From Requirements to Integration: How addSensors Develops Sensor Solutions
Good sensor development starts with understanding the product, not just the sensor. At addSensors, every project begins with a close look at what the product actually needs — performance, integration constraints, dimensions, and commercial boundaries. Only then can a path lead somewhere useful.
From requirements to concept
Together with the customer, we translate product requirements into a concrete sensor concept: layout, material selection, performance targets, and the question of how the sensing element can realistically fit into the final product environment. Technical feasibility and product requirements are aligned from the start — not reconciled at the end.
Functional prototypes as real milestones
Early physical samples matter. They shift development decisions from assumptions to actual hardware performance, and create a shared basis for the customer and addSensors to assess progress, adjust direction, and make informed choices at each stage.
Agile development in structured sprints
Our projects typically run in agile sprints: defined development steps with tangible hardware outputs at the end of each phase. What already works, what still needs improvement, and what comes next. That stays visible throughout the project, not just at the end.
Scale-up and integration thinking from early on
We don't only think about how to build a first prototype. Manufacturability, robustness, and scalability are questions we keep in view from the beginning — so development doesn't stop at a promising prototype but moves toward something the product team can actually use.
Integration itself is part of our scope. The sensor is only one part of the solution. Real value comes when sensor and product function together as a system, and that transition from sensing element to integrated product function is often where the hardest work happens.
Focused on medical technology
At MedtecLIVE, this development model is shown in a MedTech context, based on real projects at addSensors: wound care, catheter-based systems, incontinence products, wearable and patch-based formats. The embedded video gives a concise introduction to addSensors and to how we approach sensor development and integration in practice.
If you're evaluating how to move a sensing requirement into a real development programme, we're happy to walk through your application at MedtecLIVE.
