Ocean Microplastics Monitor
Client
Various
Practice Areas
Challenge
Addressing a critical unmet need in environmental sensing, Triple Ring Technologies supported the integration of a fieldable, portable microplastics sensor system. The system enables quantitation of plastic particles in aqueous environmental samples and separates plastics from non-plastics for subsequent polymer identification. Triple Ring experts created an integrated and miniaturized unit that replaced a high-end instrument in a benchtop system. This unit was designed to successfully count microplastics under conditions expected in field use – not only measuring plastic but also working correctly in the presence of interferents, such as air bubbles and non-plastics (biological particles, sand, silt, and other non-organic materials).
Outcomes
The resulting system could be deployed beyond the benchtop and provided successful demonstrations to funders and partners as the research group furthers its work on microplastics.
Value Propositions
- Relevant expertise in low-cost, ruggedized life sciences assay platforms
- Rapid design and development process that met strict timelines for delivery
- Flexible and highly collaborative design teams that interface seamlessly with research institutes
Ocean Microplastics Monitor
Challenge
Addressing a critical unmet need in environmental sensing, Triple Ring Technologies supported the integration of a fieldable, portable microplastics sensor system. The system enables quantitation of plastic particles in aqueous environmental samples and separates plastics from non-plastics for subsequent polymer identification. Triple Ring experts created an integrated and miniaturized unit that replaced a high-end instrument in a benchtop system. This unit was designed to successfully count microplastics under conditions expected in field use – not only measuring plastic but also working correctly in the presence of interferents, such as air bubbles and non-plastics (biological particles, sand, silt, and other non-organic materials).
Outcomes
The resulting system could be deployed beyond the benchtop and provided successful demonstrations to funders and partners as the research group furthers its work on microplastics.
Value Propositions
- Relevant expertise in low-cost, ruggedized life sciences assay platforms
- Rapid design and development process that met strict timelines for delivery
- Flexible and highly collaborative design teams that interface seamlessly with research institutes
Client
Various
Practice Areas
Background
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) saw value in funding the Triple Ring and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution teams to produce a fieldable microplastics monitoring system. Triple Ring personnel brought previous experience of shipboard microplastic measurement from past collaborations with EPA in the Northwest Hawaiian Islands. Woods Hole scientists invented a novel means of measuring ocean microplastics and Triple Ring provided integration support.
Combining WHOI’s core sensing technology with Triple Ring’s experience in delivering integrated products will significantly move the needle on the understanding of microplastic pollution and will drive data-based mitigation solutions.
My lab is especially interested in developing technologies that enable us to robustly count the number of microplastics in drinking water, ponds, lakes, and oceans. We need field-deployable sensors that provide us this information in order for us to understand microplastic pollution.
Maximize Legacy Product Value
Client
Large Corporations
Practice Areas
Background
Sustaining engineering is more than product maintenance and implementing market requests; it’s a strategic approach to keeping legacy products competitive and profitable over decades. At Triple Ring, we don’t simply maintain legacy products – we transform them to meet modern demands. We add high-value features like AI in addition to updating industrial design, increasing reliability, and lowering production costs. We also address evolving regulatory risk, including cyber security, while carefully protecting core intellectual property.
Modernization of Legacy Products
Keeping products ahead in the market through:
- AI design and integration
- Cybersecurity software migrations
- Performance upgrades and added functionality
- Refreshed industrial design, usability, and aesthetics
- Supply chain security
Maximize Legacy Product Value
Background
Sustaining engineering is more than product maintenance and implementing market requests; it’s a strategic approach to keeping legacy products competitive and profitable over decades. At Triple Ring, we don’t simply maintain legacy products – we transform them to meet modern demands. We add high-value features like AI in addition to updating industrial design, increasing reliability, and lowering production costs. We also address evolving regulatory risk, including cyber security, while carefully protecting core intellectual property.
Modernization of Legacy Products
Keeping products ahead in the market through:
- AI design and integration
- Cybersecurity software migrations
- Performance upgrades and added functionality
- Refreshed industrial design, usability, and aesthetics
- Supply chain security
Client
Large Corporations
AI Enhancement
Enhancing legacy systems with physics-based AI improves performance, accuracy, and efficiency, and supports predictive maintenance. These features dramatically extend product lifespan without costly hardware upgrades. Triple Ring has the experience and expertise in AI algorithm design and integration to modernize products and create new valuable solutions for customers.
Supply Chain Optimization
Updating and optimizing supply chains addresses obsolescence, reduces cost, increases production yields and product reliability. Triple Ring and our partners ensure smooth production, minimize disruptions, and unlock new cost-saving opportunities for your legacy products.
Why Partner with Triple Ring?
Successful products often outlive the teams that launched them resulting in critical knowledge gaps within organizations that grow over time. Product companies need a trusted partner with deep expertise in reverse engineering, modern regulatory standards, supply chain access, and expertise in AI. Partnering with Triple ring unlocks these benefits, and importantly, saves product companies the cost and schedule delays associated with rebuilding engineering teams. Ensure product success and optimal return on investment over the long haul by engaging with Triple Ring on your next sustaining engineering project.