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July 2026 Company Update
Hey everyone, happy July! Here's everything that happened last month: Lead Times I've been going on about lead times in every one of these updates, and continuing to talk about how they'll be coming down shortly. But what's been happening, and why I keep saying the same thing, has been a very good, difficult problem. We are doing lots to increase our capacity. We've moved into 4x the square footage, hiring more assembly techs, and decreasing the time it takes to build hardware. But these things have not made us... Read more...
Opulo Announces Expansion of Feeder Line with 16mm and 24mm Variants
Opulo Announces Expansion of Feeder Line with 16mm and 24mm Variants
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Pittsburgh, PA, June 23, 2026 - Opulo, maker of the LumenPnP desktop pick-and-place machine, today announced the expansion of its SMT Feeder lineup with two new variants: 16mm... Read more...
June 2026 Opulo Update
Hey folks, happy June! Check out all the stuff that's happened in the past month: Lead Times We're looking for more assembly techs to join the team! If you're in the Pittsburgh area and interested, please don't hesitate to apply! We've already brought some new folks on, and we expect our lead time will begin to drop in the coming weeks. As always, the official lead time on each product's product page is the most accurate metric for when you'll see your hardware ship. There's a good chance we ship... Read more...
May 2026 Opulo Update
Hey folks, happy May! Check out all the stuff that's happened in the past month: Lead Times We're looking for more assembly techs to join the team! If you're in the Pittsburgh area and interested, please don't hesitate to apply!  As always, the official lead time on each product's product page is the most accurate metric for when you'll see your hardware ship. There's a good chance we ship early, internally it's about a 3 week lead time, but we keep it where it is to ensure we're able to... Read more...
April 2026 Opulo Update
Hey folks, happy April! Check out all the stuff that's happened in the past month: Lead Times We're looking for more assembly techs to join the team! If you're in the Pittsburgh area and interested, please don't hesitate to apply!  As always, the official lead time on each product's product page is the most accurate metric for when you'll see your hardware ship. There's a good chance we ship early, internally it's about a 2-3 week lead time, but we keep it where it is to ensure we're able to... Read more...
Opulo Expands to 13,200 SF Manufacturing Facility in Historic Pittsburgh Building
Opulo Expands to 13,200 SF Manufacturing Facility in Historic Pittsburgh Building
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Pittsburgh, PA, Mar. 27, 2026 - Opulo, maker of the LumenPnP desktop pick-and-place machine, today announced its relocation to the penthouse suite of the historic Forbes Pride Building... Read more...
March 2026 Opulo Update
Hey folks, happy March! Check out what we've been working on the past month: Lead Times We're still actively looking for more assembly techs to join the team! If you're in the Pittsburgh area and interested, please don't hesitate to apply!  As always, the official lead time on each product's product page is the most accurate metric for when you'll see your hardware ship. There's a good chance we ship early, internally it's about a 2-3 week lead time, but we keep it where it is to ensure we're able... Read more...
February 2026 Opulo Update
Hey folks, happy February! Check out what we've been working on the past month: Lead Times We're still actively looking for more assembly techs to join the team! If you're in the Pittsburgh area and interested, please don't hesitate to apply!  As always, the official lead time on each product's product page is the most accurate metric for when you'll see your hardware ship. There's a good chance we ship early, internally it's about a 2-3 week lead time, but we keep it where it is to ensure we're able... Read more...
January 2026 Opulo Update
Hey folks, happy new year! Check out what we've been working on the past month: Lead Times We're still actively looking for more assembly techs to join the team! If you're in the Pittsburgh area and interested, please don't hesitate to apply!  As always, the official lead time on each product's product page is the most accurate metric for when you'll see your hardware ship. There's a good chance we ship early, internally it's about a 2-3 week lead time, but we keep it where it is to ensure we're... Read more...
December 2025 Opulo Update
Hey folks, happy December! Check out what we've been working on the past month: Lead Times We're still actively looking for more assembly techs to join the team! If you're in the Pittsburgh area and interested, please don't hesitate to apply!  As always, the official lead time on each product's product page is the most accurate metric for when you'll see your hardware ship! There's a good chance we ship early, internally it's about a 2-3 week lead time, but we keep it where it is to ensure we're able... Read more...
November 2025 Opulo Update
Hey everyone, happy November! Here's what we've been doing at Opulo this past month: Lead Times We're still actively looking for more assembly techs to join the team! If you're in the Pittsburgh area and interested, please don't hesitate to apply!  As always, the official lead time on each product's product page is the most accurate metric for when you'll see your hardware ship! There's a good chance we ship early, internally it's about a 2-3 week lead time, but we keep it where it is to ensure we're able... Read more...
October 2025 Opulo Update
Hey everyone, happy October! Here's what we've been doing at Opulo this past month: Lead Times We're still actively looking for more assembly techs to join the team! If you're in the Pittsburgh area and interested, please don't hesitate to apply! We're also making some huge changes at Opulo to support this new tier of production that's necessary from our order volume. It's going to take a little bit, but it'll remove most or all of our production bottlenecks and we'll be able to actually make some progress on bringing... Read more...