11/03/2026
Most manufacturing case studies go from "here's the problem" to "here's the finished machine." The weeks of build in between get left out, mostly because they're messy.
We're leaving them in. This is a turnkey o-ring installation cell, and this is the stretch where a frame becomes a machine: paint, a robot, a feeder, wiring, the base of an ASP-1. It's where the engineers, machinists, and electricians earn their paychecks, so it seemed a shame to hide it.
Two months in, here's what the middle looks like:
https://asporing.com/turnkey-o-ring-installation-cell-is-taking-shape-part-2/