EKTOS is a leading Danish electronics development and test services provider catering to customers worldwide in the energy sector, in agriculture and in healthcare. Account Manager Jacob Eisenhardt explains why EKTOS has chosen NeoMesh as its preferred solution for wireless mesh connectivity:
– A few years ago we decided to develop our own mesh network from the ground up. We bought radio chips from Microchip and designed our own protocol stack. It took us a long time and we spent a lot of hours to make it work. We succeeded eventually, but it was a long journey.
– Since then we have been using NeoMesh exclusively. The radio modules are competitively priced, the protocol stack simply works and integration is easy. The modules are ready to use straight out of the box, and the system is easy for our software people to work with and to understand. You simply power it on and it does what you expect it to do.
– After deciding on using NeoMesh we’ve had great success with it in a number of development projects.
Fixed price
– When bidding on a development project we like to offer our costumers a fixed price. That strategy works well and gives us a competitive edge in the market. But to do that we need to be able to calculate the exact amount of hours needed to complete a project.
– NeoMesh offers that reliability. With their modules and a protocol stack that simply works, we can rule out any unknown risk. That goes for the amount of hours necessary to design the wireless connectivity we need, and it goes for the testing of the final product: Testing is expensive and time consuming. Using NeoMesh we very likely will be able to pass the relevant tests in one try.
The importance of testing
– When you develop products using radio communication you have to test them to achieve all the relevant approvals and certifications in accordance to the Radio Equipment Directive (RED)2014/53/EU. If you have developed a product and the tests reveal that the radio modules you have chosen do not live up to the standards, then you have a problem. Believe me, we have tried it.
– You need not worry about that when you use NeoMesh modules, as they come pre-approved. And when testing products with NeoMesh we have never experienced any problems originating from the modules.
Meeting deadlines
– So, with NeoMesh we minimise risk in our development process. We are able to calculate hours spent quite precisely, and that leads to another thing that is very important. We can meet the deadlines we have agreed on and deliver on time without any delays. For us an electronics developer NeoMesh offers the reliability we need be able to calculate a project precisely and thus to be able to offer our customers a competitive, fixed price on a project.
About EKTOS:
With seasoned engineers and project leaders in both Denmark and Ukraine EKTOS offers services all the way from idea to finished product. Founded in 2007 EKTOS is employing more than 60 highly specialized development and test experts and counts companies like Vestas, Danfoss, Powercell, Roblon and Alfred Priess among its customers.
