One of our larger projects was to develop the electronics design for a fully digital secure door entrance system to connect any combination of up to 945 entrance doors, flats or concierges. We were also tasked with its manufacture. 

Leading vermouth brand Martini’s latest positioning centres on the idea that time spent with friends is time well spent. They wanted to support this in a noticeable and practical way. The result was an ice cube-shaped device that anticipates when a drink is finished, uses a Bluetooth transmitter to communicate with the bar in real time and allows staff to prepare drinks in advance. 

 

CIRCAD were selected to design and manufacture the SmartCubes because of their proven track record of PCB design, and their ability for electronics manufacture in the UK within an extremely short timescale. 

Circad has been retained for the electronics design, development and electronics manufacture of the medical electronics systems for a device that allows the transport and preservation of warm livers for up to 24 hours prior to transplant. 

The Cirque d'Hiver ("Winter Circus") in Paris, has been a prominent venue for circuses, concerts and other events since 1852. As part of their spectacular 2013 presentations they wanted to produce a waterfall that could create images in the falling water. Circad were retained to develop the electronics design to control these images. 

Circad were asked to develop the electronics design for an inject refilling system that was installed in over 1000 US retail stores. The system allowed customers to have their own cartridge filled and tested within minutes at a fraction of the cost of a new one. 

Councils need to know how many visitors they have to each of their libraries, but currently a member of staff manually counts visitors then emails results. Circad were asked to automate the process and the central collection of results through a turnkey electronics design and electronics manufacture contract. 

Circad were asked to develop a system for a motor home manufacturer that allowed a motor home owner easy long distance remote control of their heating. The electronics design used SMS messages sent to and from the mobile home to control the heating. 

Modern TV programmes have disability access for the blind, including audio description. The program guide however still requires menu navigation using a remote control. Circad were asked to develop the electronics design for a product that would retail for under £100 to allow the Electronic Program Guide on SKY to be used by a blind person.