Off-highway machinery & marine
Electrification, remote control and safety for heavy equipment and vessels.
Market served
Our clients design mining machines and marine propulsion systems. Their machines run in extreme environments where a failure is costly, and can put lives at risk.
Our clients’ challenges
- Electrifying very high-power machines safely and reliably
- Operating equipment remotely to keep operators out of harm’s way
- Meeting the ISO 13849 and IEC 61508 functional safety standards
Systems we work on
- Battery management systems (BMS)
- Chargers and on-board energy management
- Marine propulsion electrification
- Remote control from a handheld unit or a fixed station
- New-generation electronic control modules (ECMs)
- J1939 vehicle networks
What we bring
- BMS and charger development
- Migration of existing systems to new electronic control modules (ECMs)
- Software in AUTOSAR, Matlab/Simulink and embedded C
- ISO 13849 / IEC 61508 functional safety analysis
- HIL/SIL testing
Why HORIZONTECH MBA?
Proven experience
We have contributed to electrification programs for mining machines and vessels, from the battery management system to the charger. We also work on remote control of heavy equipment and the integration of new-generation electronic control modules (ECMs).
Experience gained by our founder, at HORIZONTECH MBA or previously with manufacturers.
An approach built around your goals
We take the time to understand your technical, regulatory and budget constraints. Depending on your needs, we strengthen your team or take ownership of a complete subsystem, with clear deliverables at every milestone.