R&D, Engineering, and Scientific Services

Value-Added Contract Manufacturing

Let Catalina Technologies help turn your problems into solutions!

• Catalina Technologies, Inc. offers a wide range of technical services, working on a consulting or contract basis. 

• We function as a technical partner and team member with other companies to help facilitate innovative and cost-effective solutions. 

• Catalina Technologies offers fabrication services from prototype construction through scheduled volume manufacturing.

Research and Engineering:

• Innovative electronic, electro-optical, and electro-mechanical design and development.

• Integrated hardware and software solutions for cost-effective product design and fabrication.

• Embedded microcontroller systems, specializing in mixed-signal systems (analog + digital) utilizing a variety of sensor and display technologies.

• Data acquisition and control systems for the laboratory, factory, and field.

• Modernization of existing products to add capability and reduce cost.

• Modernization of production-line equipment and procedures to improve quality and reduce cost.

• Waterproof sensors and electronics; micropower battery-operated designs.

• Optics, spectrophotometry, multispectral imaging, and machine vision.

• Palm^® OS-based programming for data acquisition and control.

Value-Added Manufacturing:

• High-reliability PCB manufacturing: SMT reflow and through-hole components.

• Assembly of cables, electro-optical, and electromechanical components.

• Conformal coating and potting for protection against harsh-environments.

• Systems integration, burn-in, calibration, and testing.

• Turnkey or consignment: your choice.

• Low-volume prototype runs through scheduled volume production.

New-Product Development:

• New product development and prototyping for commercial and industrial applications.

• Electronic, electro-optical, and electromechanical products.

• Professional prototype construction, including packaging and graphic design. 

• Testing and analysis of prototype performance.

Examples of Recent Projects:

• Testing, trouble-shooting, and redesigning complex medical laboratory instrumentation to improve performance, reliability, and customer satisfaction.

• Designing, prototyping, and manufacturing a rugged, networked smart-sensor system for the mining industry. 

• Modernization of production-line procedures and fixtures for improved quality and economy. 

• Custom sensor assemblies to improve performance, simplify manufacturing, and reduce cost.

• Design and prototype construction of handheld electronic products with graphical LCD displays. 

• Prototype design and construction of new diagnostic devices for Parkinson's syndrome.

• High-efficiency ultraviolet light source for industrial applications.

• Technical consulting related to patent applications.