Test Beds
Custom test bed design and fabrication for sensor characterization, reliability runs, and qualification testing — purpose-built for your validation needs instead of adapted from generic fixtures.
Hardware
Purpose-built hardware,retrofitted equipment.
Custom test beds, mechanical design adaptation, and retrofit engineering — the physical hardware infrastructure that your validation, integration, and operations programs depend on.
Start a ProjectPrograms that move fast often need hardware faster than off-the-shelf options can supply, and almost always need adaptation work that doesn't fit a vendor catalog. The Hardware team designs and modifies physical systems — test beds for validation, mechanical adaptations for integration, and retrofits to extend the life of equipment that still has value.
What's Included
Capabilities and scope.
Design Adaptation
Mechanical modification of existing hardware to fit new applications, parts, or operating environments — extending the capability of equipment you already own instead of replacing it.
Retrofitting
Retrofit older equipment with modern controls, sensors, or safety systems — bringing legacy hardware up to current operational standards without a full capital replacement cycle.
How We Work
A clear working process.
Step 01
Define the Requirements
Acceptance criteria, operating conditions, and integration constraints documented before drawing anything. Hardware projects fail at the spec phase more often than at fabrication.
Step 02
Design and Fabricate
CAD design through fabrication and assembly — built by the same team that designed it, so the as-built actually matches the spec instead of diverging through translation losses.
Step 03
Validate in Environment
Acceptance testing against the original requirements, in the environment the hardware will actually operate in. Bench validation is necessary but not sufficient.
Who It's For
Built for specific situations.
- Validation programs needing custom test bed capacity
- Integration teams adapting existing equipment to new applications
- Operations extending the life of legacy automation through retrofits
- Programs where off-the-shelf hardware does not fit the application
Embedded Engineering Teams
Scale Engineering Capacity
Without the Overhead
Emtech embeds specialized technical teams directly in your environment, integrated into your workflow and accountable to your outcomes.
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Technology-agnostic, recommending what fits the project.
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Same execution depth at 1 site or 20, scaling with the project.
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R&D through live ops, owning the outcome.
2026 Execution Results
100K+
Annual Field Hours 100%
On-Time Delivery 20+
Facilities, NA + EU 50 States + EU
Service Coverage Cross-service capability
Other engineering service lines.
Most engagements span more than one team. Here's how the other Emtech service lines fit alongside this one.
R&D Lab Support
Site operations, IT, and in-house 3D printing.
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Testing & Validation
Reliability, performance, and acceptance testing.
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EOAT Engineering
End-of-arm tooling, SolidWorks design, QA.
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Reliability
Root-cause depth across controls and embedded.
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Deployment
Commissioning, integration, multi-site rollout.
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Integrated Engineering
Mechanical, electrical, test, and controls.
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Let's Start the
Conversation.
Tell us where the project stands. The response will come prepared: the right questions, the right context, and a clear picture of what working together involves.
Address
635 W Reynolds Ave
Centralia, WA 98531
Centralia, WA 98531
Phone
Hours
Mon – Fri: 7:30am – 4:00pm PT
Response Time
Fit, timeline & next steps
confirmed on the first call
confirmed on the first call