Applying Our Core Services to Manufacturing
Hardware Development
Modifying and designing innovative mechanical carriers, dispensing systems, and packaging to improve throughput and meet global regulations. Engineering electronic boards and controller boxes to automate, time, and regulate complex factory floor processes.
Test and Measurement Solutions
Designing inline and end-of-line camera-based test systems to guarantee final product quality before shipment.
Proven Results: Manufacturing Case Studies
Semiconductor Wafer Cleanroom Automation
The Impact:
Increased wet and dry etching throughput by 2x.
The Solution:
Designed innovative mechanical wafer carriers and a chemical consumables detection and dispensing system to increase etching processes.
Laser Etching Machine Electronic Control Boards
The Impact:
Successful New Product Introduction (1st generation product).
The Solution:
Designed a set of electronic boards used in a benchtop laser etching machine that scored text and graphics into glass and crystal trophy structures.
Chromium Plating Tank Controllers
The Impact:
Increased efficiency for the factory’s primary service and enabled a reliable and consistent plating process across any part.
The Solution:
Designed a controller box that calculated the required time for plating to reach the required thickness and issued audible alarms when completed.
Global Packaging Design for EU Regulatory Compliance
The Impact:
Enabled nearly $1 billion in sales to EU countries without penalty fees/returns.
The Solution:
Designed new packing solutions using qualified new materials across a global portfolio of packaging needs to meet complex EU regulatory requirements.
End-of-Line Automated Production Quality Tester
The Impact:
Enabled and increased final quality test coverage before packaging/shipment.
The Solution:
Designed a camera-based end-of-line production quality tester with automated final PASS/FAIL feedback for mechanical fittings.