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Quoted from Tuna_Delight:

Fresh from this AM's email:
Dear Tim,
We would like to invite you to our production facility Apparatenfabriek ARA in Aalten, The Netherlands on Friday February 12th. All VIPs are welcome from 15:00 - 21:00 (3PM - 9PM) for an exclusive look behind the scenes in the factory!
After the tour you can also meet the team, play the game and enjoy a snack and a White Russian of course
If you want to come to this VIP Factory Tour, please let us know before wednesday the 10th of February. Please send an email to [email protected].
When will I get my TBL?
That is a question we get a lot and we would love to give you an exact date but… Since this is the first time we build a pinball machine we are not sure that the production schedule we planned is realistic and reliable. We believe that quality is more important than the production schedule so please bear with us.
Our schedule is that we will build the first 3 games in week number 8 (February 22 - 26). In week number 9 we plan to build 3 TBLs, 4 in week 10, 5 in week 11 and slowly ramp up to 10 TBLs a week. The games will be send out in batches.
As we said: quality is more important than the production schedule but we thought it would be good to share this with you.
Production planning (no rights can be derived from this planning)
We tested well, and thorough…
To be absolutely sure that your TBL meets your expectations, our prodution facility performed various endurance testing and testing under extreme conditions in the past couple of months. In the videos below you see the boards and assemblies being tested for endurance, and a Climate Chamber test at 50 degrees Celcius (122 degrees Fahrenheit)!!
Climate Chamber Test Video
» YouTube video
| Endurance Test Video
» YouTube video
Well, that's it for now, we hope we can welcome you next week - although we understand that for some of you visiting The Netherlands will be a big ask, especially on such short notice.
We'll send out more updates as soon as we have more 'new shit' to show you guys!
Until then, stay tuned.
Best regards,
Team Dutch Pinball
TBL Factory: Apparatenfabriek ARA in Aalten (The Netherlands)

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