Insights from the World of SW & HW Development

Our expert explains the challenges, trade-offs, and innovations. Discover how FPCB design unlocks new possibilities in electronics.

Petr Horák doesn't like to go down smooth ways.

“I like project thinking and focusing on one specific thing. But at the same time, after a while, I need to switch gears and start focusing on a completely different segment. That's why I'm very keen on working on a variety of project types.” says the PCB designer, who has now been working for Consilia for eight years.

In 2024, Consilia is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Let’s have a look back at how the company was founded, the key figures and partners who play an essential role in its operations, and how its service portfolio has developed over time.

Despite its promising start, an innovative smart bracelet project to save lives has failed. Today, we're helping others achieve their dreams.  

In this article, Svatopluk Blažej shares the hard-earned lessons from his AiBrace project providing valuable insights for startups trying to turn their ideas into successful products.

Safiral from Kunštát has succeeded in the market by specializing in prototyping and low-volume complex boards. Consilia, specializing in sophisticated PCB designs for specific industries, is one of its long-term clients.

Explore the advantages and best practices for implementing Bluetooth^® Low Energy in asset tracking and IoT to maximize efficiency and minimize power consumption.

PCB designer from Consilia works from his garden house. The walk from his family house takes just about 10 seconds, but, symbolically, it divides his two worlds.

“It is a real job, just without daily commuting, which would take me about three hours a day.”

What makes working for global automotive leaders challenging if you are a senior PCB designer? We asked Petr Horák, a PCB designer at Consilia company, who has been specializing in the PCB design for the last twelve years.

“The automotive industry is specific as all your products have to last at least fifteen or even twenty years.”

The ground TETRA base station, whose development we worked on between 2012-2017, thanks to our oscillators combined with excellent energetic efficiency, is still at the top among the products which can be made with current technologies.

Interview with Martin Tesař, the CEO of Aton Benu Consult, and Petr Horák, a PCB designer at Consilia, about the nearshoring model.

Martin Tesař, who manages a company focusing on electronics development, built a low-energy house more or less with his own hands during the last few years.

“I try to be a bit of an evangelist in my vicinity,” says the CEO of Aton Benu Consult.

For software development, we have experience with various development practices. In the last years, we have mostly focused on two different software development processes: a V-model-based and Agile-based process; for Agile, we have worked both in Scrum and Kanban models.

Machine learning and artificial intelligence can help us monitor and, more importantly, correctly diagnose instrument deviations.

Medical devices of all types are getting more complex, interconnected, and specialized. But the more sophisticated the devices are, the more attention they need from governmental regulators.

For the product development for huge customers or corporations, where we participate as a contributor, we follow the customer's processes. For the demonstrator and prototype development, we follow this flow.