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Services
Corporate Services
Engineering Services
How We Work
Whether you have a tough business challenge and need a trusted corporate
development partner or just need help getting the job done, Arbor Blue
is ready to help. Our services can be applied at any point,
including corporate business consulting,
problem analysis, product design, assembly, and life-cycle
management.
| Technology Business Consulting |
Problem Analysis |
Product Design |
Life-Cycle Management |
Roles:
CEO
CTO
COO
Sr. Manager |
Skills:
Architect
Principal
Senior Design
Design |
Skills:
Architect
Principal
Senior Design
Programmer |
Skills:
Quality Assurance
System Maintenance |
| 15 to 30 years experience |
5 to 30 years experience |
5 to 25 years experience |
5 to 25 years experience |
Corporate Services
Arbor Blue provides corporate development services covering
the broad spectrum of challenges that may include initiatives such
as recruitment of new management, plans for entering new markets,
developing new products, establishing relationships with strategic
business partners, identifying and acquiring companies,
divesting of assets or divisions, increasing intellectual
property assets and new business formation.
We work directly with CEOs and
their senior executives responsible for corporate
management. In some instances we may provide broad coverage in
creating business plans or bring point specialist and subject matter
experts to the process on a targeted as need basis, or a blend of both.
Engineering Services
Based in Ann Arbor, MI, Arbor Blue is an expert in medical and
communication equipment design, development, engineering, and
assembly serving Michigan with experience in
developing products for North America, Europe and Asia.
Arbor Blue has the comprehensive design and engineering expertise
to conceptualize and create the device with the essential features
and function. Considering the total need of your product design
project, our team is the ideal, turnkey engineering firm to take
your project from initial concept to pilot production.
Skills include prototype sketches and mockups, system design
services, engineering analysis (mechanical/power/electrical
engineering), software development and programming services
from feasibility/proof of concept through prototype development,
assembly, functional testing and pilot production.
Projects and Solutions
| Medical Devices |
Electrical Engineering |
- Handheld Instrumentation
- Treatment
- Dosage Control
- Power Monitor
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- Digital/Analog Design
- Ultra Low Power
- Wireless Communcations
- Electro-mechanical Motion Control Systems
- Temperature Measurement
- Robotics
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| Control Boards |
Turn-key FPGA Services |
- Motion Control Systems
- Stepper, DC and Linear Actuators
- Buses (CAN, I2C, PCI, SPI...)
- Kernel Development, Extensions
- Custom Protocol Applications
- MicroCode
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- Simulation
- TimingAnalysis
- Hardware Integration
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| Motherboard Support Packages |
Software Engineering |
- RTOS - QNX, VxWORKS
- 9S08, HCS12
- PowerPC, PowerQUICC II, PowerQUICC III
- Boot/Board Initialization
- POST Diagnostics
- Communication
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- Embedded Real-Time Software
- Test Systems for Prototype and Production
- Database Construction and Management
- Metering Systems
- Graphic User Interfaces
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| Low volume assembly |
Object-oriented design/development |
- Material Purchasing and Sourcing
- Receiving and Inspection
- Debug
- Testing Validation
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- C or C++
- Visual Basic
- HTML, XML, Java Script, ASP
- SQL, Oracle
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| Security |
Manufacturing Systems |
- Encryption
- Internet Security
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- Through Hole
- Surface Mount
- Cables and Harnesses
- Enclosure Assembly
- Document Management
- Version Control
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How we Work
Partners in Development
Partnership approach to business and product
development with our customer is an integral part of our effort
throughout the System Development and Management Life Cycle
(SDMC). Working with your business team, our staff will help
define and document the SOW to meet your business requirements.
We can join you in your process at any stage.
Complete product solutions typically include the following
steps:
- High Level end customer product requirements
- Collaborative detailed product requirements
- Budgetary price, product design details, assumptions
and time line
- Review and agreement on a Statement of Work (SOW)
- Arbor Blue executes SOW according to agreed process
- Regular progress meetings are held with customer
- Customer reviews and approved major design specifications and documents
- Customer reviews and approves final deliverables

Industry Proven System Development and Management
Life Cycle (SDMC)
We work with your team to produce a project plan that addresses
each component of the SDMC.
Assessment
- Business Case Review or Collaboration
- Statement of Work or Statement of Scope
- Approach and Feasibility AssessmentDefinition
- System Requirements Specification(s)
- Architecture Definition
- Data Structure / Process Definition
- Define / Assign and Acquire Resources
- Establish Project Plan and Milestones Design
- Detailed Functional and Design Specifications
- Identify and Describe Use Cases
- Detailed Design and Description of Interfaces
- Refine and Update Architecture Definition
- Define Test Plan
- Create (Design) Prototype Development
- Manufacture & Assemble Hardware
- Code / Write software
- Code Review
- Unit Test
- Build Runtime / Test Environment
- Document User Interfaces or User Instruction Document(s)
or Manual
- Write Test Plan
Delivery with Validation
- Perform System (or Platform) Integration
- Execute Test Plan
- Review / Evaluate Test Results
- Write Cut-over / Transition Plan Deployment
- Migrate to Production
- Deliver into Alpha/Beta Customer Application
- Knowledge Transfer and Training Maintenance
- Review Customer Application / Trial Results
- Assess Enhancement Requirements
- Provide Support
- Provide Controlled Enhancement Updates
Throughout the System Development and Management Life Cycle,
regular status updates inform of our progress, our plan for
the next period, and notification of any issues or obstacles.
Customer participation in review and approval of each completed
work product is strongly recommended. It is this commitment
to a close working relationship that facilitates the partnership
and success of every project.
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