Product engineering / Appliances

Familiar on the outside.
Connected from within.

Our appliance work spans water heating, refrigeration and air conditioning—bringing custom electronics, embedded software and connected experiences together.

A frosted-glass water heater with its control board glowing inside — 01Water heatingControl and display electronics, firmware, a companion app and AI scheduling.

A frosted-glass refrigerator with its control board glowing inside — 02RefrigerationControl electronics and connectivity for a refrigerator.

A frosted-glass air conditioner with its connectivity board glowing inside — 03Air conditioningA connectivity module that brings an air conditioner online.

AI in a product we engineered

A water heater that learns
when you need it.

We built an AI scheduling service for a connected water heater. It learns a household’s hot-water rhythm, then heats the tank just before showers and taps instead of keeping it hot around the clock.

01
Sense
The heater reports its tank temperature through the day.
02
Learn
Hot-water draws are detected and grouped into the household’s recurring patterns.
03
Plan
A weekly pre-heat schedule, with each slot sized for the biggest draw it has seen, at the comfort level you choose.
04
Apply
The plan goes to the heater over the air, and the week can be reviewed in the app.

A typical dayHeating, before and after learning

Heating windowLower hold between windows

Photon Smart Modules / For appliance manufacturers

Modular electronics.
Engineered for your appliance.

Every appliance is different, so every module is a project. We start from proven building blocks and adapt them to your product, then deliver the firmware, updates, app and cloud with it.

Keep your controller

Connect Module

A wireless module we adapt to your appliance, so its existing controller can reach the app, the cloud and voice assistants.

Adapted to your controller
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth LE
Sized for your enclosure

Replace your controller

Control Module

A control board we design around your appliance, bringing power, switching, sensing, display and connectivity together on one board.

Designed for your appliance
Display and controls to your spec
Engineered for production

Every project can include

Firmware and over-the-air updates
Companion app and cloud
Voice assistants and Matter
Fleet insight in BDI
AI services

Our work

The whole product in view.

Electronics.

Develop control electronics around the product’s behaviour, interfaces and physical constraints.

Embedded systems.

Connect device behaviour and software, with attention to operating states and the way the product is used.

Connected experiences.

Bring the product into applications and cloud software for control, status and ongoing interaction.

Product integration.

Work across disciplines so enclosure, electronics, firmware and user experience are considered together.

The next layer

A product that can help explain itself.

Connected signals can help an AI assistant explain settings, guide troubleshooting or recommend a next step. We see intelligent assistance as an extension of a well-engineered product, grounded in its actual behaviour and permitted controls.

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