It took some time to get everything up and running, but it’s finally here: Machinecollective.org! The site is currently in public beta state as there are still some parts that need attention.

Our final prototypes will be produced this week and our website is almost completely done. Our prototyping modules will become available when the webshop is ready for business. In the meantime we would like everyone to sign up for our forum to discuss their projects, ideas and requirements.

Final acrylic prototypes

The picture above shows our final prototypes. We made the sides from thin laser-cut acrylic so it’s easy to see if everything fits. The side panels of the final prototyping modules will be made from a high tech aluminum sandwich material which is also thin but much stronger than acrylic. The picture above shows a few different configurations, which are, from left to right:

• - Rotarypot 16 – 16 x panel mount 10K rotary potentiometers
• - 4.5″ LCD – for pal/ntsc video signals
• - Monome 10h – for monome keypad kits
• - Slidepot 16 – 16 x 10k slide potentiometer with 30mm travel
• - Spark 16 – for Sparkfun silicone keypads with support for RGB leds
• - Slidepot 6 – 6 x 10k slide potentiometer with 70mm travel
• - Patchbay 25 – 25 x High quality banana jacks, can double as body contacts
• - Toggle 16 – 16 x panel mount SPDT toggle switch
• - Rotarypot 4 – 4 x panel mount 10K rotary potentiometers

We have created several dedicated pages and wiki sections for our products and services. Read all about the prototyping modules at their product page or in the Machinecollective wiki.

Our faceplate and acrylic parts manufacturing service will be available as soon as our webshop is launched, you can read more about it at the faceplates page and in our wiki.

Please let us know if you encounter bugs or if some parts need extra clarification.