Smart & Connected Hardware Products
You are building a smart pet feeder with a camera, weight sensors, and an app. The prototype works. Now you need a factory that can assemble electronics, plastic housings, and firmware — without the quality falling apart at volume.
A founder has a working prototype of a connected device. The app talks to the board. The sensors read accurately. The industrial design is nearly final. The next step is not another prototype — it is finding a supply chain that can build the electronics, mechanical parts, and firmware integration together.
Smart hardware fails when these three systems are treated as separate workstreams. The plastic housing interferes with the antenna. The firmware update process is not tested on the factory floor. The battery connector is hard to assemble at speed.
We run connected hardware projects as integrated programs, not handoffs between departments.
Where connected products usually break down
Most factories are strong in either electronics or plastics, not both. Assembly of connected devices requires tight coordination between PCBA, RF testing, mechanical fit, and firmware configuration.
Without that coordination, teams burn months on rework that should have been caught in pre-production.
- Choosing a mechanical factory and asking them to manage the PCBA subcontractor
- Skipping RF and antenna testing on golden samples
- Treating firmware flashing as an afterthought on the assembly line
- Underestimating certification lead times (FCC, CE, IC)
- Designing a housing that blocks or detunes the wireless signal
System Integration Review
We review electronics, firmware, and mechanical design together to identify assembly and test risks before tooling starts.
Supplier Matching & Auditing
We identify factories with proven connected-device experience and verify their PCBA, testing, and traceability capabilities.
Production & Certification
We manage tooling, pilot runs, functional testing, and certification documentation — so the product works when it reaches the customer.
A connected product is only as good as its weakest interface — between hardware, firmware, and factory.
You ship a connected device that behaves the same in the customer's home as it did on your bench. The firmware is stable. The wireless range is consistent. The factory can reproduce it at volume. And you have a certification file that keeps you out of customs delays.
Common Questions
We do not write firmware in-house. We work with your firmware team or recommended partners to make sure flashing, testing, and update workflows are production-ready.
Yes. We coordinate with certified labs, prepare documentation, and align sample builds with test schedules so certification does not delay production.
We typically work with first production runs from 1,000 to 50,000 units, with a clear path to higher volumes once the line is validated.