What are your drivers?

Fen's engineers have considerable experience of integrating IoT technologies into existing products and bringing the many benefits of it becoming a connected product.

I have funds, a market and determination but I am not technical, so I need a development partner who will work with me on an open basis to bring the right product to market at the right cost and with the right features.

Our seasoned engineers have accumulated a wealth of experience which they bring to bear on new projects to gain a flying start with a confident outcome and a shorter development timescale.

Fen often gets involved at an early stage of our client’s product development process, when proof-of-concept demonstrators are needed to convince stakeholders that it is feasible to develop such a product in a timely and cost-effective manner.

For many of Fen's customers, their need is very straightforward: an existing product is too expensive to manufacture or support but, at the right price-point, it would still have a part to play in their future product portfolio. Good design can not only reduce bill of material (or 'BOM') costs but also can also costs in manufacture, support, and reliability. And, by adopting a 'platform' strategy, it possible to reduce entire portfolio costs through the use of common platforms. The key to success is to turn cost into opportunity.

Fen's clients tend to understand their products, markets and customers well. Sometimes they need support in navigating the path to their next success. In such circumstances there's no substitute for highly experienced, skilled engineers and project managers well versed in the product development process.

This can mean different things to different customers. For some it's achieving a higher level spec of existing product parameters, for others it could mean introducing new features (e.g. IoT connectivity), improving UX or reducing the cost to manufacture. Increasingly, it means all of the above.  

Fen works in a number of market sectors where battery life is key. However, it's not good enough to simply achieve this in isolation. What often must sit alongside long battery life is small size/weight, low cost, and a product packed full of market leading functions. Fen is well versed in all the skills needed to meet all these requirements..

Insistence on in-house design & strict adherence to standard operating procedures can itself limit flexibility. In these situations, rather than grind against client company procedure, Fen strives to innovate within its constraints. Solution re-use, lateral thinking and agile methodologies promote rapid progress, efficient IP evolution and successful product outcomes.