Two weeks we got word that 3 strong wildfires had begun in our beloved Cascade mountain range, and that record high winds were on the way to fuel them. Almost immediately the Willamette Valley was engulfed in smoke and ash. You could not go outside without a mask on (perhaps Covid 19 did prepare us for one thing?) and goggles or some form of eye protection were Going outside was the…
Category: Behind The Scenes
Sales in the Time of Covid19
We’ve all been affected by the notorious virus in one way or another. Some businesses we able to pivot and quickly react, while others haven’t been so lucky.BigWater was one of the fortunate ones! We’ve been in a state of preparation for our big product launch for some time, and while it wasn’t as glorious…
Meet the Founder
A sneak peak into the work behind our head software engineer and creator of BigWater/Oregon Automation Kevan showing off the new circuit board Meet Kevan. An engineer of 30 years who started his own business right here in Albany Oregon. Throughout his career, Kevan has worked with some of the biggest names in household technology,…
Thermoforming: What is it?
You’ve heard us talking about it for weeks, but what is it? For us laymen, a thermoformer is a machine with 2 functions: heat and vacuum pressure. It’s used to shape plastic into whatever shape you desire. In our case, the thermoformer heats up sheets of plastic, lowers them onto a wood form, then sucks…