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Manufacturing Status Updates: July 18, 2025

Manufacturing Status Updates: July 18, 2025

Due to things like inflation, tariffs, and the unstable international climate we had to adjust our manufacturing process and sourcing yet again.  We've got the new changes vetted and locked-in but it has added a...


Portal Drum Manufacturing Status Updates: August 2, 2023

Portal Drum Manufacturing Status Updates: August 2, 2023

Hello folks!

We're coming down to the final stages before Portal Drums finally begin shipping!

In the meantime pots are finished up (soldering ~10000 leads in total :o), panels prepped and inspected, and tweaking/finalising the calibration...


Portal Drum Manufacturing Status Updates: April 22, 2023

Portal Drum Manufacturing Status Updates: April 22, 2023

Pots! 

We have been waiting on these for a *long* time and they have arrived!  These are the custom dual concentric pots (two knobs on one shaft) we use on Portal Drum...


Portal Drum Manufacturing Status Updates: January 16, 2023

Portal Drum Manufacturing Status Updates: January 16, 2023

The manufacturing world is moving but so are the ship dates for parts.

We do have first articles using a set of parts we were able to round up sooner than the...


Portal Drum/NG Manufacturing Status Updates: October 4, 2022

Portal Drum/NG Manufacturing Status Updates: October 4, 2022

Well, there is light at the end of this dark tunnel that is electronics manufacturing in the current climate!

Portal Drum electronics assemblies are going to start running this fall (which is actually still on...