Advanced Electronics Controls Design and Engineering
Drawing on extensive experience in engineering and design for advanced electronic controls, Etratech Inc. combines top quality production with service and value in leading - edge hardware and software development . With Design for Manufacture as our guiding principle, we design all control components - boards, layouts, fixtures, and jigs - for maximum performance and efficiency in your products. Whether for household appliances, automobiles, HVAC systems, RV, or marine customers, Etratech is your source for electronic controls that make those products work better.
Our prototyping process includes detailed circuit design and analysis, full 3D mechanical design for enclosures, actuators, and light pipes, and post-production testing and validation. This whole-product approach leads to cost and size reductions in our electronic controls. Software like PAD's, Altium and CAM350 enables us to optimize board component placement and layout, and our mechanical engineering expertise lends itself to features like integrated enclosures. As your products become smaller, faster, and more efficient, our control designs keep pace, facilitating your innovations.
Our in-house engineers continue your design and engineering services through design failure mode and effects analysis (DFMEA), reliability testing, and coordination of any necessary agency approvals, including UL, CSA, VDE, TUV, AGA, and CGA. Throughout the entire process, our Customer Support Management Team maintains contact with you, keeping you up-to-date on the status of your controls from concept through production.

Electronic Controls Engineering Capabilities:
| Engineering & Design |
System-Level Conceptual Design Software Development and Verification 3D Mechanical Design Circuit Board Layout and Design Full Prototyping, Design, and Validation |
Hardware Design Mechanical Design Zigbee RF Design Full Turn-Key Design Plastic Design | |
| Design Development Process |
Design For Manufacturability (DFM) New Product Introduction (NPI) |
| PMI Project Management (PMP) |
Certified Program Management Microsoft Project |
Gantt Charts | |
| Mechanical Engineering and Analysis |
SolidWorks DFM - Design for Manufacture DFA - Design for Assembly |
DFC - Design for Cost FEA - Finite Element Analysis | |
| Electrical Engineering and Analysis |
Pads Power PCB Pads Mentor DX Designer Spice Simulation |
Altium FEA DFM DFT | |
| Design and Documentation |
Solidworks CAM350 |
AutoCAD Document Control Center | |
| Circuit Board Layout and Design |
Pads Power PCB |
| Project Tools and Systems |
Management Gate Meeting Program Manager |
Cross Functional Team | |
| Control Circuits |
HVAC HRV Elevator Control Solar Water Heater Control Display Modules |
Industrial Dehumidifiers Refrigerators Hotel Minibars Awning Controls | |
| DC and AC Motor Control |
Relay Control PWM FET H-Bridge |
Triac Control VVVF Control | |
| Wired Communication Protocols |
RS232 RS485 CAN Bus |
Dial Up I2C Single Wire Proprietary | |
| Wireless Communication Protocols |
433 MHz ISM 802.15.4 (Zigbee) |
| Power Supply Design |
Small Linear to Power Onboard Electronics Large Switch Mode for Motor Drive |
Large Switch Mode for External Application Battery, Line or Automotive Powered | |
| Sensor Design |
E-Field (Capacitive Sensing) Wind Speed (Patented Technology) Temperature (Thermistor) |
Humidity Flammable Gas | |
| Custom LCD Design |
Up to 120 Graphics 7 Segment or Pure Graphical |
Backlit NXP, Microchip, Freescale | |
| Plastic Enclosures |
Simple Enclosures Visual Enclosure Living Hinges Integrated Connectors |
Buttons and Actuators Light Pipes and Guides Insert Molded Metal | |
| Metal Enclosures |
Hidden Boxes Visual Enclosures |
| Ergonomic Design |
Form vs. Function Keypad Layout |
Colour Selection and Control | |
| Software Tools and Systems |
Mentor DX Designer PADS Power PCB Altium |
C Programming PC Based Control and Configuration Software Solidworks | |
| Industry Focus |
Appliance Automotive Biometric Homeland Security |
HVAC (Residential) Marine Recreational Vehicle Security | |
| Intended Applications / Products |
Automotive Control and Display Refrigeration / A.C. Controls Heat Recovery / Ventilation Environment Sensing Power Management Lighting Solar Water Heating Remote Control & GPS Nuclear Radiation Detection |
Hand Held Battery Operated Devices RF Controlled Biometric Monitoring Systems Irrigation Controllers Electronic Flow Meters Temperature Controls Electronic Lock Systems Security Devices Box Build | |
| Industry Standards |
ISO/TS 16949:2009 ISO 9001:2008 |
TS Formalized Internal Audit Program RoHS Capable and Compliant | |
| Efficiency |
Six Sigma Black Belt Lean Commitment |
| Agency Approvals / Product Compliance |
CSA UL CE CTICK VDE TUV |
AGA CGA FCC IC FDA | |
| File Formats |
SolidWorks 3D IGES and STP |
AutoCAD 2D | |
| Locations |
Burlington, Ontario, Canada Hong Kong & Shenzhen, China, United States of America (USA), Sweden, Germany |
| International Customer Base |
Asia Europe North America |
Middle East Australia | |
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