Electronics & Embedded Systems
Maplewell Engineering
Authorized Microchip Design Partner · Established 2008
Founded by Ryan McMillan, P.Eng. — a senior electrical engineer with 20+ years of experience — Maplewell has been designing electronics, PCB layouts, and firmware since 2008. In 2020, the firm earned Authorized Microchip Design Partner status — a designation held by only a handful of firms globally, granted for deep expertise in the Microchip ecosystem.
Through this partnership, EDGE clients get production-ready electronics design — circuit board through firmware to manufacturing integration — plus prototyping and 3D-printing support for early concept validation.
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Precision Tooling, Prototyping & DFM
Edge Engineering
450-tonne mould capacity · Canada engineering, Asia production
Edge Engineering combines a Canada-based engineering team with a precision-mould production facility in Asia — building injection moulds up to 450 tonnes, plus CNC and rapid-injection-moulded prototypes in production-intended materials so they hold up under real engineering tests.
Through this partnership, EDGEnterprises engagements gain design-for-mouldability expertise, prototypes accurate enough to test like production parts, and a finish-in-three-tries mould-making discipline that compresses time-to-market.
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Strategy that survives contact with reality.
Strategy, Operating Model & AI
Northern Guide Advisory
P.Eng. · EY-Parthenon Value Engineering · Azure AI Engineer
Founded by Nick Gowland, P.Eng., Northern Guide is a strategy advisory at the intersection of business and technology — helping operators turn ambitious strategy into operating reality, with AI in the mix. Track record from MDA (Canadarm2), EY-Parthenon (strategy + value engineering), ADAPTOVATE (operating model + AI), and Teragonia (AI value creation).
Through this partnership, EDGE engagements gain Northern Guide's strategy, operating-model, and AI capability — including the value-engineering discipline Nick helped build at EY-Parthenon, where one engagement stripped ~$20M from a premium product line without compromising customer value. Cost-out, operating change, and AI deployment through one partner — instead of three separate firms stitched together.
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