diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 171534bf1af2e943dfa0770e1ef3099777d62f7a..3335028ab6dea89b933861ea3e0cc487c4a8e8b1 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ Rapid manufacturing of embossing tooling for permanently marking thin plastic.  +## status +This project has been shelved as face shield mass manufacturing scaled up faster than expected. The method is still relevant for quick-turn pilot scale runs of thin plastic products. + ## need As part of our covid-19 face shield production efforts, we need to permanently mark units that end up in hospitals with a few basic identifiers: a manufacturing batch number and a shortened URL for assembly instructions. The Zund needs to spend its time cutting rather than marking, and doctors have complained about the smell of laser-engraved text.