Our process has been developed to provide a roadmap to get any hardware or software project from concept through production. No matter the size of your company or stage of development, working with Ovyl provides logical and rational phases to get to the finish line.
Phase 1: Strategy
To develop your strategy, we first evaluate if your product is feasible, viable, and desirable. We dive into the who, what, where, why, and when. Once these questions are answered, a broad range of research can be conducted, from friends and family to formal interviews.
Phase 2: Design
Our approach to concept design is to expand our thinking as wide as possible. It isn’t just pencil sketches and blank sheets of paper. It starts with our entire team, enabling us to integrate industrial design, mechanical and electrical engineering, software, and hardware from the very beginning.
Phase 3: Development
Rapid prototypes are often made throughout this phase to confirm what we see on our screens feels good in our hands and looks good in real life.
Phase 4: Engineering
This is all about making the impossible real. Whether it’s a paper clip, a 1,000-part assembly, or embedded firmware, we tackle engineering challenges with a structured team approach.
Phase 5: Manufacturing
During this phase we shift focus from design and development activities to manufacturing activities. We typically move into a support role where we're doing documentation, coordinating with the contract manufacturer, or acting as your sourcing agent.
If you're looking for help creating an incredible product, we'd love to speak with you and see if we can be of service. We've applied our process to hundreds of products for other product companies, and we'd love to be of service to yours.
Clients
- Smile Direct Club
- DeRoyal Healthcare Products
- Griffin Technology
- LP Building Solutions
- Vanderbilt University
- Fivestars by Sumup
- Beam Mobile
- Volumetrix
Awards
Ovyl is the only full-stack product firm invited to join the Nordic Design Partner program for our experience developing a variety of bluetooth and cellular devices.
Services & Capabilities
PRODUCT STRATEGY
- Business design
- User research
- Product-market fit
- User interviews
- MVP definition
- Market research
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
- Design Sketching
- Color, Material, Finish (CMF)
- Animations & Renderings
- Ergonomics & Usability
- Human Factors
- Algorithmic & Complex Surfacing
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
- Custom PCB Design
- Ultra Low Power Design
- Component Analysis Selection
- Battery Life Optimization
- Circuit Analysis & Reverse Engineering
- Compliance Engineering
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
- Mechanism Design
- Enclosure Design (IP Rated)
- Material Analysis & Selection
- Simulation & Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
- Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing
- Thermal & Fluid System Design
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
- Machine Learning & AI
- Mobile Development
- Full Stack Web Application Development
- Continuous Integration / Deployment (CI / CD)
- Backend API Development
- DevOps
FIRMWARE DEVELOPMENT
- Custom Firmware Development
- Wireless Connectivity (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Cellular, RFID, LoRa)
- Ultra Low Power Architecture
- Embedded Software Development
- Unit Testing
- Software Interoperability
SOURCING AND MANUFACTURING
- Packaging Design & Sourcing
- Factory Quoting / Comparison
- Tooling, Sampling, Production
- Full Service Production & Fulfillment
- Logistics Support
Project Portfolio
Contact
Mitch Meiss
615-955-0384
ovyl.io