Contract Engineering
Implementing instead of Developing Electronics and Software
The combination of our knowledge in laser technology and thermoelectric temperature control with our proficiency in power electronics, digital systems for measurement and control, embedded systems FPGA-design and software engineering is our strength. Using our strengths and your wishes, we create new products together that are tailored precisely to your requirements.
For applications with Peltier elements and laser diodes, Meerstetter Engineering offers a wide range of ready-to-use electronic modules with software. For example, for thermoelectric temperature control and precise control of laser diodes. These electronic modules have proven themselves a thousand times over on the market and consist of a function-specific combination of hardware and software blocks.
Specific customer requirements such as design/size, combinations of functions, specialization in a customer-specific application or cost optimization? No problem! Meerstetter Engineering offers the following forms of collaboration as an alternative to in-house development with all the risks, costs and required capacities:
Collaboration type | Customer role | Customer degree of freedom | Customer cost contribution | Transfer of intellectual property to customer | Other characteristics |
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Intellectual property deal | Receives snippet of software or hardware in a native format, such as controller, power stage, temperature measurement circuit |
Usually take as is validated, afterwards total freedom but NDA applies |
high | high | No material flow through Meerstetter |
Reference customer | Customer provides technical requirements, acts as an earlier test partner |
low | none | none | Meerstetter will offer the result also to other customers, no promise that all requirements are met, Material flow through Meerstetter |
Joint development | Customer provides technical requirements, acts as an earlier test partner, supports the development process |
medium | low | none | Meerstetter will offer the result also to other customers, no promise that all requirements are met but customer has higher influence Material flow through Meerstetter |
Customization | Customer requests small changes to existing product |
medium | medium | none | Material flow through Meerstetter |
Order development | Customer provides technical requirements, acts as an earlier test partner |
high | Material flow through Meerstetter | ||
- Non-exclusive | medium | none | Meerstetter is free to sell the outcome on its own | ||
- Exclusive | high | none | The outcome may only be sold to the customer | ||
- With IP transfer | high | high | Customer receives the IP but orders product from Meerstetter anyway |
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Consulting | Benefits from our application knowhow and can faster develop |
High, since we support your goals |
Expert paid per hour | Medium, customer is support to learn |
No material flow through Meerstetter |
We are your reliable partner, whether it's design, development, production, product support, repairs or all of the above. Contact us This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or phone (+41 31 529 21 00). We look forward to your inquiry.