About us

Devising new ways to solve hard problems is fun. We thrive on the challenge of designing intuitive, elegant user experiences that transform solutions into products.

Since 2011 we've been dedicated to developing and installing cutting-edge solutions that leverage image processing and machine learning to overcome complex technical problems in production monitoring and quality control.


At work on our software infrastructure

Specialist software

We write the specialist software for our systems in-house, with a particular focus on image processing and modern UI design, developing on and designing for an open-source Linux-based stack.

Our systems operate 24/7, analysing the shape, size, thermal, and visible properties of products on moving lines without interrupting the production process.

Client specific interface module

Tailored system design

At Emergent Design, we don’t believe in one-size-fits-all solutions.

Unlike traditional software companies, we collaborate closely with mechanical and electronic design partners, service engineers and the end users.

Every system we design is adapted to meet the unique requirements of our clients, crafted to ensure seamless integration with your manufacturing process.

Where we operate

For over a decade we’ve been raising standards and streamlining operations in manufacturing plants across Europe and now also offer our products and expertise in North America.

Countries of EuropeA blank Map of Europe. Every country has an id which is its ISO-3166-1-ALPHA2 code in lower case. Members of the EU have a class="eu", countries in europe (which I found turkey to be but russia not) have a class="europe". Certain countries are further subdivided the United Kingdom has gb-gbn for Great Britain and gb-nir for Northern Ireland. Russia is divided into ru-kgd for the Kaliningrad Oblast and ru-main for the Main body of Russia. There is the additional grouping #xb for the "British Islands" (the UK with its Crown Dependencies - Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man) and the Kingdom of Denmark (Denmark, Faroe Islands, Greenland) Contributors. Original Image: (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Europe_countries.svg) Júlio Reis (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Tintazul). Recolouring and tagging with country codes: Marian "maix" Sigler (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Maix) Improved geographical features: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:W!B: Updated to reflect dissolution of Serbia & Montenegro: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Zirland Updated to include British Crown Dependencies as seperate entities and regroup them as "British Islands", with some simplifications to the XML and CSS: James Hardy (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:MrWeeble) Validated (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:CarolSpears) Changed the country code of Serbia to RS per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbian_country_codes and the file http://www.iso.org/iso/iso3166_en_code_lists.txt (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:TimothyBourke) Uploaded on behalf of User:Checkit, direct complaints to him plox: 'Moved countries out of the "outlines" group, removed "outlines" style class, remove separate style information for Russia' (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Collard) Updated various coastlines and boarders and added various islands not previously shown (details follow). Added Kosovo, Northern Cyprus, Crimea, Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Transnistria and Nagorno-Karabakh as disputed territories. Moved major lakes to their own object and added more. List of updated boarders/coastlines: British Isles (+ added Isle of Wight, Skye, various smaller islands), the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Poland, Kaliningrad Oblast of the Russian Federation (and minor tweaks to Lithuania), Estonia, Ukraine, Moldova (minor), Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece, F.Y.R. Macedonia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Croatia, Italy (mainland and Sicily), Malta (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Alphathon). Added Bornholm (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Heb) Released under CreativeCommons Attribution ShareAlike (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/).

"Blank map of Europe" by Maix 🅭 🅯 🄎

Meet the team

Justen Hyde - Managing Director

Justen Hyde

Managing Director


Project management, image processing, and data analysis.
Loves bass, bikes, and board games.

Dan Parnham - Technical Director

Dan Parnham

Technical Director


Software design, research, and development.
Rambler and occasional archer.

Jo Tonnison - Business Administrator

Jo Tonnison

Business Administrator


Ensures excellent customer service and efficient business operations.
Enjoys singing and crafting.

Siu Hung Cheung - Developer

Siu Hung Cheung

Developer


Develops tools and monitoring software for our products.
Loves video games and climbing walls.

Join us

With an ever-increasing number of systems being developed, installed and serviced across Europe we're always on the lookout for new additions to our team. If you’re a talented, motivated person we’d love for you to join us.

We value collaboration, teamwork and a relaxed but professional attitude. We’re also keen on making sure everyone gets the time they need in the day for themselves - whether it’s working flexible hours around family life or making time to get out for a run during the working day to keep happy and healthy.

If you think we’d be the perfect place for your next career step then please drop us a line with your CV.

Get in touch today to discuss your production requirements