Third pin

Third pin is an electronics engineering company that develops bespoke devices and writes their firmware. It handles a project from the first concept through prototypes to series production, and can also support a product line afterwards.

What Third pin offers

• Device development — new devices built from scratch, or alternatives to existing ones.
• Control systems — its main specialism, alongside power supply design.
• Wireless sensors and IoT devices — hardware for data collection and remote control.
• Microwave devices — work in the UHF range.
• Automated testing — test systems for hardware and software, including remote quality control.
• Production support — choosing a contract factory, at home or abroad, and overseeing delivery.
• Requirements and documentation — market study, technical specifications and audits of existing development.

Who it works with

Customers have come from retail, shipbuilding, oil and gas and radio-location, among others. Projects range from large serial runs to one-off orders.

Key facts

• Founded: 2011
• Languages: website in n