How We Work
From your first idea to your customer’s doorstep — one team, full stack.
One partner. Zero handoff gaps.
Most hardware startups piece together a design firm, a firmware contractor, a mechanical shop and a contract manufacturer — then spend half their time managing handoffs, re-explaining requirements and debugging gaps that fall between teams.
We built ARG to replace all of that. One team. Every discipline. Total accountability from your first sketch to your customer’s doorstep.
Why it works
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Tight integration Electronics, firmware and mechanical are designed together, not handed off in sequence. A change in one discipline is immediately checked against the others — issues that take weeks to surface in fragmented teams get caught in hours here. |
Single accountability One partner owns the entire product — from spec to shipment. No finger-pointing between design and manufacturing. No requirements lost in translation between firms. |
Speed through in-house DVT DVT and PVT happen in our own lab. Iterations take hours, not weeks. By the time we hand off to volume production, every process is validated and every failure mode is understood. |
The full project arc
Phase 01
Design
Discovery · Specification · Architecture
01
Discovery
We start with a concept meeting — understanding your product idea, target market and constraints. We sketch a system architecture and identify the key technical risks. Within a few days you have a structured proposal with scope, timeline and budget.
02
Specification
A detailed specification document captures the full system architecture — hardware blocks, firmware requirements, mechanical envelope, communications, cloud interfaces and test criteria. This becomes the shared contract between your team and ours.
03
Architecture & Design
Electronics, firmware and mechanical design happen in tight parallel — not in sequence. PCB layout considers enclosure constraints from day one. Firmware architecture is planned around the hardware before a line of code is written. A change in the electronics architecture is immediately checked against the mechanical envelope and the firmware plan — no surprises when the prototype comes together.
Phase 02
Build
Prototype
04
Prototype
First hardware is built in-house. We iterate fast — design issues surface and get resolved in days, not weeks. You’re involved at every checkpoint. Nothing moves forward until the prototype meets the spec.
Phase 03
Validate
DVT · PVT
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DVT — Design Validation Testing
A structured validation campaign tests every requirement in the specification. We build the EOL test fixtures at this stage, write calibration routines and run environmental and stress testing. DVT exits with a confirmed bill of materials and a locked design.
06
PVT — Production Validation Testing
The production process itself is validated — assembly yield, test coverage, calibration accuracy and packaging. PVT is typically run in-house for speed, with our PA or GDL partners involved early to ensure a seamless volume hand-off.
Phase 04
Produce
Volume Manufacturing · EOL Test · Fulfilment
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Volume Manufacturing
Production runs are managed through our partner network — in-house for early low volumes, Allen Integrated Assemblies in Pennsylvania for sensitive or regulated lines, and our Guadalajara satellite office for larger-scale cost-effective production.
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EOL Test & Calibration
Every unit goes through the end-of-line test fixture built during DVT. Calibration data is logged against each serial number. Pass/fail results are recorded for full production traceability.
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Fulfilment & Shipping
Finished goods are kitted, labelled and drop-shipped direct to your end customer under your brand. We handle inventory, reorder management and cross-border logistics for GDL-manufactured product. You focus on your customers — we handle the rest.
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