Industrial R&D Engineering
Industrial R&D Engineering: From Concept to Turnkey Systems
Sciotex turns ideas, lab prototypes and black-box legacy systems into working, documented industrial and scientific systems: feasibility, proof of concept, prototyping, re-engineering and scale-up, with mechanical, electrical and software design under one roof and everything modeled in 3D CAD before it is built.
Last updated: October 2026 · Sciotex Engineering Team
The Short Answer
What Are Industrial R&D Engineering Services?
Industrial R&D engineering services take a technical idea or problem and turn it into a working system: testing what is feasible, proving the concept, building and refining prototypes, and scaling the result into production. They also cover re-engineering legacy systems whose designs have been lost.
Sciotex provides R&D engineering for manufacturers and research organizations, from a feasibility test on real samples to fully turnkey systems built in quantity. Because mechanical, electrical and software engineers work as one team, the prototype and the production system are designed by the same people.
What We Do
R&D Engineering Services From Idea to Production
Every stage of R&D answers a question. We help you answer each one for the least money, then carry the result all the way into production.
Planning a new system? Read the prototype development guide.
Find Your Application
Systems We Develop and Prototype
Proof, Not Theory
Systems Sciotex Has Taken From Concept to Reality
Each started as a problem with no standard answer and became a working system through staged development.
Seed Counter
Counts and measures seed at up to 2,000 per second, using two camera views to separate overlapping seeds.
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Extrusion Inspection System
Inspects long extrusions inline or offline, classifies each part and sorts by defect severity.
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Fiber Optic Draw Tower Inspection
Two line-scan cameras with microscope objectives find defects as small as 20 µm in moving fiber.
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Web Inspection System
Line-scan inspection of continuous fiberglass webs used in wind turbine blades.
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Multiview Light Sheet Microscope
Research microscope control software, part of microscopy work carried from concept to commercialization.
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Adaptive Optics Microscope
Control and analysis software for a custom adaptive optics two-photon research microscope.
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Where Is Your Project Today?
R&D projects start in different places. The first step depends on what already exists.
| Starting point | First step | Where it leads |
|---|---|---|
| An idea or a problem | Feasibility study on real samples | Proof of concept and prototype |
| A lab or bench prototype | Engineering review and 3D CAD design | Pilot system |
| A working one-off system | Re-engineering and documentation | A repeatable, standard platform |
| A legacy black-box system | Analysis while it runs | A modern, documented replacement |
| A proven design | Production engineering | Turnkey systems in quantity |
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In-house R&D or an R&D partner?
Many companies have strong engineers but not every discipline, or not the time. A partner fills the gaps without slowing the project.
| In-house R&D only | With Sciotex as R&D partner | |
|---|---|---|
| Disciplines | Limited to the team you have | Mechanical, electrical and software together |
| Capacity | Competes with day-to-day work | A dedicated team for the project |
| Experience | Often a first attempt at this kind of system | Systems like it designed and built before |
| Visualization | Varies | Every system modeled in 3D CAD first |
| Path to production | Often an afterthought | Planned from the start, through turnkey and scale-up |
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Many projects combine both: your team owns the application knowledge, and Sciotex brings the multidisciplinary engineering and the path to production.
More detail: technology readiness levels and engineering feasibility studies.
The Outcome
What Staged R&D Delivers
For inspection projects, Sciotex tests sample parts free of charge to determine the right configuration, often the fastest feasibility check there is.
Working With Sciotex
How an R&D Project Works
What to send us
Every R&D project is different. These help us understand yours quickly:
- A description of the idea, problem or existing system
- Samples, drawings, photos or videos
- Required rates, accuracy and environment
- What exists today: prototypes, code or documentation
- Timeline and expected production quantities
Why Sciotex
Why Companies Bring Their Hard Problems to Sciotex
Our clients call on us when there is no off-the-shelf answer: new inspection methods, unusual materials, high speeds and systems nobody else has built.
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Before You Start
Industrial R&D Engineering FAQ
What are industrial R&D engineering services?
Engineering services that turn a technical idea or problem into a working system: feasibility studies, proofs of concept, prototype development, re-engineering of legacy systems and scale-up to production.
What is the difference between a feasibility study, a proof of concept and a prototype?
A feasibility study tests whether an idea can work and what it will take. A proof of concept shows the core idea working, usually on a bench. A prototype is a working version of the whole system. See the prototype development guide.
Do you do mechanical and electrical design as well as software?
Yes. Sciotex handles mechanical, electrical and software design in-house and models every system in 3D CAD before it is built.
Can you take a prototype to full production?
Yes. Sciotex develops systems from concept to full turnkey production and scale-up, including documentation, pilot builds and support.
Can you re-engineer a system with no drawings or source code?
Often, yes. We capture its I/O, sequences, timing and data flows while it runs and use that to specify and build a modern, documented replacement. See system re-engineering.
Do you test our samples before we commit?
Yes. Feasibility testing on real samples is usually the first step, and for inspection projects Sciotex tests sample parts free of charge to determine the right configuration.
What kinds of systems do you develop?
Inspection and vision systems, counting and sorting machines, test and measurement systems, scientific instruments, data acquisition systems and custom automation.
Do we need a support contract?
No. Working with Sciotex does not require a subscription or support contract. Support is available when you need it.
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Tell us about the idea, the problem or the system you need to replace. An engineer will review it and suggest the best first step, with no obligation.
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