Custom Mechatronics
Mechatronics Design Services: From Validation to Market-Ready Systems
Subhead End-to-end engineering for systems that move: mechanics, electronics, and firmware developed by one team
Products that move can fail at the seams between disciplines. The housing comes from one vendor, the boards from another, the firmware from a third, and nobody owns the moment they meet.
We can take responsibility for a complete product or a critical subsystem: from architecture and feasibility through prototyping, verification, and production support — backed by thermal, vibration, and flow simulation.
Where we can step in
Four ways to start. You do not have to bring the whole system.
Full mechatronic product
Architecture, mechanical design, boards, firmware, and control software, plus industrial design when the enclosure matters. We own the scope from requirements to production transfer.
Critical module or subsystem
A defined part of a larger system: sensor acquisition and processing, a drive unit, a thermal assembly. We integrate against your platform, your suppliers, and your interfaces, and hand over documentation your team can maintain.
Mechanical design and CAE scope
Thermal, vibration, and flow analysis, structural design, and projects with no electronics at all. The lowest-commitment way to start.
Modernization of an existing system
A product already in production that needs better performance or reliability, a redesign for manufacturability, or replacement of end-of-life components.
Not sure which one fits?
30-60 minutes with our engineers is usually enough to scope it.
Why Promwad
One team across the full stack
Mechanical engineers, hardware designers, firmware and software developers work on the same project to reduce integration risks.
22+ years, 100+ engineers
A European R&D partner with a delivery record in industrial automation, telecom and broadcast, consumer and automotive electronics.
Simulation before investment
We calculate motion, heat, vibration, and flow while the product is still a concept. You learn whether it works before committing a development budget.
New development and modernization
We design products from scratch, and we also modernise existing systems to improve performance, reliability, manufacturability, and component availability.
Requirements to shipped units
Defined phases, documented artifacts at each one, and three manufacturing models at the end. You always know what the next deliverable is.
Multi-vendor integration
We work across major silicon and platform ecosystems and integrate against components, modules, and suppliers you have already selected.
Our Tech Stack
Engineering disciplines
Simulation and analysis
Our core competences:
Tools and standards
Design and verification are aligned with the standards your product will be tested against, including IEC 60529 (IP ratings), IEC 60068 (climatic and mechanical testing), and the applicable EMC series.
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Application Areas
Industrial automation
Thermal management and cooling systems
Consumer electronics
Automotive
Medical devices
A full system or one critical subsystem — one engineering team
Mechanics, electronics, and control, from the first calculation to shipped units.
From requirements to a market-ready product
Most engineering pages explain what a vendor can build. Fewer explain what happens after you sign. Here is our development lifecycle and what you hold at the end of each phase.
Initiation and requirements. We receive your requirements or write them with you. Output: high-level product architecture.
Concept and feasibility. Concept exploration, calculations, feasibility testing. Output: a validated concept direction.
Proof of concept. The bare mechanism, no enclosure. Output: physical confirmation that the principle works.
Prototype. How the device will look and what will sit inside it. Output: a housed, functioning prototype.
Alpha. A refined device running core functionality only. Secondary functions are deliberately not verified at this stage, because verifying them before the design settles wastes budget.
Beta. A fully functional device, tested, validated, DFM-ready. Output: a design ready for production transfer.
Market-ready product.
Case studies
How we ensure quality
V-model verification and validation. Developers cover the system with tests, dedicated test engineers verify independently, and every discipline — electronics, mechanics, firmware, software — is documented in its own track.
Risk analysis is part of the same process. Mechatronic programs carry long liability horizons, so verification results and design documentation are delivered as part of the scope.
Three stages of testing
Three manufacturing models
Find out if your concept works before you fund it
A thermal, vibration, or flow calculation costs a fraction of a development program.
What our clients say
The amount of work they do is great for the amount of time they spend
"Promwad has done a great job of managing their part in our projects. Their main strength is that they offer all the skills we need, such as mechanical design, firmware and software development, PCB layout, and schematic generation."
Problem solvers
"At Kino-mo, we have developed the 3D Holo-Display, an innovative product which makes it possible to project 3-D images in the air. We turned to Promwad with the task of manufacturing new samples"
Ready to productize your Jetson platform — with the I/O, performance, and reliability your market expects?
FAQ
What is mechatronics engineering, and how is it different from mechanical design?
Mechatronics is the actuation of mechanical parts by electronics, with that motion controlled through sensors and microcontrollers. Mechanical design covers structure and movement; mechatronics adds the actuator, the sensing, and the control logic, which is where most integration problems live.
Can you take only part of the system?
Yes. A mechatronic node is a common engagement, particularly in telecom and broadcast: we handle sensor acquisition, processing, and mechanics while the actuator stays on your side. We deliver documented interfaces so integration on your end is predictable.
Do you run simulations before development starts?
Yes, and we recommend it. Motion, thermal, vibration, and flow analysis sits between a feasibility study and a proof of concept. It costs a fraction of a development program and tells you whether the concept is worth funding. After the calculation, we build a POC on 3D-printed parts to confirm the behavior physically.
Do you handle certification?
We provide certification support: pre-compliance testing, technical documentation, and guidance through the process. We do not submit for certification on your behalf.
Can you manufacture the product after development?
Yes, through three models: production at our facility from your design documentation, full-cycle development and manufacturing with our partner, or development with us and manufacturing at a plant you nominate.
Can you modernize a product we already manufacture?
Yes. Typical drivers are end-of-life components, cost or yield problems in production, and performance or reliability limits that the original design cannot reach. We start by reviewing the existing documentation and test data, then define the smallest change set that solves the problem.
Can you work with components and suppliers we have already selected?
Yes. We design across major silicon and platform ecosystems and integrate with the vendors and modules already in your bill of materials. If a selected component creates a thermal, mechanical, or supply risk, we will say so and show the numbers.