Coming up to on-demand manufacturing

TL;DR: We’ve been making steady progress with manufacturing, and we’re about to switch into high gear. We expect to deliver every non-module pre-order by the end of March or the beginning of April. Afterwards, we’ll transition to on-demand manufacturing.

Hi there, and welcome to our monthly status update! Let’s get right to it!

Manufacturing progress

On February 27, we finally received the product boxes which were necessary to resume production, and we’ve shipped mini batches 55, 56, 57, and 58 since then.

Production has been mostly uninterrupted, except for a small shortage of foam parts that reside in the product boxes and protect your UHKs extremely well from any damage on the way. Luckily, we received plenty of foam parts today.

With the above issues out of the way, we expect to deliver every non-module pre-order by the end of March or the beginning of April, at which point we’ll transition to on-demand manufacturing.

On-demand manufacturing means that we’ll assemble orders as they come in. This translates to about a 0 to 5 working day delay from order to shipping depending on the actual demand.

Our current focus

Right now, our primary focus is to deliver every non-module pre-order, and streamline our operation. András is busy with the former, and I’m busy with the latter.

Improving our backend systems will allow us to devote the smallest amount of time possible to operational issues, and focus on R&D in general, and specifically the modules. So even though it’s not directly related to development, it will accelerate development, which is a prospect I’m really excited about.

Your feedback

Jez Cope, an awesome backer of ours has written a short review about his UHK, and so has Melinda Wyers on her blog . Thanks so much, Jez and Melinda!

The Twitterverse was eventful as usual featuring the following tweets:

6 months in a gotta give credit to @UltHackKeyboard – best I've ever used, an ergonomic wonder and a thought accelerator. I have a stack of fancy keyboards collected over many years and this one is 10x better than second place. Thanks @mondalaci pic.twitter.com/FHGk9sqsDA

— Todd Troxell (@xtat) February 14, 2019

It’s so gooood! Setting up was a breeze, the quality is spectacular, and the typing experience is wonderful! Now I have to retrain all my bad typing habits :sweat_smile: #GotMyUHK pic.twitter.com/98aZryvMXH

— Jonathan Nicholson (@jonathanichlson) March 6, 2019

#GotMyUHK ! Packaging was incredible. Build quality is amazing. Instructions were simple, and programming is a breeze! ❤ pic.twitter.com/ILsJUOFWyU

— Dan Schuman (@danschuman) March 5, 2019

I just #GotMyUHK , and I have to say, it's in some of the best packaging I've ever seen. I bet it could fall out of an airplane and survive. Thanks, @UltHackKeyboard ! pic.twitter.com/Jcz5t0urov

— Ian VanSchooten (@IanVanSchooten) March 5, 2019

#GotMyUHK and it is v.fresh. Thx @UltHackKeyboard – definitely worth the wait. pic.twitter.com/RpR5vc3UXV

— Brady Hiatt (@robotindian) March 8, 2019

IT'S FINALLY HERE! @UltHackKeyboard

even @github 's Hubot is excited! pic.twitter.com/cHymBQpAhJ

— Ahmad Nassri (@AhmadNassri) February 25, 2019

Super excited and happy about my new @UltHackKeyboard that I'll use at work( @Zedge @ZedgeHQ ). Finally something that goes along with my #xmonad setup! #GotMyUHK pic.twitter.com/UaYS0swuFR

— Rockj (@rockjodd) March 5, 2019

Pair programming is easier with @ulthackkeyboard pic.twitter.com/ejnHpclZHe

— Milan Aleksić (@milanaleksic) March 12, 2019

We’ll be keeping you updated on all things UHK, and we’re looking forward to talking to you on 2019-04-18.