebenzise noma iyiphi isofthiwe ye-3D?
Sithanda ukusebenzisa amakhadibhodi kanye neglue eshisayo ukuze senze amajamo ngokushesha futhi sizizwele ukuthi umkhiqizo ungasingathwa kanjani, lokhu kuyinto esizwa sengathi iyakhishwa kakhulu enqubweni yokuklama kulezi zinsuku. Ngemva kwamahora ambalwa, sibe nomuntu oyedwa ku-SOLIDWORKS ehlekisa ngomumo kuyilapho omunye umklami eqhubeka nokwakha amamodeli we-sketch, ukuhlola izimo, izindlela zokusebenzisa umkhiqizo, ukuwuqinisekisa futhi sasebenzisa izinqubo zombili ngokuhambisana ukuze sicwengisise futhi senze izinguquko impukane. Ngalobo busuku kusihlwa, sase siphothuliwe ukuqondiswa komklamo. Ngokusebenzisa i-pizza, saxazulula inhloso yokuklama futhi saba ne-CAD yokuqala. Cishe phakathi kwamabili saqala ukwakha ama-prototypes ethu okuqala. Ukuphrinta kwe-3D noma i-CNC i-prototype izohamba kancane kakhulu. Indlela eshesha kakhulu yokwakha ubufakazi kwakuwukusika impahla yeshidi ngesandla bese sizame ukukuhlanganisa ngendlela engcono kakhulu esingakwazi ngayo. Sisebenzisa itafula nebhande sabona ngokucophelela sisike ucezu ngalunye eshidini acetal. Irutha yasetshenziswa ukwengeza imininingwane emihle, izikhala njll. Ekuphumeni kwelanga sasihlanganisa izingcezu, sibhoboza izimbobo zokuhlola futhi sibophe izingcezu ndawonye, sizivumela ukuthi zizithephe ngokwazo. Ngemuva kweseshini yethu yokuxoxisana phambilini sibe nokubona kusengaphambili uku-oda iqhwa ukuze lihlole futhi siqinisekise ukwakheka kwethu. Bekumele ifike ngo-8 ekuseni ngakho kwaba ukujaha ukwenza ngokushesha. Sachitha usuku lwasekuseni siwuthinta okokugcina futhi sayeka ukudla kwasekuseni okusheshayo.
Futhi kuhambe kanjani ukuhlolwa?
Yadabula kalula eqhweni eliqhekekile kodwa sasazi ukuthi sidinga ukulihlola endle. Kwakuwubusika obupholile ngalowo nyaka e-Ireland ngakho sabheka izindawo ukuze sithole indawo ekahle yokuhlola. Sagcina sesikhetha i-Iceland, njengoba yayiyizwe leqhwa.
Ngalesi sikhathi sase senze enye intuthuko futhi sase senza ama-prototypes agcwele ingilazi ye-CNC futhi sengeze i-spade yensimbi ehoxiswayo.
Sachitha impelasonto enyakatho ye-Iceland e-Akureyri eduze kwendilinga yase-Arctic, ngaphansi kweqhwa elingu-1 kanye namazinga okushisa angaphansi kuka-zero, ikakhulukazi -15°C. Sakha iqhwa ngefosholo, samba i-4×4 yethu ngaphandle kwezimo ezimbalwa ezikhohlisayo, saphuca iqhwa kuwindscreen futhi sahlola zonke izici.
Ngakho-ke, kwenzekani ngemva kwenselele yokuklama ukuze ilungele ukukhiqizwa?
