Design Services

Advanced Software Design Capabilities:  Microsoft Visual Studio 6, .NET, Borland C++ and Delphi.  Help file systems can be compiled as a standard Microsoft Help File format, HTML, or PDF file systems.

Platforms for Control Systems:  We have written drivers and top-end applications for MS-DOS, Windows 3.1/95/98/ME/2000/XP/CE, Linux, as well as Apache Web Page servers.  We make sure any control system software will be as flexible as possible to run on any required platform computer - from desktops to single board computers.

Machine Vision Systems:  In addition to our own custom vision system software, we are very experienced with Matrox Imaging Library package as well as frame grabbers from Matrox, National Instruments and Sensoray.  FireWire cameras and acquisition systems are also a specialty.

Precision Mechanical Design: We are experienced in holding very tight tolerances for motion control systems.  Typical final positioning tolerances for the Loomis wafer scribers are on the order of a few microns over 150mm of stage travel, with a local positioning resolution of 0.5 micron or less.  Some of our parts are ground to very tight tolerances - on the order of .0001" or better for dimension, straightness, flatness and perpendicularity.

CAD - CAM - Simulation Software (partial list): AutoCAD 2005, Solidworks, MathCAD, MatLab, Simulink, OrCad, PSpice and EAGLE schematic/PCB layout software.  We can simulate your system design completely (including mechanicals, electronics and optics) before any construction begins.

Microcontroller Design Capabilities:  Very experienced with Microchip PIC , Zilog Z8, Atmel,  AVR and Intel 8051 derivatives.  "Rabbit Semiconductor" embedded processors and "Amulet Technologies" LCD controllers are favorite tools for prototyping.  Assembly, "C", and "BASIC" compilers on hand for all types of microcontrollers.

Printed Circuit Boards:  All standard technologies supported.  We can design and manufacture through-hole as well as Surface Mount Technology (SMT)  boards, single layer through 16 layer boards supported.  Special shapes, cutouts, gold fingers, etc. are always accommodated.

Test Equipment:  Power supplies, Digital Voltmeters, NIST traceable pressure gauges, Oscilloscopes, Function Generators, Frequency Counters, Microscopes and some RF testing equipment is on hand.  If your project requires specialized test equipment we can build, rent or purchase whatever is required to get the job done right.

Documentation:  Normally, we use "Parts & Vendors" to generate and maintain parts lists for each individual project.  These lists are compatible with Microsoft Access and Excel.