Product R&D
Your idea scoped into a specification, a design and a working prototype you can test and show.
Electronic and software engineering R&D · South Africa
From idea to a certified device. One team, start to finish.
Hardware, firmware, cloud and apps, designed from day one to pass EU, UK and African certification. We have done it for our own devices. Now we do it for yours.
Transparent pricing from R1 million · milestone payments · no surprises
European, British and African certification
CE, UKCA, ICASA, NRCS
Hardware to cloud
Electronics, firmware, cloud and apps
From R1 million
Transparent pricing, paid in milestones
Designed in South Africa
Engineers you can meet and call
What we do
Most firms sell one piece. We take you the whole way.
One engineering team for every part of a connected device, so nothing gets lost between suppliers.
Hardware and PCB design
Schematics, PCB layout, power and mains measurement, and prototype boards designed to pass testing first time.
Embedded firmware
Real-time firmware with watchdogs, secure over-the-air updates and rollback, built to run unattended in the field.
Cloud, web and Android apps
A secure device cloud with live dashboards, alerts and reports, plus the web and Android apps your customers use.
Certification: CE, ICASA, NRCS
Designed for compliance from day one, then the test labs, technical files and submissions handled for you.
Manufacturing and support
Sourcing and production runs managed for you, and hosting and updates for connected devices once they ship.
How it works
Five steps. One client journey.
1 · Build
Design and prototype
Idea to a tested device, ready to submit.
2 · Approve
Certification
CE file, ICASA and NRCS through to approval.
3 · Make
Manufacturing
Production runs sourced and managed.
4 · Run
Device cloud
Hosting, dashboards and updates for connected devices.
5 · Improve
New features
Changes and new versions as your product grows.
Our work
We build and certify our own devices. That is the experience you get.
ELPIDA
Energy controller, idea to approval
Hardware, firmware, cloud and apps designed in-house. EMC passed first time, then CE, ICASA and NRCS approval.
- EMC passed first time
- CE · ICASA · NRCS
TENA
Power monitoring and protection
Detects power events in 1–3 ms, disconnects selected circuits when lightning is near, and reports to a live app and cloud.
- 1–3 ms detection
- Device, cloud and app
ARK
Arc detection, single and three phase
Detects electrical arcs on single-phase and three-phase installations. Hardware and firmware designed in-house, and EMC passed within a month.
- EMC in 1 month
- Single and three phase
Pricing
Transparent pricing, agreed before we start.
Other firms charge several million rand and take more than a year to get a device through certification. We scope your project, agree the price and the timeline in writing, and you pay as each milestone is delivered.
Smaller job? We also take on hourly engineering and certification-only support.
Full R&D project
From R1 million
- Electronics, PCB, firmware, cloud and app
- Prototypes, testing and pre-compliance checks
- A device ready to submit for CE, ICASA and NRCS
- Paid in milestones: signing, design, prototype, handover
Questions we often get
How long does a project take?
Most projects take about four to five months from signing to a device ready for certification. We agree the timeline in writing with the price.
Who owns the design?
The designs we make for your product are yours, as set out in the contract. Our device cloud is licensed to you if your product connects to it.
Can you only help with certification?
Yes. We can review an existing design, run pre-compliance checks and manage the CE, ICASA and NRCS process.
Will you sign an NDA?
Yes, before you share the details of your idea.
Contact us
Tell us about your device.
Share your idea and one of our engineers will come back to you with next steps and a first view on price and timeline.
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