Lapho sifika ekhaya sasazi ukuthi sinomkhiqizo ojabulisa ngempela ezandleni zethu okwakufanele ube nethuluzi lasebusika. Ngenkathi sisendaweni yokucima ukoma e-Iceland sasheshisa eminye yemininingwane emihle futhi senza nezinhlelo zokubuya kwethu. Emuva estudiyo, saqala ukusebenzisa amanye ama-tweaks ku-Solidworks ukuze sithole omunye umjikelezo wama-prototypes. Enye yezinselelo ezinkulu kwaba ukuklama indlela evumela i-stainless steel spade ukuthi ihoxe kalula kuyilapho ivikelekile futhi iqinile ngokwanele ukuze ikwazi ukuqhubeka igingqika eqhweni eliqinile. Idizayini yethu yasekuqaleni yamahora angu-24 yayinamabhawodi ekhanda le-hex okwakudingeka ahlehliswe ukuze kulungiswe i-spade, okuyivumela ukuthi islayidi ingene futhi iphume. Sasheshe sathola e-Iceland ukuthi lezi kwakunzima kakhulu ukuzisebenzisa, ikakhulukazi lapho kubanda. Sasidinga isixazululo esingase sisetshenziswe ngamagilavu aminyene asebusika kanye neminwe endikindiki. Sigcine ngokuklama izinkinobho zokucindezela ezinkulu ezikwazi ukugoba ngokwanele ukukhiya nokuvula i-spade. Ku-SOLIDWORKS sikwazile ukucwenga lezi futhi sihlole ukuguquguquka kwezinto ukuze sithole usayizi nobude esibudingayo.
Lapho sesikwenzile konke ukuphindaphinda, sa-oda izingxenye ze-CNC ezigayiwe ze-PA6 kozakwethu bokukhiqiza. Benza ne-Stainless steel spade futhi banamathisele amaphiko e-TPU. Umkhiqizi ulethelwe ngempela ekwenzeni ama-prototypes abukeka emuhle futhi amele izingxenye ezibunjiwe zokugcina ezibunjiwe.
Ingabe uye waba namathuba okukuhlola endleleni?
Yebo. Ngasekuqaleni konyaka sithole elinye ithuba lokuthi ekugcineni sifake iTusk esivivinyweni. Ukuqhuma kwe-arctic okubizwa ngokuthi “isilo sasempumalanga” kwashaya kakhulu i-Ireland. Izwe lonke lama. Ukukhukhuleka kwesithwathwa okungafika ku-7ft kuvimbe imigwaqo eminingi emincane yasemaphandleni. Ihhovisi lethu lavalwa izinsuku ezimbalwa kodwa ngenhlanhla sasinawo amaTusk. Izimoto zethu zazihlale zimbozwe yiqhwa, usuku ngalunye ludinga ukuqothuka kaningi. Ibambene yenze kube nomoya. Sikwazile ukusula yonke imoto ngokushesha futhi sakhuhla noma yikuphi ukwakheka kweqhwa. Izikhathi ezimbalwa sibambekile kodwa sakwazi ukuzimba masinyane. Lokhu kusishiye sihamba ngendlela emangalisayo, sakwazi nokuletha igilosa komakhelwane abafakwe eqhweni. Siphinde sagcina ngokuthola okuqukethwe okumangalisayo. Sasazi ukuthi lo mkhiqizo ufanelekile ebusika futhi bekufanele siwulungiselele isiphepho esilandelayo seqhwa. Njengoba ubusika buya ngokuya bubanda kakhulu sasingafuni ukulinda.
Kungani unqume ukwethula ku-Kickstarter?
Sinqume ukwethula i-Kickstarter ngenhloso yokuthi sikwazi ukufeza imiklomelo ekuqaleni kobusika obuzayo. Isiphepho seqhwa singase singaphinde sishaye i-Ireland kulo nyaka, kodwa kwenye indawo nakanjani sizosidinga noma ngabe ugu olusempumalanga ye-America noma impilo yansuku zonke e-Iceland.
Okwaqala njengenselelo yokuklama yamahora angama-24 manje sekuwumkhiqizo othuthukisiwe obungeke ube khona ukube asinqumanga ukuzitika ngobuciko ukuze silwe nokunye okungavamile okuhlobene nezinye izici zebhizinisi elikhulayo. Le phrojekthi isinikeze amandla kabusha futhi yasenza sabona ukuthi sase sicindezeleka kakhulu emhlabeni wokuqalisa amabhizinisi futhi njengabaklami bezimboni, kwakudingeka sibuyele enqubweni yokudala futhi sisebenze kwamanye amaphrojekthi amasha. Kusukela lapho sinqume ukwethula isitudiyo esisha eduze kwebhizinisi lethu lemikhiqizo eyinhloko I-STAYHOLD® Products ebizwa ngokuthi i-ROTATION Design.
Yini okulandelayo?
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