Origin Story

Growing up, everything I got my hands on, I took apart. Always fascinated how things worked. Often never got put back together correctly, but that’s another matter. Secondary education in computer sciences gave me a foundation in controlling electronics. A career in the army gave me the needed discipline and the spirit of never giving up, then a second career as a rig welder, we come to a few years ago.

In 2016, I flew to work with a shoe box full of electronics to work. Back then, i was still subconscious of what airport security would say to my mix of wires, radio, and batteries. Having served one tour in Afghanistan as a support welder, i was well aware of how it looked and there are certainly lots of stereotypes these days concerning radios and their uses. but, no one said anything. airport secuirty is a joke. This was a by hand, (single arm) job. Sure enough, work had no remotes for me to use, qu’elle surprise, and I had tie ins including my qualifiers. So, in a few nights in camp with fewer than one hundred lines of code, and a battery that lasted four hours, my first wireless remote was born. it was one way, only a distance of fifty feet, but it worked great, and raised my welding game instantly. A week later, we were evacuated for forest fires.

During the three weeks off during the fires, I built a prototype to go back to work that would work on both lincoln and miller. It was two way meaning it would flash a small light confirming the signal came back. After that, i purchased my first 3d printer, Ultimaker 2+ Extended, and got going on research. The following January, i literally sat on the couch for a straight month coding with Star Trek The next generation on the TV, loved it. Made a model to what i thought was worthy for other welders. I took the plunge and began selling them.

First generation remotes were offered from February 2017 to October 2017. A new model and generation was offered in November of that year. The second generation grew to peak around mid 2018. in February of 2019, the EVOX was born. And its fucking awesome.

The key to success is every unit sold is supported in full. Not only do I listen to feedback which improves every subsequent unit, I gladly warranty and fix anything that gets broken. One of my most rewarding tasks is receiving a unit from the field, updating it, and seeing how the customer likes the improvements.

I work tirelessly. Always a laptop near me knowing nothing comes easy. This will be the best welding remote on the planet. the one others will copy and emulate