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'''Costs and operating expenses for companies producing technical laboratory equipment''' (annual report. (2013). Thermo Fisher Scientific) | '''Costs and operating expenses for companies producing technical laboratory equipment''' (annual report. (2013). Thermo Fisher Scientific) | ||
- | We follow a strategy to circumvent unnecessary costs for customers by realizing a '''social vision'''. In accordance with the principle of open source including both '''open hardware''' and open software, information where to get the necessary components, quantities, a step-by-step technical construction manual and circuit diagrams could be published online for free. So our profit is not of financial nature but is instead based on recognition and on motivating other iGEM teams and companies to spread the idea of open hardware, too. In accordance with the motto do-it-yourself we offer low budget versions while reducing all potential costs but not the material costs. Customers with a little technical skill and willingness to try something new could use our step-by-step building instructions. | + | We follow a strategy to circumvent unnecessary costs for customers by realizing a '''social vision'''. In accordance with the principle of open source including both '''open hardware''' and open software, information where to get the necessary components, quantities, a step-by-step technical construction manual and circuit diagrams could be published online for free. Potential customers can follow our given building instructions and download needed informations from our [https://2014.igem.org/Team:Aachen/Notebook/Engineering engineering website]. So our profit is not of financial nature but is instead based on recognition and on motivating other iGEM teams and companies to spread the idea of open hardware, too. In accordance with the motto do-it-yourself we offer low budget versions while reducing all potential costs but not the material costs. Customers with a little technical skill and willingness to try something new could use our step-by-step building instructions. |
To make our whole idea more user-friendly we thought over the offering of device kits. With this theoretical method customers don't have to order a lot of separate device parts from diffrent componies but still were not able of flexibility. Flexible with regard to potential new modifications of the devices including the choise of other building parts or a replenishment. | To make our whole idea more user-friendly we thought over the offering of device kits. With this theoretical method customers don't have to order a lot of separate device parts from diffrent componies but still were not able of flexibility. Flexible with regard to potential new modifications of the devices including the choise of other building parts or a replenishment. |
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