# The Realtime Group

> The Realtime Group is a Plano engineering services firm that designs, develops, tests, and validates products for regulated industries. Its work combines human factors, mechanical and electrical engineering, embedded software, quality systems, cybersecurity, and custom automation for medical-device companies and other product makers.

- **Founded:** 2001
- **Headquarters:** Plano, United States
- **Founders:** David Felio (Founder; President & CEO)
- **Products:** Medical device design and development, Verification, validation, and quality management, Custom automation and machine vision, Medical and IoT device cybersecurity, AirKor UltraEzAir development engagement
- **Notable:** Publicly identifies as ISO 13485 and ISO 9001 certified., Reports more than 1,100 designs, projects, and solutions., Its Koya case study reports clearing a three-month inspection backlog during the system’s first week.

## Products & services

- **Medical device design and development** — Contract industrial design, human factors, mechanical and electrical engineering, embedded software, prototyping, and systems integration.
- **Verification, validation, and quality management** — Product, process, and test-method validation; quality-system implementation; supplier qualification and regulatory documentation.
- **Custom automation and machine vision** — Robotic cells, manufacturing controls, optical inspection, custom test fixtures, and commissioning.
- **Medical and IoT device cybersecurity** — Threat modeling, code review, risk and gap analysis, SBOM generation, and submission documentation.
- **AirKor UltraEzAir development engagement** — Engineering and usability work on a lidocaine-mist delivery device for laryngeal examinations; a client product, not a Realtime-owned product.
- **Koya automated optical inspection** — Machine-vision inspection of Dayspring Flexframe assemblies with operator feedback and defect display.
- **Ameda Pearl development engagement** — Multidisciplinary design and engineering services for Ameda’s double electric breast pump.

## Achievements

- Publicly identifies as ISO 13485 and ISO 9001 certified.
- Reports more than 1,100 designs, projects, and solutions.
- Its Koya case study reports clearing a three-month inspection backlog during the system’s first week.
- Client product UltraEzAir is identified as a 2018 Edison Award winner.

## Latest updates

- **2025-02** — Published an argument for semi-automated assembly and a separate article on evaluating ISO certifications.
- **2025-04** — Garyld Miles outlined Realtime’s software construction, analysis, inspection, and verification practices.
- **2025-09** — Published advice on migrating legacy LabVIEW and Windows-based test systems.

## Links

- Website: https://therealtimegroup.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-realtime-group/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/realtime_plano
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@realtimeengineers
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealtimegroup/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/realtimeengineers

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Last updated: 2026-10-04