Product Design, Consultancy & Manufacturing
Practical engineering support from initial concept and PCB design through prototyping, testing and manufacture.
Discuss a projectFrom product idea to finished manufacture
Nyquist Solutions is more than a developer and supplier of specialist automotive tools.
We also work with manufacturers and specialist businesses that need help developing, improving or manufacturing electronic products.
Our team can support a project from the earliest concept through electronic design, PCB development, embedded software, prototyping, product testing and manufacture. This gives customers access to practical engineering capability without needing to build a complete internal product-development team.
How we can help
Product consultancy
Define the requirement, assess technical feasibility and establish a practical route from idea to working product.
Electronic product design
Develop the electronic architecture, power systems, controls, interfaces, sensors and protection required by the application.
PCB design and redesign
Create new printed circuit boards or update existing designs affected by obsolescence, reliability, cost or manufacturing issues.
Embedded software
Develop control software, communications, sensor processing, user-interface logic and product configuration alongside the hardware.
Prototyping and testing
Build and assess prototypes under realistic conditions before committing to manufacture.
Manufacturing
Support component sourcing, PCB assembly, programming, enclosure integration, calibration, functional testing and complete product manufacture.
Product consultancy
Some customers have a clear market requirement but need help turning that requirement into a practical product. Others have an existing product that needs to be redesigned, updated or prepared for manufacture.
Our consultancy work can include:
- Initial product feasibility
- Technical requirement development
- Product and system architecture
- Existing-product assessment
- PCB redesign
- Component-obsolescence planning
- Manufacturing strategy
- Product reliability and testing
- Production-test planning
- Technical support planning
The aim is not to produce an abstract report. The aim is to help the customer make a sound decision and, where required, move towards a working and manufacturable product.
Electronic product design
Developing a specialist electronic product requires more than a circuit diagram. The electronics, software, enclosure, operating environment, component availability, test process and manufacturing method must work together.
We begin by understanding what the product must do, how it will be used, where it will operate and how it will be manufactured.
Electronic design can include:
- Requirements definition
- Electronic architecture
- Component selection
- Power-supply design
- Sensor integration
- Communications interfaces
- User inputs and outputs
- Control systems
- Protection and safety considerations
- Production and test requirements
The finished design must perform correctly, but it must also be practical to manufacture, support and maintain.
PCB design and redesign
Nyquist Solutions can design new printed circuit boards or update existing designs.
A redesign may be required because:
- Components have become obsolete or difficult to source
- Original design files are unavailable
- Reliability needs to be improved
- Production costs need to be reviewed
- New functions or interfaces are required
- The product needs a different enclosure or physical arrangement
- The existing PCB is difficult to assemble or test
- The product must meet new operating requirements
The objective is not simply to reproduce an old board. It is to understand the product's purpose and create a design suitable for its next stage of use.
Embedded software
Many electronic products depend on software as much as hardware.
Our development work can include embedded control software, communications, user-interface logic, sensor processing, configuration and product diagnostics.
Developing the hardware and software together reduces the risk of one being designed without proper consideration of the other. It also creates a clearer route for testing, fault finding and future product updates.
Prototyping and testing
A product should be evaluated before it enters production. Prototype development allows the design to be tested under realistic conditions and refined before larger manufacturing commitments are made.
Testing may include:
- Functional operation
- Power consumption
- Input and output behaviour
- Communications
- Sensor performance
- Software behaviour
- Repeated operating cycles
- Application-specific performance
- Production-test requirements
- Environmental considerations
Issues identified during testing can be corrected before the product moves into manufacture.
Manufacturing and assembly
Once the design is ready, Nyquist can support production and assembly.
This can include:
- Component procurement
- PCB assembly
- Programming
- Wiring and cable assemblies
- Mechanical assembly
- Enclosure integration
- Product calibration
- Functional testing
- Packaging
- Production documentation
Keeping development and manufacturing closely connected helps reduce production problems and provides a clear route for future product changes.
New products and existing-product improvement
New product development
Support for an initial concept, specialist machine, control system or electronic product that is not available as an off-the-shelf solution.
Existing-product redesign
Update an existing product affected by component obsolescence, unavailable design files, reliability concerns or changing requirements.
PCB replacement
Develop a new board that maintains the required function while improving supportability and manufacture.
Production preparation
Move a working prototype towards a documented, testable and repeatable manufacturing process.
Why companies work with Nyquist Solutions
One team from design through manufacture
Product definition, electronics, software, prototyping and production can be managed as one connected programme.
Practical engineering
Products are developed around how they will operate, be assembled, tested, supported and maintained.
Manufacturing considered from the start
Production requirements influence the design before the prototype is complete.
Flexible project scope
We can support a complete development programme or a defined part of an existing project.
Support after launch
Component changes, software updates, design revisions and production issues can continue to be supported.
Experience with specialist products
Our work includes bespoke machines, control systems, automotive tools and new PCB designs, while customer confidentiality remains protected.
Confidentiality and professional relationships
Product-development work can involve commercially sensitive ideas, designs and technical information.
Nyquist Solutions does not need to name customers publicly to demonstrate capability. Project details and customer identities are only published where there is clear permission to do so.
Initial discussions can focus on the requirement, expected outcome, development stage, likely volumes and the level of support required.
Discuss a product-development project
Contact Nyquist Solutions if your organisation needs help with:
- A new specialist electronic product
- A bespoke machine or control system
- A new or replacement PCB
- Embedded software
- Prototype development
- Product testing
- Production preparation
- Complete product manufacture