Blue Engineering

We are Blue

An engineering firm with a focus on high-tech, industry and the agro-food sector. We develop innovative mechatronic products and processes, from idea to prototype. We advise, develop and provide support, complete from A to Z.

We bring a concept idea via a Proof of Concept to a functional prototype or implementation. With our test and prototype facilities and versatile engineers, we develop sustainable product, production and total systems. Through multidisciplinary efforts, we are able to serve our customers completely turnkey. With the best engineers from the region, we strive for a better world based on technology.

Thanks to our independent position in the chain, we develop robust, reliable and sustainable products for the future together with our customers and partners.

We do this through various services:

• New product development & design

 We support our customers with the development of new products, from idea to realization. With smart technology, critical questions and a multidisciplinary approach, we aim for functional and user-friendly products of top quality that meet the highest demands of our customers. We do this for both digital software and physical products.

Together we identify the specifications and wishes and then generate a number of concepts. We develop a detailed design that we further develop into a validated prototype (link to prototyping) and ultimately a (series) producible end product.

In our designs we take into account the choice of materials, ergonomics, aesthetics and ease of use in order to achieve an exceptional result.

• Industrial engineering & automation

 In industrial and automated environments, precision, quality and efficiency are essential. We thus relieve our customers of any worries in developing, producing or improving (the most complex) machines and production lines.

We use high-quality technology to realize cost-efficient and high-quality solutions for our customers. Our multidisciplinary teams look at a broad spectrum to make the most optimal choices in financial, material and environmental areas.

Depending on your wishes, we can deliver from idea to prototype, part of a product, a final product or a product ready for series production.

• IOT development

 With (Industrial) Internet of Things we can measure, collect data, gain insights and make adjustments. We can use IoT for all kinds of things, such as monitoring plots for growers, measuring the CO2 content in offices or greenhouses and reading machines (for predictive maintenance, for example).

Thanks to our multidisciplinary teams and extensive knowledge in the field of sensors, nodes, gateways and cloud solutions, we can develop high-quality solutions for complex data issues. Moreover, with our own developed technology, we can offer customized solutions for sensors, nodes, gateways and cloud solutions with a short time-to-market.

The cloud solution offers our customers real-time insight into the generated data, which we can display visually attractively through linked dashboards and platforms. By connecting actuators, we can, if desired, trigger certain actions based on the data obtained. Such as opening and closing valves or activating an irrigation system.

• Research & Consultancy

 Good (preliminary) research is essential for complex innovations and high-quality technical solutions. Sometimes this is even required when attracting funding. We conduct this research for our customers in the areas of physics, (electro)mechanics, software and sustainability.

We investigate the feasibility of complex issues and innovations to arrive at a 'proof of principle' or even a 'proof of concept'. We investigate the alternatives through literature studies and using the best available technologies and tools.

Depending on the wishes of our customers, we map out the (technical and safety) risks, lifetime, reliability and preventive maintenance. We offer material, strength and thermal analysis (FEM) to help our customers take their products to the highest possible level.

• Prototyping

 Our customers opt for high-quality and innovative products that are popular in the market. Prototyping is a key moment in the development process to achieve an exceptional result. We use various techniques to validate a product, concept, function or design with a prototype. This includes digital computer simulations, 2D and 3D CAD and 3D models using rapid prototype techniques.

The prototype can (usually) be developed, assembled, tested and shown in our own facilities. We also use 3D printing techniques to produce parts quickly and to size. This way we aim for a short time-to-market and we can respond flexibly to our customer's wishes and timeline.

We use prototyping for our customers in various ways. For example, we can validate a 'proof of principle' or 'proof of concept' through a prototype, develop test setups and even deliver a turn-key machine or device.

• Design for Sustainability

 Sustainability is an increasingly important specification for many of our customers when developing or improving (new) products and processes. The market, but above all society, demands more and more social and sustainable solutions. We can support our customers in this like no other.

Our engineers are not only trained in mechanics, physics, software and electronics, but also in sustainability. We can therefore take our customer's sustainability ambitions into account in our design processes. This means, for example, that we not only look at the functionalities and ergonomics of a product, but also at the choice of materials, design and production processes in order to make the most sustainable choices.

We use various tools for this, such as Life Cycle Analyzes (LCA) and optimization of energy consumption. We can use our knowledge in the field of sustainability in various phases of the process, from preliminary research (LCA) to material selection, lifespan extension and designs for refurbishment. We use this knowledge in parallel with our technical knowledge. In this way, together with our customers, we reduce the environmental footprint of the product without compromising quality and functionality.