Pro edition
Full Cost-Down Log
The document a consultancy keeps after first production and doesn't publish for free: every cost-reduction change made to Anvil Digital Kitchen Scale, with the before/after unit cost and the engineering reason for it. Generated from the same bill of materials as the free page, so it can never drift.
Cost-down log
Starting unit cost, at volume: $14.23. Current: $13.61.
| Date | Component | Change | Before | After |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 2 | Battery door | Fastener boss count reduced 4 → 2, verified by FEA against the drop-test spec above | $0.42 | $0.36 |
| Month 3 | Top shell | Wall thickness reduced 0.05 mm after a DFM re-review of the fill pattern | $1.85 | $1.82 |
| Month 5 | PCB assembly | Two board-to-board connectors consolidated into one | $6.75 | $6.35 |
| Month 7 | Bottom shell | Grip texture depth reduced one VDI step after a wear-test showed no functional loss | $1.65 | $1.58 |
| Month 9 | Battery-door gasket | Resewitched to a lower-durometer compound, same IP54 result at a lower material cost | $0.28 | $0.22 |