SOLUTION

Prototyping

At ESCATEC, we understand that prototyping is more than just creating samples—it’s about making your vision a reality. Our goal is to work closely with you to refine your designs, validate performance, and ensure a smooth transition to mass production. By partnering with us, you gain not only our expertise but also a team that is fully invested in the success of your product.

Building Products Together, One Step at a Time

With ESCATEC’s prototyping services, you gain more than just a product model—you gain a strategic partner committed to ensuring your project’s success. We collaborate with you from the beginning, working together to create the high-quality, market-ready product your business deserves.

Why Partner with ESCATEC for Prototyping?

Faster Time-to-Market

Speed is critical, especially when the market is constantly evolving. At ESCATEC, we prioritise fast yet accurate prototyping to get your product into testing and production faster. Our experienced teams, combined with efficient workflows and advanced prototyping technologies, help you move quickly from concept to final product. This reduces the risk of delays and allows you to meet your deadlines while ensuring product quality is never compromised.

Cost Savings Through Smart Design

Effective prototyping isn’t just about creating a physical model—it’s about identifying potential design and manufacturing challenges early. By collaborating with our engineers, we address possible issues before they impact production, saving you time and resources. Early feedback on design changes helps you avoid costly revisions down the line, ensuring that your project stays within budget and on track for success.

Improved Product Quality

At ESCATEC, quality is at the heart of everything we do. Throughout the prototyping phase, our engineers work closely with you to ensure that the prototype not only functions as intended but also meets all relevant standards for performance, reliability, and manufacturability. We focus on refining every detail, from hardware to software to mechanical components, so your product is of the highest possible quality before moving into production.

Global Support with a Local Touch

With facilities in Malaysia, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Bulgaria and the UK, ESCATEC provides a global yet local solution to your prototyping needs. This means no matter where you're located, you’ll have direct access to our skilled teams, who understand the unique demands of your market and product. Our global presence ensures that we can support your project with the necessary resources yet still offer the personal attention and quick responsiveness that local partnerships provide.

A Smoother Path to Mass Production

Transitioning from prototyping to mass production can be a difficult and costly step for many OEMs, especially if issues arise during scaling. By partnering with ESCATEC early in the design and prototyping stages, we ensure that the product is optimised for scalability. Our focus on manufacturability and testing helps identify and resolve potential challenges that may arise when moving to mass production, making the entire process smoother, faster, and more cost-effective.

Prototyping Tailored to Your Needs

Electronics Prototyping

From schematics design to PCB layout, ESCATEC offers rapid electronics prototyping to test and refine your hardware designs. Our engineers validate the functionality, performance, and reliability of your components, ensuring that the final product will meet the required specifications. Whether you’re working with complex systems or cutting-edge technology, we have the expertise to guide your design to success.

Software Integration

Testing the compatibility of your hardware and software is a critical step in ensuring smooth operation in the final product. Our team works with you to integrate your software seamlessly with the prototype, making sure that all features work together as intended. Through rigorous testing and fine-tuning, we address any integration issues early, preventing costly setbacks when scaling to full production.

Mechanical Prototyping

We provide comprehensive mechanical prototyping services, from early design concepts to final functional parts. Our engineers design and test mechanical components, ensuring they meet both operational requirements and aesthetic expectations. We pay attention to the durability, manufacturability, and overall design integrity of the components, allowing you to confidently move forward with production.

Functional Testing & Validation

Early functional testing is key to identifying any performance issues before the product is finalised. ESCATEC conducts thorough testing to evaluate each aspect of the prototype, whether electrical, mechanical, or software related. Any issues found during testing are addressed quickly, which not only improves the design but also ensures a smoother transition to mass production.

GET A TAILORED QUOTE

A Collaborative Approach You Can Trust

Prototyping at ESCATEC is more than a transactional service—it’s a true partnership. We believe in working closely with you at every stage of the process to ensure we’re aligned with your goals and objectives. Our team doesn’t just execute—we listen, engage, and provide you with valuable insights and recommendations to optimize your design. Transparency and communication are central to how we work, so you’ll always know where we are in the process and what to expect next.

What Sets ESCATEC Apart?

Expert Teams

Our engineers are specialists in electronics, software, and mechanical design, with years of experience across a wide range of industries. By bringing together our diverse expertise, we provide you with a complete, well-rounded solution to your prototyping needs.
State-of-the-Art Facilities

ESCATEC’s advanced prototyping facilities are equipped with cutting-edge technology to ensure precision and accuracy in every model we produce. From rapid prototyping to functional testing, our tools and capabilities enable us to create prototypes that are ready for real-world performance.
Early Involvement, Bigger Savings

By working with us early in the design phase, you’re not just avoiding mistakes—you’re also improving the overall quality of the product while minimizing both time and costs in mass production. Our proactive approach helps reduce the risk of costly revisions during later stages and accelerates the entire development process.

ESCATEC's manufacturing capabilities are complemented by enhanced support services for our clients, such as design and development support, test solutions, sophisticated supply chain management, postponement manufacturing and direct-ship outbound logistics.

PCB Assembly

We support customers from the prototype and industrialisation stages, through to the ongoing manufacture of complex, multi-technology PCBAs, in low, medium and high volumes.

Box Build Assembly

We're experts in complex sub-assemblies and finished, tested, products. We offer turnkey electronics, mechatronics, cabinet assembly, system integration & test solutions.

Discover more

Mechatronics

ESCATEC offers a wide range of mechatronics solutions and supply chain experience - everything from ‘benchtop’ products through to ‘large format’ electro-mechanical machines.

Discover more

Machining

From simple CNC turned components to elaborate CNC milled assemblies, we cater to diverse sectors, including industrial electronic, transportation and medical device manufacturing.

Discover more

Test Solutions

A proven method of electronics manufacturing defect detection and prevention, flying probe testing also eliminates the requirement for dedicated fixturing.

Discover more

Plastic Injection Moulding

At ESCATEC we use cutting-edge technology and equipment, to ensure that every injection moulding project we undertake meets the highest standards of quality and precision.

Discover more

Microelectronics

Our experienced teams design, develop and manufacture high performance LED, laser, and lighting solutions. We ensure micro-optic needs for complex MOEMS products are met and delivered.

Discover more

Design & Development

We specialise in electronics, software, mechanical, and system design and development. Following Design for eXcellence (DfX), Design for Manufacture (DFM), and VA/VE best practices, we turn your ideas into market-ready products.

New Product Introduction

Our unmatched NPI support is characterised by lean project management, comprehensive testing, robust supply chain management, and close collaboration with your teams to minimise risks, maximise results, and ensure product quality.

Supply Chain Management

With our established global supplier partnerships, our experienced procurement, SCM, and logistics teams can identify the best sourcing options based on your needs. We supply a vast range of products to various sectors reliably and cost-effectively.

Find out more

Prototyping

With our prototyping services, we are with you every step of the way, from schematic design to functional testing and validation. We work with you to refine your designs, creating a high-quality final product ready for mass production.

Post-production

Whether you’re launching a new and improved product iteration or extending the lifecycle of your existing in-market products, our post-production capabilities help to maximise profits and keep you ahead of the competition.

Find out more

RESOURCES

An introduction to outsourcing your electronics manufacturing

This guide provides practical guidance and best practice advice on how to efficiently outsource your manufacturing.

DOWNLOAD THE GUIDE

Join our subscribers

News, articles, industry insights and more straight to your inbox.