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Our Method

Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand - Martin Fowler

Technical skills

One of our major strenghts is the capability to create a strong connection among advanced skills in different fields, such as applied research, manufacturing technologies, automation and industrial safety models, IT systems and infrastructures, internal and external communication systems and Human-Machine Interfaces, with a focus on industrial tech innovations and cyber-security.

Customer focus and Teamwork

We build highly customized solutions that fully reflect specific client needs. To achieve that, we firmly believe that collaboration is mandatory at all levels, both with clients and within our teams, as well as with our partner and supplier network that we involve as per the rules that are dictated by each specific client engagement.

This approach, along with our skills, allows Microtecna to effectively operate even in complex and/or highly regulated industrial processes.

Project Management

We select among different project management methods and practices with the aim to adapt to each project's challenges, as well as to the group of stakeholders we work with. The choice mainly depends on a few parameters like complexity, duration, probability to get change requests and the presence of industry standards.

We can manage projects through the V-model, RAPID development, agile and extreme programming practices or the more traditional WATERFALL approach, or combine some of them into an hybrid approach that best fits the context we operate in.

The main standards that we have adopted for formal/critical projects are: IEC-61508 (SIL) - SEMI standard (SECS/GEM) - Pharma standards (cGMP, GAMP) - Aeronautical standards (RTCA/DO-178/DO-254).

Service Management

At Microtecna, we can support our clients all along the lifecycle of systems and machines that we contribute to build, and we offer assistance, support and maintenance services also through ITIL methodologies and trouble ticketing systems, including Microdesk (Microtecna's proprietary ticketing system).

Cross Fertilization

At Microtecna, we pay a lot of attention to build solutions that "speak the same language" as the target industry's. Through the years, thanks to the experience that we made across different sectors, we realized thet there are always some maturity gaps between companies and even whole industries, either in the adoption of some technologies or in identifying solutions to specific problems. As a consequence, we started providing valuable hints from what we've seen in ""different worlds"", often getting surprisingly good and innovative results.

By working with Microtecna, you'll appreciate both the understanding of your industry's peculiar characteristics and our tem's experience across a vast range of different contexts.

Our Frameworks

Speed and efficiency are requirements for each and every project. When facing complex challenges that require in-depth analysis of the specific business context, it becomes crucial to leverage on tools that accelerate the setup of architectures and the configuration of communication protocols between different suppliers' technologies that operate in different application layers. For this reason, at Microtecna we have developed proprietary frameworks for the rapid adoption of the main automation technologies and their communication with IT systems (PC or web-based).

These framework are built on top of Microtecna's 10+ years' experience in complex industrial projects and are continuously evolving and improving to adapt to technology and market evolutions. The maturity reached by our frameworks has now reached the level that enables them to play the role of true catalysts both for the design and for the delivery of our solutions, while ensuring the flexibility that is needed to adapt to each industry and specific industrial context.

Partnership

To deliver rapid, accurate, and effective solutions across different industrial sectors, we collaborate with specialized partners in the processes and technologies (mechanical, electronic, and electrical) specific to each application challenge we face.

Collaboration is at the core of who we are. We firmly believe that by working together, we can achieve results greater than the sum of individual parts.

For example, in the industrial automation field, we have been partners for several years with two leading players such as: B&R and Beckhoff.

Our Technologies

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic - Arthur C. Clarke

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