OEM Platforms
Reusable Technology Foundations for Sensor-Based Products
2M Engineering develops OEM platforms: reusable, validated technology foundations that accelerate the development of sensor-based products in medical, industrial and environmental domains.
These platforms are not finished products. They are proven architectural building blocks — combining hardware, embedded software, algorithms and system design — intended to reduce technical risk, shorten development timelines and support predictable progression toward certification and production.
Why OEM Platforms Exist
Developing sensor-based products from scratch is costly and risky, especially in regulated or demanding environments. OEM platforms address this by providing:
- proven sensing principles and system architectures
- validated hardware, firmware and algorithmic building blocks
- architectures designed with certification and production in mind
- flexibility to adapt, extend or integrate into custom solutions
By starting from an OEM platform rather than a blank sheet, partners can focus on application-specific differentiation while relying on a robust technical foundation.
Example Activ8 Physical Activity Monitor
- Used by businesses with own application web/app
- Clients with extra client specific functions
- Basis for
- Data analysis & algorithm development by 2M
- Spot localization system
- Clinical trial completed
OEM Platforms Within Product Ownership
OEM platforms are an integral part of how 2M Engineering applies product ownership.
They are typically used to:
- accelerate concept and feasibility phases
- reduce architectural and integration risk
- enable faster transition to product development
- support certification and industrialisation trajectories
Platforms are always deployed within a broader development context, ensuring coherence between architecture, validation, regulatory alignment and production readiness.
Platform Families
2M Engineering maintains OEM platforms across four application domains. Each platform family addresses recurring technical challenges within its domain while remaining configurable for specific applications.
Wearable Sensor Platforms
Reusable architectures for activity monitoring, motion sensing, cardio-respiratory measurement, textile integration and multi-modal wearable systems.
Medical & Diagnostic Platforms
Platforms for optical, photonic and diagnostic sensing, including biosensing, imaging and sample-handling foundations designed for regulated medical environments.
Industrial Sensor Platforms
Robust sensing architectures for condition monitoring, leakage detection and fiber-optic sensing in industrial and safety-critical environments.
Environmental & Water Platforms
Sensor architectures for long-term environmental and water-quality monitoring, focused on reliability, scalability and real-world deployment.
From Platform to Product
OEM platforms can be used in different ways depending on partner needs:
- Adaptation or extension of an existing platform for a new application
- Integration of platform components into a larger system
- Combination of multiple platforms into a new product architecture
- Starting point for full custom development
In all cases, 2M Engineering maintains responsibility for technical coherence and alignment with certification and production requirements.
Proven in Practice
OEM platforms are not theoretical constructs. They are derived from and validated through real development projects across medical, industrial and environmental domains.
Examples of how OEM platforms have been applied can be found in the Projects section, where completed and ongoing developments illustrate their use in practice.
What OEM Platforms Are — and Are Not
OEM platforms are:
- reusable technology foundations
- configurable and extensible
- validated in real applications
- designed for regulated and industrial contexts
OEM platforms are not:
- off-the-shelf products
- standalone commercial offerings
- generic development kits
This distinction ensures clarity for partners evaluating whether an OEM platform approach fits their development strategy.
Is an OEM Platform Right for Your Product?
If you are developing a sensor-based product and want to reduce technical risk, shorten development time and build on a proven foundation, an OEM platform may be the right starting point.
We invite you to start a technical conversation to explore whether an existing platform can support your application — or whether a new platform should be created as part of a broader development trajectory.