Engineering Design Consulting
Engineering excellence.
Solutions that connect.
Dakapa Engineering and Solutions LLC works with product brands on broadcast lighting, power systems, and embedded electronics. Some clients need an hour of a senior engineer's time. Others hand us a product at the napkin-sketch stage and we take it through to manufacturing.
What We Do
Capabilities
Some projects here start with a single design review. Others run from first concept all the way to shipping units. We size the engagement to the product, not the other way around.
Hourly / Project-Based Support
Engineering hours when you need an extra pair of hands. Design reviews, troubleshooting, or a defined scope of work, with no long-term commitment attached.
Full Product Development
Concept through production-ready design, with the mechanical, electrical, and firmware work handled by the same team.
Manufacturing Integration & Support
DFM review, supplier coordination, and sustaining support once a product is running in production.
OEM Custom Solutions
Hardware and embedded systems designed to your specification and sold under your brand, rather than a catalog part bent to fit.
Global Manufacturing Reach
When tariffs or component sourcing drive the decision, we help you pick the right country to build in. We keep partner relationships in the US, Canada, Europe, China, and Thailand.
Track Record
Past Experience
Our work has shipped inside products in six industries, going back to commercial kitchen controls early on. Each one asks for a different balance of mechanical, electrical, and firmware effort.
Broadcast & Studio Lighting
LED panel and fixture engineering for cinema and broadcast production.
Broadcast & Cinema Power
On-camera and portable power systems built for professional production.
Warehouse & IT Mobility
Battery and charging systems for warehouse and mobile-device fleets.
Automotive Embedded Systems
Diagnostic interfaces and in-cabin display electronics.
Fleet Management & IoT
Connected-device engineering behind fleet-scale monitoring platforms.
Commercial Kitchen Automation
Cooking controls and timers for high-volume restaurant kitchens.
Selected Work
Projects
LED lighting that holds up on location
Engineering support across Litepanels' Gemini and Astra IP panel lines, plus Quasar Science's linear RGB tubes. The range covers hard and soft fixtures for broadcast and cinema crews, from compact 1x1 panels up to the weather-rated Astra IP series.
Battery and block power for long shoot days
V-mount and gold-mount batteries, multi-bay chargers, and portable block power stations for Anton Bauer. The block stations run from the 600Wh NiMH VCLX NM2 up to the 1600Wh Li-ion VCLX Li 1600, with smaller on-camera packs covering handheld cine and broadcast rigs.
Battery power for fleets of handheld devices
Wall-mount charging docks, holsters, and battery systems for Elora International's mobile computer line, so a warehouse full of handheld scanners still has charge at the end of a shift.
Diagnostics, from the OBD port to the dash
Embedded hardware for Dashlogic's diagnostic interface cables and in-cabin touchscreen gauges. The electronics pull live data off the vehicle bus and put it in front of the driver.
Keeping track of every device in the fleet
Embedded connectivity work behind Videndum Production Solutions' device inventory platform. It reports charge state, location, and registration details for every Anton Bauer battery and charger in service.
Controls that hold a kitchen to the recipe
The TT-500 is a touchscreen timer that tracks up to 70 cooking cycles at once across fryers, grills, and holding cabinets, with crews picking products by photo rather than text so a new hire can run the station on their first shift. It has to survive grease, steam, and the heat of a line running flat out.
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Brands We've Worked With
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