Product Development, Manufacturing & MedTech Consulting

Taking High-Performance Devices from Concept Through Production

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Solutions

Selected Cases & Projects

Actual realizations where mechanical design, hardware, and software come together into rugged, production-ready devices.

... ... Flagship Hardware

Industrial Edge AI Camera

A fully self-contained edge vision system engineered for harsh industrial environments. Its sealed enclosure with passive cooling, offers a platform for computer vision applications with zero external network dependencies.

  • Rugged Body
  • Passive Cooling
  • Triple Camera
  • Battery-Powered
  • USB-C Charged
  • On-Prem
  • 1/4"-20 UNC Mount
  • Privacy-First
  • Cloud-Free
Thermal intelligence

Thermal Blob Detection

Real-time thermographic anomaly tracking designed for continuous monitoring of manufacturing scenes such as, curing consistency, electrical fault detection, and overheated mechanical components.

  • Anomaly Detection
  • Curing
  • Temp Treshold
  • Rate Change
  • Moving Window
  • Flash Events
  • Time Lapse
  • Real-Time Alerts
... Assembly efficiency

Cycle Time Efficiency

Assembly workstation monitoring using kinematic hand pose tracking to measure cycle times, ergonomics, injuries, and process deviations.

  • Privacy-First
  • Hands-Only
  • Ergonomics
  • Therbligs
  • Time-Motion Analysis
  • MTM
  • Kinematic Motion Planning
  • Workspace Layout Optimization
HALT fixtures

Reliability Testing

Automated test fixture utilizing a Scotch Yoke mechanism for linear and curved inserting of snap-fit latches. Enables high-cycle reliability characterization and MTTF prediction while eliminating operator bias and manual fatigue.

  • Cyclic Loading
  • Large Sample Size
  • Highly Accelerated Life Testing
  • Reliability Characterization
  • MTTF
  • Warranty Forecasting
  • Scotch Yoke
  • Operator-Free
... DFM

Design For Manufacturing

Production-ready engineering package optimized for automated high-volume assembly, robust structural bonding, and tight-tolerance mechanical fit.

  • GD&T
  • Detailed Drawings
  • Mass Volume
  • Adhesive Tape Conversion
  • Tolerance Stack-Up
  • Design For Assembly
... ... ... ... Material Selection

Material Selection

Functional, tactile, and aesthetic material stack balancing performance, integrity, reliability, hygiene, with premium appearance.

  • Color
  • Material
  • Finish
  • Bead-Blasting
  • Diffuse PC Film
  • Polished Tool Surface
  • Sparked Tool Surface
  • 2.5D Fabric Lamination

Services

How Akros Can Help

Hands-on product development and manufacturing consulting from prototype to volume production, built on 17 years in regulated industry.

Design for Manufacturing

From concept to production-ready, ensuring your design is optimized for manufacturability, quality, and cost before the first tool is made.

  • 3D printing & rapid prototyping
  • Design for Manufacturing
  • Material & process selection
  • Design for Assembly
  • GD&T and metrology planning
  • Tolerance stack analysis
  • Design-to-cost strategy
  • Verification testing

New Product Introduction

Aligning multi-site operations, building process discipline, and driving operational excellence across your manufacturing network.

  • Regional sourcing CN, JP, TW, TH, MY
  • Multi-site alignment
  • Industry 4.0 / IIoT
  • Computer Vision
  • Lean / continuous improvement
  • Predictive maintenance
  • Overall equipment effectiveness
  • Production readiness reviews
  • Capacity planning & scaling

Quality & Regulatory

Building resilient supplier networks and quality systems that withstand the demands of a global customer base.

  • Design controls
  • User needs / system requirements
  • Supplier qualification & auditing
  • Stage-gate reviews
  • Root cause & failure analysis
  • Supply chain resilience (China+1)
  • QMS - ISO 13485 / FDA 21 CFR
  • Regulatory compliance support

About

Manufacturing & R&D Leadership

17 years taking products from concept through volume production in the medical device industry.

Professional Summary

My name is Jürgen Van Vlem (范宥耿), Chief Technical Advisor in product development and manufacturing with deep MedTech roots and a broad technological lens.

I hold a Master's degree - magna cum laude - from KU Leuven, Europe's most innovative university according to Reuters and a top 100 university globally according to Times Higher Education, ARWU/Shanghai ranking, and QS World University Rankings. As an inventor on multiple patents covering medical devices ranging from implantable hearing prostheses to portable endoscopes, I bring both academic excellence and proven innovation capabilities to every project.

I take devices from idea to stable production, developing the manufacturing network, qualifying the supply base, and orchestrating cross‑regional plant alignment to improve reliability and cost.

Akros Machina combines the Greek ἄκρος (peak, topmost) and Latin machina (device). It epitomizes the highest standard in device performance through rigorous execution.

Core Competencies

Mechanical Engineering Flex PCB MedTech NPI R&D Management DFM / DFA GD&T / Metrology FMEA Optics Laser Cutting Laser Engraving Die Cutting Injection Moulding SMT Surface Finish Lean Manufacturing Six sigma Statistical Process Control Multi-Site ops Industry 4.0 IoT Design Controls Supplier Quality Management FDA 21 CFR EU MDR ISO 13485 IEC 60601 ISO 10993 ISO 17664
17
Years Experience
8
Patents
APAC
Based in HK

Let's Discuss Your Challenge

Whether you're launching a new product, scaling production across sites, or navigating supply chain complexity in APAC — I'd welcome the conversation.

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