Projects overview

An independent R&D partner for hard technical problems.

Some challenges require standard engineering execution, while others involve genuine unknowns where the path forward isn't yet written. AFEL is built specifically for the latter.

Our approach

Vendor execution versus research partnership

Standard prototyping vendor

  • Requires a fully realized specification
  • Builds strictly to provided drawings
  • Fixed pricing against a static deliverable
  • Risk stays entirely with you if the concept fails
  • Engagement concludes upon hardware handover

AFEL research partner

  • Starts directly from the core question
  • Determines what should be built before fabrication
  • Staged around major technical milestones
  • Cheapest and riskiest unknowns tested first
  • Concludes with hard evidence and clear IP positioning
Capabilities

Multi-disciplinary depth under one roof

Complex problems cross traditional boundaries. Keeping mechanical, software, and simulation capabilities integrated lets our programs follow the evidence wherever it leads.

Mechanical design & analysis

Concept through detailed design, material selection, and structural analysis built to survive actual field conditions.

Simulation & modelling

Thermal, fluid, structural, and electromagnetic modelling to narrow down design variables before building physical hardware.

Electrical machines & energy systems

Advanced motor topologies, low-frequency energy harvesting, and core storage frameworks like our solid-state hydrogen systems.

Software & firmware

Embedded instrumentation and control software for test benches, paired with web applications surrounding deployed hardware.

Prototype manufacturing

Hands-on building and instrumentation, drawing on vetted Canadian manufacturing partners per project phase.

Test, measurement & validation

Custom test rigs built around specific unknowns to measure performance directly against scientific hypotheses.

Engagement models

Flexible ways to collaborate

Each model can stand alone or transition smoothly into the next phase depending on what your project requires.

Weeks

Feasibility study

A focused investigation into whether an idea can work: reviewing prior art, running first-principles analysis, and providing an honest recommendation.

Typical output Technical memo, risk register, recommended path
Months

Applied research program

Staged exploration of core technical unknowns, using rapid experiments to eliminate weak assumptions early.

Typical output Validated subsystem, test data, IP disclosures
Ongoing

Embedded R&D partner

Serving as your external research arm—scaling up during active development phases and pulling back between milestones.

Typical output Continuous program support, grant development
Confidentiality & IP

Your intellectual property stays yours

We maintain strict protocols to ensure your proprietary ideas and concepts remain fully protected from day one.

  • NDAs signed before any technical discussion begins
  • Clear IP ownership established in writing at the outset
  • Patent landscapes reviewed early to avoid wasted effort
  • Assistance with grant applications and funding paperwork
  • Strategic guidance on commercialization and partner introductions
Track record

Active research and past programs

Active program

Solid-state hydrogen storage

Investigating hydrogen retention inside solid materials alongside National Defence Canada and the University of Calgary, taking concepts directly into instrumented test hardware.

Technology overview
Internal R&D · TRL5

Transverse Flux Motor

Developing a flat transverse-flux motor topology from first principles to achieve higher low-speed torque and holding capabilities without continuous power draw.

See past projects

Start with the question, not the quote

Tell us what you're trying to figure out. An initial conversation costs nothing and helps clarify the right technical path forward.

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