Production Summary July 10, 2026

Status

The first 500 units are anchored to an October 16 delivery from Eastek.

Parts, packaging, and assembly are moving; the artwork pack went to Eastek July 8.
Two items still open, both on Monday’s Eastek call (July 13): the housing-fit path and the inventory count.
Any new mold run has to book by mid-August to hold the October date.

Timeline

2026 → 27

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Decide

Eastek call Jul 13 ★

Tooling

Tool correction check

Mold run

If stock short - book by mid-Aug

Parts

Short-part buys + PCBA completion (80 of 500)

Battery

Pytes EOL → BFN swap

Packaging

Artwork sent Jul 8 → print + boxes

Assembly

Assembly + QA + fit

Ship

Dock - Oct 16 ★

Next run

Second 500 - Jan 1

Active workstream Build + delivery Only if stock falls short ★ = decision point / dock date

Key issues

1. Housing fit - assembly vs mold

Mark’s July 6 read is that the top-bottom mismatch is parts variation and tolerances, hard to judge from a single sample.

The sharp edges are already corrected in the tool; Mark is verifying.
Decide Monday: a first run on stock parts, or mold work first. Dr. B authorizes.

2. Inventory reconciliation

The stock count needs squaring before we size any mold run.

Mark puts Eastek at 400+ housing sets; the June 9 shortage report shows the cone cap at zero on hand.
Part-by-part reconciliation on Monday’s call.

3. Battery end-of-life

The Pytes cell is discontinued; Eastek proposes the BFN alternate at the same specs and cost.

Open question: does the swap need revalidation, or do we take the last-time buy.
Regulatory read before Eastek orders.

4. Packaging release

The full artwork, manual, and drawings pack went to Eastek July 8.

Eastek confirms coverage Monday; boxes run a 6-8 day lead once released.

5. PO size (EAU)

Keith’s open question is whether the 25K blanket PO is still right.

MOQ and pricing follow from the answer.

Next steps

Monday, July 13 - Eastek status call

Stock reconciliation, the fit path, packaging confirmation, and the battery answer, with a committed dock date on each short part.

Mark / SmartShape

Tool-correction verification result and which stock it covers; he gets the meeting details today.

Hold October 16

Any mold run books by mid-August to make the dock date; everything above works back from that.

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