Design to Order: OEM/ODM Embedded Product Design and Development Services

Design to Order

BVM’s Embedded ‘Design to Order’ services are there to take your ideas from concept to initial designs and prototyping – culminating in manufacturable products.

Our OEM Design to Order processes are adaptable so they can be applied to products suitable for a variety of industrial application purposes  – or even harsh environments, specialist use – where operation and maximum up-time in wide & diverse temperature and environmental extremes are unavoidable. Our designs can be made to be shock resistant, dust and waterproof (IP certified)  – and optimised for 24/7 running for both hardware and operating system software.

Longevity

The right choice of Industrial PC Components provide for long production availabilities of your product, typically between 5 and 7 years. We can also extend designs for longer availabilities allowing your product to be manufactured for the years beyond those typically expected for an industrial design; BVM materials management services, ensures the whole process of a design’s constituent components reaching end of life and the process of selection and adoption of the next generation of component is seamless as it transfers into the production environment.

The Design Process

At BVM, we pride ourselves in our ability to gather a clear understanding of our clients product’s needs, right from the start.  We immediately derive a ‘Requirement Specification’ – which is our memorandum of understanding (‘MOR’) in making sure we’re of the prior knowledge of:-

  • How you want your product to function?
  • The features and services it needs to provide in order for it to compete in intended markets.
  • Products aesthetics; it’s looks and feel
  • Time to market and budgetary considerations
Design to Order - OEM Product Design Services
Design to Order - ODM Product Design Services

Because we’ve honed our skills over the 30 years plus that we’ve existed, our ‘Build to Order’ team know what makes a successful design (and just as importantly, what doesn’t) around the requirements of an embedded system.

These are just a selection of the areas where we’ll apply our skills to during the Embedded Product Design to Order process :-

Considerations needed for the power budget of the system

  • Thermal management – heat dissipation
  • Design for Manufacturability and Test
  • Component selection for extension of lifetime availability for your product
  • Obsolescence; management of End of Life (EOL) and Last Time Procurement processes

Not until your sign off of the Requirement Specification does the detailed design work begin – resulting in concepts, the follow on of initial designs – all resulting in the production of a “proof of concept” (PoC) – a working unit to verify your application software’s functionality, aesthetics (the all-round look & feel of your product) and, of course, budget.

We can follow the proof of concept by further producing pre-production/field trial prototypes to further verify the design for manufacturability and testability. From start to finish, the whole process is defined by BVM’s Quality Management System which is audited and certified to comply with ISO-9001 -2015.

“A successful product not only requires a competent functional design……
….it also needs to be designed for manufacture.”

Custom Carrier Board and Custom PCB Design

Custom Carrier Board and Custom PCB Design

At BVM we have an established history of design and manufacture of embedded computer boards. From the early days of VMEbus board design through to Compact PCI and PMC Module design. In today’s world, BVM frequently custom carrier designs for bespoke solutions – also including System On Module (SOM) applications using Computer on Modules (COM) such as COM Express (Type 6, 7 and 10) and Qseven. We also produce custom power supply units, too – where & when the situation requires it.

Custom Chassis and Cooling Design

Custom Chassis and Cooling Design

Not everything ‘off the shelf’ will be a fit for your specific application – which is fine, quite often one size doesn’t fit all.  With our CAD design team using the very latest in 3D modelling software, BVM engineering will custom design solutions to provide for the exact heat dissipation needed – whilst also ensuring any ingress protection needs are looked after, if needs be. Typically, this takes the consideration of the housing & accommodation of the motherboard, TFT displays with integrated touch, peripheral cabling for data communication (LVDS) and backlighting  – and any other embedded supporting devices where needed to aid your application.

Raspberry Pi Prototype Design to a Manufacturable Product

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BVM are often approached by customers who have prototyped a system using a Raspberry Pi but have been unable to take the next step in turning their prototypes into manufacturable products.  BVM can take prototypes on this basis and work with you to make the conversion towards the achieving of a commercial product which can be reproduced on a repeatable basis.

