As long as we are dreaming or sky-blue (AKA outside-the-box) thinking about features we (I) would like to see in a polishing machine, here is my list of features/items I think would benefit the end-user:
1) Digital read-out of RPMs or a stall-warning on DA`s
2) Digital read-out of force being applied (like incorporating a load cell)
3) Digital read-out of pad temperature.
4) Digital Paint Thickness Gauge readout as you polish
5) Data-gathering telemetry computer program of the above"polishing data" items, along with micro-GPS locations of the machine (speed and movement), for statistical analytics of how the polishing was done (great training tool of polishing techniques. Think Formula 1 racing data and how it analyzes the driver at a track during the race for improvement)
OR a head-up clear glasses (like wrap-around safety glasses) display of that data as the detailer/operator uses the polisher
6) Quick-change backplate sizes
7) Voice command with a user-definable "name" for your machine (Roboto, power On. Roboto, change the speed to xxx PRMs. Roboto, change the stroke to rotary)
8) High torque, low watt/amp usage brush-less rare-earth magnet motors (electrical efficiency)
9) Air-bearing or magnetic-levitation bearing spindle (near-frictionless)
10) Titanium or ultra-composite metal/fiber frame for less weight (I did not say it would be cheap!)
11) Wireless or wi-fi power-source (no cord, no battery pack)
Geeze, Captain Obvious, why not a polishing machine robot with Artificial Intelligence that will do the correcting and polishing for you, including selecting the pad size and type and dispense the polish or compound. George Jetson would be proud...(Google it; you will laugh at the reference. Remember I am old(er))
Edit: After looking at all the polisher data info I wanted displayed, the polisher would need to have a "dashboard" of digital read-outs that rival most sports cars OR have a single LED readout display that is user-selectable OR can be allowed to scroll through the display of the various data info at user-defined time intervals. As we in engineering used to say of any conceivably impossible design idea, "Go ahead, Edison; invent one."
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