Consistent automation in the product creation process

We optimize technical systems and their development by consistently applying our intelligent automation and cutting edge proprietary machine learning algorithms.

Originally, we started with the automation of the design of control algorithms. We did so because we found that this approach outperformed ourselves, who are experts both in terms of domain knowledge and control engineering with more than a decade of experience. In every single aspect. At once. By far. And - so far - in every single use case. And all of that without any loss of transparency, which is probably the most important unique selling point.

We quickly realized that this methodology can also be applied to many other engineering tasks as, for instance, the design and stress analysis of components, software development and documentation.

If your company has not been using such algorithms or has struggled to implement them, there is a good chance that you would greatly profit from using our technology.

Automated design and stress analysis

You need additional man power in design or analysis? Perhaps because you need to design a multitude of variants of a certain part and run a stress analysis on them? Maybe those parts are brackets, junction pipes, cable guides or alike? Parts that are quite important but do not necessarily generate a lot of enthusiasm within your engineering work force? Then let us support you with our services concerning design and stress analysis.

  • Design

    Starting point: You would like to design a multitude of variants of a certain part or find the optimal arrangement of a large number of similar parts.


    What we specifically do: Based on your requirements concerning the part itself, its interfaces and the available space claim we use our automated design process to produce the designs for all variants in consistently high quality.


    What you get: Models and drawings for all variants in a common CAD format according to your choice. If you need an additional variant at a later point of time, we can provide results of the same quality at short notice at any time and at a price that is comparable to the previous variants.


    Typical project duration: 3 - 4 months


    Previous and current applications in customer projects: Design of a two-stage cycloidal drive, design of test benches for electric motors, cycloidal drives and sensors


  • Stress analysis

    Starting point: To verify the designs of all the variants of your parts you need a stress analysis.


    What we specifically do: Based on the load data provided by you we use our automated algorithms to perform and produce the results of the stress analysis. Typically, we close the development loop by letting the automated design and the stress analysis interact to iterate the design until the specifications are met. Ideally we combine this with our product automated documentation in order to produce all required internal and external documentation for you.


    What you get: The results of the stress analysis for the final design of all variants as presentations and technical reports. If requested, we can also provide intermediate results.


    Typical project duration: 3 - 4 months

Automated prototype manufacturing and assembly

You need prototype parts of your component or system, either as a mock-up or as functional part? Maybe to get an impression of how it fits, functions? Or to give an impression of your future product to your customer. But you are not happy with the quality of standard additive manufacturing techniques like 3D-printing and you are not happy to pay the price for fully machined parts? Then our product automated prototype manufacturing and assembly - which is currently under development - might be interesting to you.

  • Prototype manufacturing

    Starting point: You have decided to use our automated design and analysis process and would like to manufacture a prototype of the designed components, either as a mock-up or as a functional parts. You are not satisfied with the quality you can obtain from additive manufacturing and the cost of a classic subtractive manufacturing process.


    What we specifically do: We define an adequate manufacturing method, for instance a combination of 3D printing and a subsequent 3-axes milling process for the functional surfaces. Our automated desing process is (re-)run with these boundary conditions and produces, apart from the parts themselves all auxiliary items that are needed in the manufacturing process, like, for instance, adapters that can be used to fix the components during the milling operation.


    What you get: The specified parts or, alternatively, all files necessary to produce the parts on your own equipment.


    Typical project duration: 4 - 6 weeks



  • Prototype assembly

    Starting point: You have used our services for designing, analyzing and manufacturing your prototpyes and you are looking for a fast and cost-effective way to assemble the parts or build a small production line.


    What we specifically do:  Our algorithms check whether an automated assembly of the individual parts with the available assembly equipment (e.g. 6-axes robot arms) is possible. If not, either the design, analysis and manufacturing process is iterated or the necessary assembly equipment is designed, analyzed and produced. Then, the algorithm determines the control of the equipment to do the assembly and executes the program. Ideally you order the automated assembly together with the automated design, analysis and prototype manufaturing.


    What you get: The assembled parts or, alternatively, a prototype assembly line.


    Typical project duration: 3 - 4 months

Automated software generation

You are looking for efficient ways to perform certain tasks in your development process by software? For instance, you would like to operate a special component test bench for testing? And you need the software solution to be sustainable, maintainable and ready for future enhancements as well as consistently documented? Or you need to adapt the software on the µ-controllers in your products to a different processor due to the current semiconductor shortages? Then let us support you with our services concerning the generation of µ-controller software or the generation of test bench automation.

  • Generation of µ-controller software

    Starting point: You would like to be able to run your µ-controller software not just on the current processor, but also on alternative processors, potentially from other suppliers. Maybe you currently struggle with the shortage of semiconductors and need to find an alternative to your current hardware. However, porting your software yourself takes too much time or you do not have the necessary resources.


    What we specifically do: With our automated algorithms we generate software for your machine or process that can easily be ported to other software architectures. In case your software performs the tasks of virtual sensors or controls, we ideally combine this with our product automated design of virtual sensors and controls. 


    What you get: The tested source code with standardized in-code documentation as well as a presentation of the results including a documentation of the validation tests.


    Typical project duration: 4 - 6 months


    Previous and current application in customer projects: Implementation of a sensor fusion algorithm on a NXP LPC5536 µ-controller, implementation of an innovative control algorithm for BLDC motors on an STM32G431CB µ-controller

  • Generation of test bench automation

    Starting point: You would like to run an automated validation program on a custom-tailored test bench for which no standard automation software is available.


