Case Study: OSBeehives achieves rapid prototyping and scaled production with MacroFab

From Prototypes to Production with MacroFab

OSBeehives, maker of the BuzzBox smart beehive monitoring assistant, faced a tough engineering challenge: iterate multiple prototypes to find a design that integrates with a living hive without getting gummed up, while keeping costs and time-to-market under control. To tackle this, they partnered with MacroFab and used the MacroFab platform for rapid PCB prototyping and assembly during development.

MacroFab delivered fast, accurate online quotes, quick prototype turnarounds, and helped OSBeehives transition to SMT and low‑mix, high‑volume manufacturing. By using MacroFab for PCB assembly, box build, fulfillment and inventory management, OSBeehives sped up production, reduced unit costs, avoided multi-vendor logistics, and successfully fulfilled crowdfunding orders to backers worldwide.

OSBeehives

Aaron Makaruk

Co-Founder & CEO