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Chris Cecil solved a feeder shortage on his Manncorp pick-and-place machine by creatively integrating Siemens Siplace feeders using a Smoothieboard and components from the OpenPNP project and SchultzController. His ingenious solution, costing just $2,500, dramatically increased his machine’s capacity for building Smoothieboards, showcasing a practical approach to expanding production capabilities beyond the manufacturer’s support.