Engineering

An important part of engineering precision electronic systems is the task of project management. The Martin Company engineering project management process helps ensure that customers get the designs that they require, in a cost effective and timely manner.

Martin Company provides product marketing research, feasibility studies, and proof of concept documentation. The most efficient way to affect new product development is in the product specification at the very beginning of the project.

Martin Company engineers maintain extensive, up-to-date knowledge of the regulations, standards, and certifications that apply to devices that are designed for a wide array of operating specifications and environments.

Project schematics are produced in Protel® 99SE or Altium Designer® and include all parts information integral to the schematic. We use the schematics to generate the BOM and Netlist.

To some, software (or firmware) development is a complicated process. At Martin Company, we use great people and tools to simplify the process and reduce risk.

We custom design digital logic using field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). Our designs are developed with either schematic editors or hardware languages such as VERILOG™ or VHDL.

At Martin Company, our PC board layout standards are a combination of our own internal standards, any applicable customer standards, and IPC standards.

Our mechanical engineers and designers custom-design enclosures and mounting arrangements for the electronics that we develop. They also do the assembly drawings for the production process.

We perform design reviews to verify the specifications, schematics, PC board layout, and test results. Customers are welcome to attend design reviews and may request additional reviews if desired.

Martin Company normally buys parts for each project during the design process in order to verify that the Bill of Materials is completely correct, and that all parts, prices, and delivery times are acceptable.

Martin Company builds prototypes for most new designs. Printed circuit board (PCB) prototypes are preferred for most designs, because they are inexpensive, and they considerably speed up the design process.

Depending upon the application, Martin Company tests electronics at temperatures as low as -50° C and as high as 200° C, along with severe shock and vibration testing.

Upon project completion, we deliver the hardware, software, and documentation to you. Martin Company’s final product is design documentation which can be implemented into a working product for the customer.