A Partner for the Edge of the Map
Need:
Some of the most remote places on Earth, from Arctic passages to shallow river bends to coastlines that have never been fully charted, are accessible to explorers today in ways they weren't a generation ago. Part of the reason is a shift in marine navigation: systems that show a vessel the hazards ahead and below the waterline in real time, where older instruments could only look straight down or rely on static charts.
One engineering team has spent more than two decades developing that kind of technology. Their navigation systems give mariners a live picture of what lies ahead in waters that were once crossed with limited information. For more than ten years, they've built those systems in partnership with Screaming Circuits, a division of Milwaukee Electronics.
Solution:
The performance of the technology depends heavily on its electronics. Each system relies on custom circuit boards that have to be designed, tested, refined, and produced at the pace development demands. We've been part of that cycle from the earliest prototypes through the production boards shipping today: assembling the hardware, identifying issues early, and keeping timelines on track.
That's the difference between processing an order and working as a partner. Our technicians review a design, flag a questionable fitting, and catch problems a team didn't know to look for, because we've worked alongside them long enough to understand how they build. For a team developing new technology on tight cycles, knowing the assembly side will keep up removes one real variable.
There's also a direct benefit: faster prototype builds mean finished systems reach customers sooner.
By taking the full build into account, from sourcing to assembly to every handoff in between, we help customers move faster without losing control of quality or timeline. We call this Design for Acceleration.
Result:
Over the years, that working relationship has grown into a long-term partnership. We understand how this team operates, what their systems require, and how much consistency and follow-through matter when products run in demanding environments. That continuity is typical of long-cycle industries, where the products and the partnerships behind them often last for years.
The boards we build for these systems are in service now, in cold and remote waters, supporting vessels operating where charts run short. That's the kind of work we're built to support: customers developing new technology in difficult conditions, and the reliable partnership it takes to get them there.