CHECK FOR UPDATESĬhecking for Updates is a quick way to find out if you are running the latest version of AkuShaper or not. This is how we get better as a software company. DO NOT HESITATE TO SEND US BUG REPORTS, ASK QUESTIONS, OR PROVIDE FEEDBACK. If your computer is not connected to the internet, Create a Zip File to save the report and send to us later.Ĭhoose a location to save the report to, and email it to use from a separate computer, tablet, or phone. HIT SEND and the report goes directly to the AkuShaper team. If available, please always include the Board (your design so we can have a closer look, the blank if you are using one, and the Machine Standard Settings which helps us detect the cutting paths and look for errors. Please fill out your name, your email, and a description of the issue or question. Our entire team receives these reports and we always respond within 24 hours.Īfter you click Report A Problem or Ask a Question, you will receive the following prompt box: If you have a question, detect a bug, or need help, this option is your best friend. This is the best tool to get in direct contact with the AkuShaper software team. With this loss of quality control they risk their brand, integrity and credibility.Help Menu A start up guide on how to best utilize the Help Menu in the AkuShaper shaping software Unfortunately they can not be everywhere at once to guarantee their designs are faithfully replicated. The world’s top shapers understand this dilemma which goes hand in hand with scaling their brand by using offshore production. Hence, unfortunately not all boards are a faithful replication of the original designer’s intent. This machining process creates rough shape of the board with a bumpy corrugated surface which then needs to be interpreted and manually finished by what the industry calls a finish shaper a highly skilled process that takes 25 to 45 minutes. Furthermore, the board is manually turned over and re-aligned during the machining process which is extremely difficult to do accurately. These machines have a high ‘step-over’ (distance between machining paths) and large diameter tool. Most boards are first rough cut by a simple 3-axis routers. One of your valued customers, let’s call him Bob, purchases an identical board to his mate, only to find they are not the same? What is going on here? It is estimated that for every ten supposedly identical boards in production, only one or two come out as the designer intended. We utilise innovative technology to ensure faithful replication of the designers intent. Our manufacturing solution has a lower lead time, is therefore more demand reactive and requires less capital. We are investing locally, creating employment opportunities and training our staff in lean manufacturing methodologies. Does the surf community really want to purchase a new surfboard that has been shaped by someone in a far away country and who has possibly never surfed? We believe ‘Locally Made Matters’ This inevitably results in a portion of imported boards having to be discounted to clear eroding margin for everyone.įurthermore, the consumer is getting a lot more savvy about the origin and environmental lifecycle of products. A long lead time means that brands must predict ahead of market demand what models and sizes will sell. There are high working capital requirements given that boards must be paid before shipping. Geographical dislocation makes it difficult for the surf brand to manage quality issues. For example, lower quality, unfaithful replication of designs and long lead times. Consequently many of the brand name surfboards now sold in Australia are imported from Thailand, Vietnam and China.ĭespite low price there are other hidden costs to this model. Over the past decade surfboard production has been steadily moving offshore to low labour cost countries that can offer super low prices.
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