Motivation: Now that we had launched our product and begun to take pre-orders, it was time to put Origin into production. This became a massive effort, with many parallel efforts. Due to our collective efforts, Origin shipped on-time in October of 2017, and to this day enjoys a very low warranty return rate. It was in continuous production for five years, and was supplanted by a second generation in October of 2022.
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| Much of Origin was designed from this apartment in the Bernal Heights district of SF, where the product design team and I essentially lived for several weeks. | The view out our window, when we weren't absorbed in CAD. |
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| Quick 3D prints to verify our work before releasing to vendors. | The first assembled Origin Proto 1 (P1) unit, actually cutting. |
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| The Z axis was one of the most heavily iterated parts of Origin. | Our final Z axis design was extremely compact and yet rigid. |
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| We worked closely with Festool to develop a high-quality custom spindle for Origin. | A first look at the new spindle on a visit to Festool in October 2016. |
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| Another area of collaboration was the storage box for Origin, which is compatible with Festool's Systainer ecosystem. | Testing custom engraving on carbide tool blanks, at our OEM router bit supplier. |
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| Origin had over 30 tooled parts, which was ambition for a first product. This injection-molding tool was used to create a rear housing cover, with our names etched inside. | With suppliers all over the world, we converged on a hotel room in Hong Kong to do fit checks, before each returning to our suppliers to make tooling adjustments. |
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| Greg and Kubba conferring over component fits. | Origin XYZ sub-assemblies at the factory. |
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| Units awaiting a final quality check. | The first Origin ever produced at the factory. |
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| Starting to fill systainers with Shaper Origins. | A shipping container worth of empty systainers, waiting to be filled. |
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| The production team at our Singapore manufacturing line in October 2018. |