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 however 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 sees an ever increasing need to reinforce measured effects with the use of video evidence and conversely more deeply understand video recorded events with solid data. With ever increasing affordable data bandwidth and more efficient video compression algorithms it is possible to merge the two. The real value comes from highly synchronising both elements.

Fen often gets involved at an early stage of our client’s product development process. At such time the client may need to build confidence in Fen as a credible development partner, and convince their internal customer 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 still has a part to play in their future product portfolio. There are however many other facets to cost that Fen gets involved in. Good design can save cost in manufacture, support, reliability and 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.