Custom Flash Storage That Fits Your Design—Not the Other Way Around
In embedded and industrial systems, “almost right” storage can quietly lead to costly field failures, rework, and requalification. Delkin Industrial takes a different approach: we customize the flash device to fit your environment, workload, host, and compliance requirements—so you can ship with confidence and support your product for years. Most Delkin industrial products come with some level of customization already included, covering environmental, electrical, mechanical, and test specifications—plus image loading and packaging options.
Why Customize Industrial Flash?
1) Reliability in harsh conditions. Extra ruggedization, custom housings, and conformal coating defend against shock, vibration, moisture, and contaminants, keeping devices online where consumer gear fails.
2) Deterministic supply & lifecycle. A controlled BOM with managed lifecycle reduces surprise requals and keeps your product stable across multi-year production runs.
3) Host-level compatibility. Matching controller/NAND behavior, timing, and formatting to your host reduces edge-case bugs, speeds boot and prevents silent data issues.
4) Faster builds and simpler logistics. Factory image loading, unique formatting, labeling, and packaging streamline manufacturing and traceability.
What You Can Customize with Delkin
Below is a practical overview of what you can tune and the value each option delivers.
Environmental & Mechanical
- Conformal coating & ruggedization: Moisture and debris protection; better field MTBF.
- Form-factor tweaks or full custom designs (SD, CF, USB, eUSB, SSD): Fit tight spaces, align mounting holes, or meet proprietary footprints.
- Custom connectors (eUSB/USB): Mechanical and electrical fit without adapters.
Electrical, Firmware & Media Handling
- Controlled BOM & stable firmware: Predictable behavior over time and easier recertification.
- Host-specific formatting & parameters: Faster boot, clean logs, and fewer integration surprises.
- Application-aligned screening & burn-in: Higher confidence under your workload profile.
Production & Branding
- Image/content pre-load: Shorter line times and consistent field configurations.
- Laser etching, pad printing, custom labels/packaging: Clear part numbers, serialization, and private-label branding.
Produced in San Diego. Many Delkin storage solutions are designed and built at Delkin’s San Diego HQ, enabling responsive custom requests and tight process control.
What This Looks Like in Practice
Scenario A: Rail gateway in high-vibration, high-humidity cabinets
Solution: Conformal-coated SD with vibration-resistant housing, host-specific formatting, extended screening. Result: stable logging and fewer truck rolls.
Scenario B: Medical device with 7-year lifecycle
Solution: Controlled BOM microSD with locked firmware and factory image load. Result: faster regulatory re-testing and predictable supply.
Scenario C: Proprietary carrier board footprint
Solution: Custom eUSB module with non-standard connector and mounting pattern. Result: direct drop-in—no adapter compromises.
How We Work With Your Team
- Discovery: Share environment, workload, and host details; pick a base form factor (SD, microSD, CF, USB/eUSB, SSD).
- Customization Plan: We document design approach, component selection, schedule, and commercials for your approval.
- Prototype & Test: Receive samples with your image/formatting and screening profile.
- Scale with Confidence: Controlled BOM plus managed lifecycle minimizes disruptive changes over production.
Build vs. Buy: The ROI of Custom
- Fewer field failures: Ruggedization + screening pay back in avoided truck rolls and downtime.
- Shorter NPI cycles: Factory image load and known-good compatibility reduce test loops.
- Lower lifetime cost: Stable supply and fewer requalification’s save engineering and compliance hours.
What Can Be Customized By Product?
- SD / microSD: Labeling, laser etch, pad print, packaging, data/image load, unique formatting, conformal coating, extra testing and screening; many models built in San Diego for rapid turns.
- eUSB / USB: Content loading, labeling, and even new custom connectors for embedded designs.
- CF / SSD & others: Form-factor optimization and custom designs available; proposal covers design approach and components.
Quick FAQ
Do I need a fully custom device to get value?
No. Many OEMs start with a standard form factor and add targeted options (e.g., conformal coating + image load + screening) for outsized reliability and integration gains.
How does Delkin handle lifecycle stability?
Delkin emphasizes component selection and lifecycle management from the start, supporting controlled BOM to minimize disruptive changes.
Can Delkin private-label?
Yes. Custom labels, pad printing, and laser etching are available across SD/microSD and other lines.
What is controlled BOM in industrial flash?
A controlled BOM locks key components (controller, NAND, firmware), reducing unannounced changes that trigger requalification.
Can Delkin preload our OS and application image?
Yes. Factory image load ensures consistent, boot-ready units and faster line times.
How does conformal coating help?
It protects against humidity, dust, and corrosive contaminants—boosting MTBF in harsh deployments.
Call to Action
If an off-the-shelf card or module is forcing compromises, let’s flip the script. Book a 15-minute discovery call with Delkin Industrial, and we’ll map a right-sized customization plan for your application from ruggedization and formatting to screening, labeling, and lifecycle control.