Product Launch #59

From High-Risk IoT Program to Market-Ready Launch

Summary

Launching software months ahead of hardware manufacturing

Notation Labs had a clear mission: build LeakSecure™, a smart home device designed to help consumers conserve water… and do it fast. The challenge was typical of IoT but no less daunting:

Hardware development and software development rarely move at the same pace
Compatibility issues can delay the entire launch
58% of IoT initiatives hit major roadblocks before reaching market

Modularis solved the timing problem by delivering the full LeakSecure™ platform months before the hardware was finalized. That early availability allowed:

Testing with simulated devices
Integration validation
A far lower-risk manufacturing timeline
Faster pivots if hardware changes occurred

“Modularis didn’t just ‘wait for hardware.’ They built the platform early so we could de-risk the entire launch.”

Brad Cullum

Principal

Engineering the platform for future growth and AI-driven capabilities

The software wasn’t designed as a one-off MVP; it was built with a forward-looking architecture that allows LeakSecure™ to expand over time. Modularis ensured the platform could support additional feature modules, future AI-driven functionality, richer data analysis, and next-gen product variations. Everything was structured so Notation Labs could evolve LeakSecure™ without rewriting the foundation.

“They didn’t just build what we asked for… they built what we’d eventually need.”

Jeff Stebbins

Principal

A high-functioning hardware/software partnership

IoT succeeds only when hardware and software teams work in sync. Modularis collaborated closely with the hardware engineering partner and the technical lead on the circuit and device side. The teams worked in parallel rather than in sequence, creating the “positive tension” needed to keep the project on track.

Modularis brought high-bandwidth communication, precise requirements translation, rapid iteration, and integration clarity across disciplines to the team.

Scaled to support mass production with its US suppliers

Once the architecture stabilized, Notation Labs pushed into production with U.S.-based manufacturing partners. The platform Modularis built supported the full scale-up:

20,000 circuit boards produced
Data flows validated ahead of final assembly
Software/device compatibility confirmed
Manufacturing timelines protected by early software readiness

This combination (early software delivery + coordinated engineering + scalable architecture) is what made high-volume production possible.

A launch-ready platform built for what comes next

LeakSecure™ entered the market not as an unstable prototype, but as a robust IoT system with a long runway. Modularis helped Notation Labs reduce launch risk, avoid typical IoT failures, accelerate development, support aggressive hardware production, and prepare for the AI-driven features planned for future versions.

“Most IoT teams struggle to get hardware and software moving in sync. Modularis made it look easy. That’s the difference… they add value where other teams slow you down.”

Todd Roper

ISI

"Modularis has been a terrific strategic partner for us.They have the leadership, experience, discipline, and technology we needed to build and grow our global IoT platform."