Capabilities

Capabilities

Fikst offers a wide range of capabilities from concept to manufacturing

Innovation

Product Planning
Brainstorming
Intellectual Property Development

Fluidics

Microfluidics
Millifluidics
CFD

Engineering

Design for Manufacturing and Assembly
Injection Molding Part Design
System Design
Optical Design & Computer Vision
Analysis & Simulation

Design Evaluation

Prototyping (in house FDM, SLA and CNC)
Force Testing
Leak Testing
Benchmarking

Manufacturing

Documentation Packages
Work Instructions
OEM Sourcing
Vendor Qualification
Short-Run Assembly
Optical Inspection
Transfer to Contract Manufacturing

Embedded Systems

Microcontroller Integration
Firmware and Embedded Software
Electromechanical Control
Analog and Digital PCB Design
Prototype PCB Assembly and Test
Cable Assembly
Touch Screen Integration
Electronics Design for Manufacturability and Assembly

Representative Projects

Point-of-care diagnostic instruments and cartridges
Bioreactors that simulate in vivo conditions
Devices for specialized pharmaceutical delivery and analysis
Microfluidic particle generators
Imaging systems for biological samples
DNA processing instrumentation
Automation equipment for heat sealing, filling and part forming
High-speed rotating equipment for precision medical imaging
Part and tooling design for very high volume multi-layer polymer packaging

Facilities

8,000 sq. ft. of project, shop and lab space
Machining centers including a high-speed spindle for sub .010 diameter machining
Rapid prototyping lab with 3 FDM and 2 SLA printers
Laser cutting lab with both large format and precision laser cutters
BSL-2 lab for working with biological samples
Metrology lab including single micron optical inspection
Silicone/PDMS casting lab
Combined force/position/leak-rate testing center used for characterizing seals
Cartridge manufacturing including an ultrasonic welder and clicker presses
Temperature/humidity chamber for HALT and HASS testing

Pilot Production

Custom automation of assembly and inspection
Laser welding
Diffusion bonding
UV gluing
Ultrasonic welding
Solvent bonding
Plasma treating
Heat sealing

Software

Solidworks
Solidworks analysis
Solidworks EPDM Professional
Comsol CFD
HSM Works
Matlab