ArcAqua · Industrial automation / Food-safety
ArcStation
BMEC's first major engagement. We were brought in to recover a stalled vendor relationship, then designed the IS-2, ArcAqua's flagship industrial ozone sanitation system. It passed CE certification on the first attempt and has been in the field for over a decade.
- Client
- ArcAqua
- Engagement
- Rescue + full product development
- In the field
- 10+ years
- Scale
- Hundreds of units, worldwide
- Certification
- CE - first attempt
The challenge
ArcAqua had been working with another development firm for years with poor results. Timelines slipped, scope kept shifting and, most seriously, nobody could say with certainty who owned the source code.
They needed someone to hold the vendor to account and, at the same time, an engineering partner able to take their next-generation industrial system to a production standard.
We acted as their technical team, held the vendor to account, then designed their flagship industrial system. It passed CE certification on the first attempt with no material revisions, and it has been in service for more than ten years.
What we did
- 01
Stepped in as fractional CTO
We attended the vendor meetings, set clear deliverables and managed delivery from the client's side until the original project was completed and the IP question was settled in the client's favour.
- 02
Designed the IS-2
Full 3D CAD mechanical design, pneumatic and hydraulic systems, and electronic, electrical and firmware design. The system runs to between 500 and 1,000 components, engineered as one integrated design.
- 03
Proprietary nozzle R&D
Research into a proprietary nozzle design laid the groundwork for the client's patent portfolio.
- 04
Designed for production
The IS-1 was a prototype built to learn from. The IS-2 was engineered as the scalable production version and went directly into manufacture.
In practice
How we build.
Modelled, simulated and tested before production, then manufactured and assembled to the same standard.
Stainless fabrication and assembly (representative workshop footage).
More work
Other case studies.
Start a conversation
Tell us about your project.
The founders take the first call themselves. We will give you a clear view of what the project involves, including whether it is feasible.