The announcement did *not* say that they did not meet standards, nor did
they say that the standards were too high - they did say that they did
not expect to meet the standards in production units at a cost they
considered reasonable (whether those are EU compliance standards or
internal company quality standards, it makes no difference).
Quote:
"However, guaranteeing this high standard without limitations in a
series production program with many vendors runs into difficulties which
cannot be overcome at a cost level which is still acceptable."
The engineers produced a product that was not reproducible within
budget. Such is the fate of many 'sandbox' projects within a large
company, budget is always an important parameter in any engineering
task. During my working years, I have seen many projects canned because
they could not come in on budget (I worked on one of those too) - no
sense for the company to lose money on every piece of equipment they
sell, that does not keep the stockholders happy.
73,
Don W3FPR
DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL wrote:
Methinks there is more afoot than meets the eye.
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