Our services
We don't hand off between teams. Design, hardware, firmware, and software move in parallel — under one roof, with one point of accountability.
One team. One contract. The entire product lifecycle.
Most hardware startups lose months — and often the plot — stitching together a mechanical firm, a PCB house, a firmware contractor, and a software agency. We eliminate that entirely. Formic Labs runs the full stack: from requirements and architecture through prototyping, validation, and manufacturing handoff. You get a single team that understands every constraint at every layer.
PCB to enclosure. Designed for the real world, not just the bench.
We design hardware that ships. That means every schematic is reviewed for EMI, every layout for thermal management, and every enclosure for assembly and serviceability. We've designed boards that operate in industrial environments, cold chains, and high-voltage EV charging systems — and we bring that production experience to every new project.
From bare-metal to backend. Everything the hardware needs to come alive.
Firmware is where hardware products succeed or fail. We write embedded code that is tight, reliable, and maintainable — optimised for the constraints of your specific microcontroller and use case. We then extend this to cloud connectivity, OTA update infrastructure, companion mobile apps, and operator dashboards. The full software stack, built to production quality.
Sensors, connectivity, cloud, and insight — designed as a single system.
IoT products fail when the hardware, connectivity, and cloud are designed independently. We design IoT systems holistically — the sensor node, the wireless protocol, the gateway, the data pipeline, and the dashboard are all considered together from day one. The result is a system that works reliably in the field, at scale, with data that is actually useful to the end operator.
In-house capabilities
We don't just design products — we build them. Our in-house lab is equipped with professional-grade tools across 3D printing, laser fabrication, PCB assembly, and CNC machining, so your prototype moves from file to physical in days, not weeks.
Why Formic Labs
Hardware and software are designed together by the same team. No miscommunication between firmware and board design. No integration surprises late in the project.
We design with manufacturing in mind from the first schematic. Every decision — component selection, PCB stack-up, enclosure tolerances — is made knowing it has to be built at scale.
Our experience spans EV infrastructure, pharmaceutical cold chains, and industrial IoT — environments where hardware failure is not an option. We bring that standard to every project.
Tell us about your product. We'll tell you how we'd approach it.