Engineering Services
From concept to commercial production, TCS delivers electronic product development, embedded firmware, software, cloud portals, integration and manufacturing support, with one engineering partner across the whole project.
Electronic product development and engineering services for industrial, agricultural & connected systems.
From first concept to commercial product: TCS provides electronic design, embedded firmware, software, system integration and manufacturing support from one experienced NZ engineering team.
TCS Engineering Services helps customers turn technical ideas and operational challenges into robust, production-ready products and systems. We cover the full development path – electronic design, PCB layout, embedded firmware, higher-level software, industrial communications, third-party integration, prototyping and manufacturing – so you work with one team from the first conversation through to deployment and ongoing support.
The team behind TCS Engineering Services is the same team that designed and built Milkcollect – a national-scale automation platform installed on over 800 milk tankers. That’s not background colour. It’s proof that TCS can take a technically demanding product from first principles to deployment in a real-world environment where performance, reliability and traceability matter.
Who this division serves:
- OEMs who need a development partner for new electronic or control products
- Industrial and agricultural engineering companies looking for automation, communications or control capability
- Businesses that need embedded intelligence built into equipment, vehicles or field devices
- Companies that want to connect equipment data to plant systems, remote services or customer portals
- Technical teams that need a partner to bridge concept, prototyping, manufacture and ongoing support
Electronic Product Development
TCS provides end-to-end electronic product development for industrial, agricultural and commercial applications: early scoping, circuit design, PCB layout, enclosure design, documentation and the engineering work needed to turn a technical concept into something that can be built, tested and supported in the field.
One path from concept to production
Built for demanding environments
Designed for production, not just the lab
Faster to market
Embedded Software Development
TCS has more than 30 years of experience in embedded software development. The team builds firmware that’s designed to be robust, reliable and matched to both the hardware it runs on and the customer’s business requirements – including microprocessor development, firmware design and software that controls how equipment senses, responds, communicates and performs over time.
Robust functionality built for the field
Better long-term maintainability
Smarter, more capable equipment
Tailored to hardware and use case
“TCS has the flexibility to make product changes and updates at short notice and manufacture short production runs to suit.” – Giltrap Engineering
High-Level Software & Cloud Portal Development
TCS develops higher-level software, remote and mobile applications, internet-connected systems and data integration tools – the layer that turns equipment data into usable information for operators, service teams and decision-makers.
For some customers, that’s a portal providing visibility of performance, alarms and operating history. For others, it’s linking equipment into plant automation systems, management databases or third-party software.
Operational visibility
Remote access and support capability
OT/IT integration
Hardware plus software as a complete product
OEM Product Design, Development & Manufacture
TCS works with OEMs and engineering companies to design, develop and manufacture products under the customer’s own brand or as part of a broader solution – covering early-stage R&D, prototyping, project management and volume manufacturing.
TCS also specialises in third-party product integration onto industrial networks including EtherNet/IP, DeviceNet, Modbus RTU, Modbus TCP and Profibus. Where standard interfaces fall short, custom drivers can be developed for barcode scanners, label printers, flow meters, RFID readers and other specialist devices.
A practical OEM development partner
Custom drivers where needed
Third-party integration without the friction
Support beyond the first build
The Value of One Engineering Partner
Across all of these areas, the core value of TCS Engineering Services is technical depth, practical delivery and continuity across the life of a project. Instead of handing work from one specialist to the next, you work with a team that understands both the engineering detail and the commercial reality of getting a product into service.
- One partner across electronics, firmware, software, integration and manufacturing
- 35 years of engineering and product development experience
- Strong track record in industrial, agricultural and commercial operating environments
- Flexible for both custom projects and OEM product development
- Proven at national scale: the same team built Milkcollect, running on 600 tankers nationally
Electronic product development, embedded control, industrial communications, OEM product design, manufacturing support, software development and energy-saving solutions. Projects range from a new controller or field device through to larger integrated automation or connected-product solutions.
Both. TCS has its own products and technology platforms, and also provides engineering services for OEMs and customers who need custom design, development, integration and manufacturing support.
Yes. TCS offers research and development for early-stage concepts, along with scoping, consultation and project management. You don’t need to arrive with a finished specification to start the conversation.
Both. Our services include circuit design, PCB layout and enclosure design as well as embedded firmware, high-level software, internet connectivity and remote/mobile applications.
Yes. TCS specialises in third-party product integration onto industrial networks including EtherNet/IP, DeviceNet, Modbus RTU, Modbus TCP and Profibus. Custom drivers can be developed for a wide range of specialist equipment.
Yes. TCS offers prototyping, PCB SMT assembly, documentation, volume manufacturing and ongoing support – covering the full path from early concept to commercial product.
Industrial automation, agricultural technology, vehicle-based electronics, production traceability, commercial applications and energy-saving building solutions. Customers are in manufacturing, food and dairy, agriculture, commercial buildings and specialist equipment sectors.
Using one partner reduces handover risk, simplifies communication and ensures hardware, firmware, software and production decisions are aligned from day one. It also makes ongoing support easier once the product or system is live – there’s no argument between suppliers about who owns a problem.
“TCS listened to our objectives and were proactive with innovative ideas” – LIC
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