Engineering that delivers in the real world
We design, develop and integrate advanced control and energy storage systems — across complex, multidisciplinary environments.

Our Capabilities
Eight core capabilities — each strong on its own, most powerful when combined on a single project, delivered by a single team.
Marine Electrification & Hybrid Systems
The engineering that sits between the equipment and a working vessel — retrofits and newbuilds.
- Energy management reducing Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
- Optimised generator setpoints - improving Mean Time Between Overhauls (MTBO)
- Class-approved vessel architecture (DNV, Lloyd's, Bureau Veritas)
- Early testing & validation of vessel Computer Based Systems (CBS)


Power Quality Analysis
Standard instruments miss the fast events that cause real damage. We find them — then fix them.
- Power system modelling & simulation for upfront vessel design
- Onboard permanent & portable monitoring solutions
- Ongoing data analysis for preventative maintenance
- Fleet management & remote analysis for energy efficiency
Advanced Control Systems
Electrical, mechanical and software, across marine, industrial, automotive and energy — because control problems rarely sit neatly in one.
- Strategy design, software and commissioning under one team
- New systems built from scratch — or fixing what's there
- Cross-sector techniques applied where they're needed most
- Aligned with maritime, automotive and industrial functional safety


System Integration
Each supplier's kit works on its own bench — the real work is making them work together on the same network.
- Read between the datasheets — anticipate problems before commissioning
- Structured development — traceable without the document drag
- Functional safety considered from first principles, not bolted on
- Prototype early, refine as real system behaviour emerges
Software Development
Software that works at three in the morning — not just in the demo.
- Siemens, Allen-Bradley, Beckhoff, Bachmann — and safety PLCs
- Embedded controllers from TTControl, Bosch, and custom hardware
- MATLAB / Simulink model-based development with auto code generation
- Industrial and vehicle protocols, custom HMI, maintainable code


Test and Validation
The earlier you test, the cheaper the fix. We start before any physical hardware is available.
- Model-in-the-loop — prove the control strategy before writing production code
- Software-in-the-loop — production software against simulated scenarios
- Hardware-in-the-loop — real controllers against realistic simulated loads
- Comprehensive validation reports linking test artefacts to design requirements
Energy Storage & Battery Development
A battery installation is only as good as the engineering behind it — cell selection, safety architecture and integration determine whether it actually delivers.
- Cell selection driven by application, not by datasheet performance alone
- Cross-sector experience — marine, automotive, industrial, stationary
- BMS integration, safety architecture and system-level supervisory logic
- Our own Array Management Unit (AMU) for multi-string installations


Cybersecurity
Practical cybersecurity for operational technology — without making the system harder to operate, maintain or update.
- Automotive, marine and industrial — the standards that actually apply
- Secure operational technology, not IT practice bolted onto a controller
- Coordinated with functional safety — one coherent engineering case
- Threat Analysis and Risk Assessment (TARA), mitigations proposals and implementation
Ready to start a project?
Whether you need full system delivery or targeted support, we're ready to help.
Our Address
Bracken House, 51 BRACKEN ROAD, SANDYFORD BUSINESS PARK, DUBLIN, Dublin 18, Ireland, D18 CV48
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