Custom Cable Design and Manufacturing Service

Custom Cable Design

BVM has an experienced team of operatives with the ability to manufacture and build the most complex cable harnesses, wiring looms – and provide ‘box build – from simple control boxes, power & distribution boxes to more complex systems. From the initial design, prototyping, production & test – through to delivery, every member of our team is committed to getting it right first time – produced to exacting standards, time after time.

Touch Screen Integration and Display Enhancement Services

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At BVM we have the ability to integrate the touch screen solution that’s benefit your application, so whether you need single point of touch or full ’10 point’ interactivity with on screen gesturing (‘flick, zoom, pinch’) – we’ll integrate the touch solution that provides functionality you need.  In addition, we also provide other display enhancement services, ensuring your product can always be seen and read within their surrounding environment lighting conditions.


BVM Products are Designed for Manufacture (DFM)

Design for Manufacture (Design for Manufacturability or DFM) is the engineering process of designing products to ensure they’re efficient to manufacture.

Our design team plan a level of detail during both the initial concept and prototype phases – well before any level of product volume is reached. During the initial design processes, the design will be refined and honed along the way to make it suitable for repeatable production.

Our designs will always consider:-

  • Set up and tooling costs
  • Volume production costs
  • Maintenance costs
  • Environmental effects

BVM’s Design for Manufacture processes will always allow every commercial (and technical) consideration to be identified within design phase, the most cost-effective place to catch & address everything.

Our embedded product design to order projects have included:-

Contact Us

If you would like more information about our Design to Order service, please fill in the contact form below or email sales@bvmltd.co.uk and a member of our technical sales team will be in touch as soon as possible.

    Embedded Product Design - Pelicase Device

    Peli Case PC “system in a case” Design, Development and Manufacturing Service

    • Pelicase “PC system in a case” device assembly via our production engineering facilities in Southampton, UK.
    • Internal Wiring Design & Layout Configuration for ease of access & maintenance
    • Test & Inspection
    • All Internal Component Procurement & Supply Chain Management
    Embedded Product Design - Rugged Device

    Rugged Device Design, Development and Manufacturing Service

    • Rugged device assembly via our production engineering facilities in Southampton, UK.
    • PCB and Chassis Design
    • Wiring & Cable Loom Manufacturing
    • Test & Inspection
    • Procurement & Supply Chain Management
    • After sales support services

    Embedded Product Design - IoT Device

    IoT Device Design, Development and Manufacturing Service

    • IoT device assembly via our production engineering facilities in Southampton, UK.
    • PCB and Chassis Design
    • Wiring & Cable Loom Manufacturing
    • Test & Inspection
    • Procurement & Supply Chain Management
    • After sales support services


    Design | Develop | Test | Manufacture

    Here’s a selection of our design, manufacturing & associated services: –

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    Design to Order: OEM/ODM Embedded Product Design Services

    For customers designing a brand-new product from scratch
    or working with an existing prototype.

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    Build to Order: System Integration and Customisation Services​

    Take an existing system and we can:

    Build to order Racks and Towers, Peli Case PCs and Mini-ITX PCs

    Embedded Software Services

    Porting, Integration & Deployment

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    We like to make life easier ….

    BVM supply a wide and diverse range of Industrial and Embedded Systems.
    From Industrial Motherboards, SBCs and Box PCs, to Rack Mount computers and Industrial Panel PCs.

    Our technical & commercial team members will always provide you with valuable but impartial advice around the products and services that BVM provide. With their collective backgrounds, they’ll provide you with the benefit of their knowledge and experiences when & where you need it. We’ll always help you in the first instance and get back to you when additional information is required.

    You can either call us directly on +(0) 1489 780 144 and talk to one of the team | E-mail us at sales@bvmltd.co.uk | Use the contact form on our website

    BVM Design and Manufacturing Services: The manufacturer behind the solutions you know

    When a standard embedded design won’t suffice for what you need, you can always turn to BVM for help and use our custom design and manufacturing services.