Top Engineers for High-Tech Challenges
All our engineers have graduate degrees in their field and 10+ years of experience. We’re passionate about problem solving. Here’s a taste of what we do:
Research & Development
You’ve got a cutting edge idea. You’ve had a technical breakthrough in your research. We’re experts at catching up with the latest peer-reviewed research, developing and implementing product solutions.
Prototyping
We make things that work, quickly. We’ve got almost everything needed to build just about anything. Hardware, software or a bit of both, we can do it. You need a working prototype in three months to show investors? We can help.
Custom Equipment
An increasing number of companies are seeing a huge return on investment in using bespoke automated machinery that is custom built and automated to suit their exact needs. Unlike product development, the end goal is a a small number of machines, or maybe a robotic work cell, so there’s no intention to mass-produce.
Product Development
Unlike prototyping and custom equipment, which end with a small number of working models, product development is the process of turning a market opportunity into a scalable product available to sell. We can help get you from idea to manufacturing.
Manufacturing & Assembly
At low volumes and for small parts, we can take care of the manufacturing and assembly ourselves. We’ve got the tools and experience needed to provide boutique manufacturing in-house. We can also help with part sourcing, factory sourcing, tooling management, factory management, shipping, logistics, & warehousing.
New Product Introduction
This is the process and the management of taking an idea from concept to market. This includes R&D, prototyping, product development, manufacturing and assembly Creating a new product means managing a ton of moving parts simultaneously. We cover a lot of the action items as part of our Product Development services, but we we can handle the management as well under New Product Introduction services.
Strategy Consulting
Vision, Execution, Context, Initiatives. Product strategy aims to provide context for what the product and business intends to achieve, the target customers and market, and the work to accomplish. We can’t (and wont) define these for you, but we can help guide you through the process of developing a strategy and we can support your initiatives through our other services.
We like to live at the bleeding edge of technological development. We’re pushing the envelope of the fourth industrial revolution in the following areas:
Rapid Prototyping & Manufacturing
We’re experts at leveraging the latest technology for rapid prototyping and small run manufacturing. We have in-house prototyping workshops capable of PCB manufacturing and assembly, Rapid 3D Printing, Injection molding, and CNC Machining. For everything we can’t build in-house, we’ve got a great network of vendors who deliver on-time and on-budget.
Electronics
At the heart of most new technology, we have decades of experience developing new electronics. We handle both hardware and software. Collectively, our team has worked in every aspect of electronics engineering from design development to testing and validation.
Mechatronics
The fusion of software, hardware, electronic systems, control systems, and mechanical systems. We’ve got a wealth of experience developing mechatronic devices. For some examples, check out our portfolio.
Robotics & Automation
A subset of mechatronics, this includes machine learning and autonomous machines. We also include advanced techniques including mission planning, motion control, sensor fusion, computer vision, and voice recognition. We have experience with both industrial automation and fully-autonomous robotic systems.
Internet of Things
In addition to our electronics expertise, we’ve tackled some tough IoT projects requiring full stack development, networking, OTA updates, and data management. We’ve worked with wi-fi, cellular, satellite, Bluetooth, LoRa networks, just to name a few.
AgriTech
We’ve got a special foothold in Agritech. In 2014, our founder was an invited speaker for the 2014 International Workshop on hive and bee monitoring, We’ve done work for Eurofins and Bayer Crop Science. We also operate a 13-acre agricultural research station where we support the development of monitoring systems and farm automation for smallholders. Our team includes veterinary support and animal husbandry, for poultry, small ruminants, fruit, nut, and vegetable crops.
Emerging Technologies
We have close ties with universities and technology companies working on emerging technologies within our scope of interest. Our team includes several National Science Foundation Fellows and research experience in related fields. Specifically, we try to keep abreast of advancements in energy harvesting and storage, low-power sensors, low power electronics, wearables, artificial intelligence, 3D printing, nanotechnology, robotics and drones.
Our team is tiny but mighty. Our team covers the following engineering disciplines:
Agricultural
• Precision Agriculture
• Environmental Monitoring
• Agricultural Machinery
Computer
• System Architecture
• ASIC Development
• FPGA Design
Electrical
• Automation
• Analog Circuit Design
• Programmable Logic Controllers
Electronics
• Embedded Systems
• PCB Design
• Digital Signal Processing
Instrumentation & Controls
• Sensor Systems
• Motion Control
• Kinematics analysis
• Actuator specification and design
Manufacturing
• Rapid Prototyping
• Process selection
• Materials
• Design for Manufacturing
Mechanical
• Product Engineering
• Product Testing
• Automation and Robotics
• Analysis, Simulation, and Design
Software
• Toolchain
• Firmware
• Mobile and App Development
• Testing