Industry

Industrial appliances & tools

In close collaboration with you, we develop innovative solutions for industrial equipment and tools, from the technology development stage to the series production phase. Projects are usually interdisciplinary: we combine expertise from mechanics, electronics, and software development with industrial design.

Power tools

Development of professional tools and accessories for demanding applications in the following industries:

  • Construction
  • Automotive industry
  • Forestry and horticulture

Industrial equipment & components

We develop complex equipment and components in the following industrial sectors:

  • Energy
  • Building technology, HVAC
  • Sanitation
  • Logistics
  • Automotive industry
  • Textiles
  • Manufacturing
  • Safety engineering
  • Wearables

Main topics

  • Requirement definition
  • Technology development
  • Feasibility analyses
  • System development
  • Development of power train including drive design
  • Usability & industrial design
  • CAD, drawings
  • Electronic hardware and software development
  • Prototype construction
  • Laboratory tests
  • Supervision of endurance tests
  • EMC measurements
  • System networking (IoT, IIoT)
  • Manufacturing cost estimates
  • Make-or-buy analyses
  • Selection of manufacturing technologies and components
  • ROI inspections
  • Silent design
  • Ecodesign
  • FMEA
  • Design to cost
  • Test planning
  • Test definition for development and manufacturing inspection
  • Reliability design
  • Design and dimensioning inclusive simulation of mechanical, electrical, and mechatronic systems
  • Risk assessments

Technological focus

  • Mechatronic system design & simulation
  • Electric drives
  • Electronics development: power electronics, battery and charging technology, EMC
  • Sensors and control technology
  • Communication technologies, IoT (BLE, NFC, HF technologies)
  • Embedded software
  • Transmission technologies
  • Lightweight technologies
  • Plastic technology, packaging
  • Design to cost (incl. DfMA)
  • Industrial design 

Support with industrialization

  • Design for manufacturing
  • Design for assembly
  • Design for testing
  • Support with defining in-process tests
  • Process FMEA
  • Verification tests
  • Qualification testing support
  • Support with selecting production partners

Our references

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Christian Gärtner

Hubstrasse 24
9500 Wil

Stefan von Bergen

Hohlstrasse 614
8048 Zürich

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