Company Profile
Foard Systems Design, Inc. is a small, woman-owned engineering firm that designs custom real-time and embedded systems for clients. FSD has been in business for 14 years and has gained a reputation for quality design and follow-through. Our clients range from small, entrepreneurial start-ups to Fortune 10 electronics and information companies. FSD specializes in the design of real-time and embedded systems, including microcontroller based hardware and firmware and Windows PC based operator interfaces. FSD specializes in real-time sensing and control applications and has experience developing large sensor and control networks, RF systems, medical systems, military systems, and vehicle systems.
FSD has a line of automation controller products that can be easily adapted to a variety of specific applications. Most are based on a common hardware, firmware, and software architecture that is designed to be extremely flexible, modular, and scalable. This gives FSD a head-start on designing almost any sensor and control application. It significantly reduces design time and expense and improves reliability. FSD controllers can be adapted to work with virtually any sensor type and communication protocol. FSD provides customers with customized, feature-rich applications that have been well tested, enabling them to reach their market quickly and at a price point below the competition.