    What we specifically do: Based on your specification we use our automated algorithms to produce the required software for running the automated program including a user interface.


    What you get: A desktop application written in C# or a web application written in html/javascript for the test bench automation.


    Typical project duration: 3 - 4  months


    Previous and current application in customer projects: Implementation of a user interface for testing BLDC motors as a .Net 4.8 application in C#, implementation of a user interface for dynamically testing a sensor as a .Net 4.8 application in C#

Automated design of virtual sensors and controls

You would like to generate more information from your sensor data by merging the readings from several sensors to produce process parameters that are not measurable? Or you would like to find out whether you can improve the performance of you machine or process by implementing an optimized control algorithm? Then let us support you with our automated design of virtual sensors and control. We offer four different services that seamlessly integrate, the simulation, analysis, process monitoring and process control.

  • Simulation

    Starting point: You would like to simulate your process in order to optimize its control by yourself. However, there is no expert for numerical simulation at hand or you face a corresponding capacity shortage.


    What we specifically do: Based on your data and process know how as well as our competence in the areas of physics, statistics, algorithms, numerical simulation and control engineering we establish useful and transparent models for your technical processes.


    What you get: A simulator for your as a desktop application written in C# or as a web application in html/javascript/php; a comprehensive documentation for the simulator including an interface description and a user manual


    Typical project duration: 4 - 6 weeks


    Previous and current application in customer projects: Creation of uses cases for testing a sensor fusion algorithm in Python and C#, simulation of a complex hydraulic circuit as the basis for designing a controller in C#

  • Analysis

    Starting pont: You ask yourself what potential could be realized in your process by using the latest advances in control engineering. In order to draw a decision on whether or not to invest in such an optimization. Or to find out which additional advantages you can achieve with respect to your competition.


    What we specifically do: Based on the establshed simulation model we design statistically optimized controllers for your process and compare their performance to your current solution. Here, we intentionally refrain from using any kind of black box modelling technique in order to assure transparency and explainability and thus a later possibility for implementation.


    What you get: A presentation summarizing all relevant findings and results and a detailed report


    Typical project duration: 6 - 8 weeks


    Previous and current application in customer projects: Complexity reduction and subsequent solution of a combinatorial optimization problem describing the design and packaging of a specific module with approximately 10^72 possible solutions

  • Process monitoring

    Starting point: You want to monitor your process in order to be alerted in time when your process risks exceeding defined limits. Or you would like to move your monitoring to the next level by forecasting such events. However, not every process parameter is measurable in your series product. Or you would like to replace the corresponding sensor by a smart algorithm.


    What we specifically do: Based on the simulator we create a real-time capable virtual image of your process and combine it with an algorithm that projects the evolution of the process parameters into the future and monitors the adherence to specified limits. The functionality is tested and validated based on a multitude of different generic and specific test cases.


    What you get: A real-time capable simulator for your process written in the programming language of your current process monitoring system for seamless integration in your system; a comprehensive documentation of the simulator including a description of the interfaces and a user manual


    Typical project duration: 3 - 4 months

  • Process control

    Starting point: You want to optimize the control of your process.


    What we specifically do: Together with you and potentially your supplier(s) we implement the optimized controller on your machine. For robustness reasons we deploy elements of a standardized set of modules.


    What you get: A real-time capable control for your process written in the programming language of your process automation system for seamless integration in your machines or processes; a comprehensive documentation including a description of the interfaces and a user manual.


    Typical project duration: 4 - 6 months


    Previous and current application in customer projects: Design of a controller for a complex hydraulic circuit, design of a controller for a BLDC motor

Automated documentation

You have the impression that you spend way too much time documenting your product development? That you often repeat the same steps and are still not happy with the consistency of your output? Or you ask yourself whether your documentation is really complete and correct in every detail? Then let us support you with our services concerning data analysis and presentation, presentations and technical reports and certification relevant documentation. As a side note: This technology is used internally at Tengilence in every single project.

  • Data analysis and presentation

    Starting point: Your technical process or its development generates huge amounts of data which needs to be systematically processed, evaluated, presented and documented.


    What we specifically do: Based on your needs we use our automated algorithms to generate an application that performs the necessary data processing, evaluation, presentation and documentation.


    What you get: A desktop application written in C# or a web application written in html/javascript that processes, evaluates, presents and documents your data.


    Typical project duration: 4 - 6 weeks


    Previous and current application in customer projects: Evaluation, graphical representation and 3D-animation for a large number of test cases for a sensor fusion algorithm; graphical representation of the solution to a high dimensional optimization problem

  • Presentations and technical reports

    Starting point: For your internal reporting you need to create presentations and/or technical reports that are based on your data and often follow similar lines.


    What we specifically do:  According to your needs and requirements we use our automated algorithms to create an application that mostly automatically translates your data into technical reports and presentations.


    What you get: A desktop application written in C# or a web application written in html/javascript that you can use with minimum manual effort to translate your data into technical reports and presentations as pdf files.


    Typical project duration: 6 - 8 weeks


    Previous and current application in customer projects: Reports and presentation for every single project were created using this technology; the user manual for an optimization software

  • Certification relevant documentation

    Starting points: In order to certify your product or process you need an official documentation. In the automotive sector, this would, for instance, be the AES/BES documentation.


    What we specifically do: According to your specification we translate the requirements imposed on the documentation by the autorities into an automated process that generates the documentation based on the raw data stemming from your development process.


    What you get: A desktop application written in C# or a web application written in html/javascript that generates the complete and consistent documentation of your product or process.


    Typical project duration: 4 - 6 months