Product Release Notes
This article summarizes the changes for each version of byFormica products.
Latest Versions
| PRODUCT |
VERSION NUMBER |
RELEASE DATE |
| Micro Liquid Feeder Std. |
2.1 |
April, 2020 |
| Mini Liquid Feeder Std. |
4.0 |
Jan, 2022 |
| Mega Liquid Feeder Std. |
5.0 |
April, 2022 |
| Sunburst Ant Nectar |
2.22 |
July, 2022 |
Micro Liquid Feeder (Standard)
|
DATE,
VERSION
|
WHAT'S NEW |
|
May, 2018
1.0
|
|
|
Apr, 2019
2.0
|
- Reduced number of feeding ports from 12 to 10
- Various bug fixes and optimizations
|
|
Apr, 2020
2.1
|
- Various bug fixes and optimizations
|
Mini Liquid Feeder (Standard)
|
DATE,
VERSION
|
WHAT'S NEW |
|
Nov, 2014
1.0
|
|
|
May, 2016
2.0
|
- Functional changes to reduce likelihood of ants being drawn into the feeder
|
|
Jul, 2016
2.1
|
- Added internal screw for threaded glass vials
|
|
May, 2017
2.11
|
- Various bug fixes and optimizations
|
|
Nov, 2017
2.2
|
- Increased height of feeding ports
- Reduced number of feeding ports from 16 to 12
- Various bug fixes
|
|
Apr, 2019
3.0
|
- Increased height of feeding ports
- Reduced number of feeding ports from 12 to 10
- Various bug fixes and design changes
|
|
Apr, 2020
3.1
|
- Various bug fixes and optimizations
|
|
Jan, 2022
4.0
|
- Changes to design appearance
- Added colors
- Changed material from HIPS to PLA
- Reduced number of feeding ports from 10 to 8
- Increased height from 12 mm to 14 mm to accommodate taller feeding ports
|
|
(TBA)
5.0
|
- Changes to design appearance
- Changes to fabrication process for improved robustness and surface finish
|
Mega Liquid Feeder (Standard)
|
DATE,
VERSION
|
WHAT'S NEW |
|
May, 2018
1.0
|
|
|
Nov, 2017
2.0
|
- Increased height of feeding ports
- Reduced number of feeding ports from 16 to 12
- Various bug fixes
|
|
Apr, 2019
3.0
|
- Increased height of feeding ports
- Reduced number of feeding ports from 12 to 10
- Various bug fixes and design changes
|
|
Dec, 2019
3.1
|
- Various bug fixes and internal design changes
|
|
Mar, 2020
4.0
|
- Change to feeding mechanism by addition of nylon mesh
|
|
Sep, 2020
4.1
|
- Increased height of feeding ports
- Reduced number of feeding ports from 10 to 8
- Replaced nylon mesh with stainless steel
- Various bug fixes and design changes
|
|
Dec, 2021
4.2
|
- Design changes to improve robustness
- Various bug fixes and design changes
|
|
Apr, 2022
5.0
|
- Reduced number of feeding ports from 8 to 6
- Changes to design appearance
- Various bug fixes and design changes
|
Sunburst Ant Nectar
|
DATE,
VERSION
|
WHAT'S NEW |
|
Jun, 2015
1.0
|
|
|
Feb, 2019
2.0
|
- Various bug fixes and optimizations
|
|
Apr, 2020
2.1
|
- Change in color
- Various bug fixes and optimizations
|
|
Aug, 2021
2.2
|
- Revert previous changes to color
- Added methyltheobromine
- Various bug fixes and optimizations
|
|
Nov, 2021
2.21
|
- Removed methyltheobromine
- Various bug fixes and optimizations
|
|
Jul, 2022
2.22
|
- Improved color consistency between batches
- Improved filtration for increased purity
|
