About HBS Digital
An engineering practice for demanding field operations.
HBS Digital designs and deploys custom-built hardware and software for mining, infrastructure, and industrial teams — from industrial IoT sensing and machine vision to uncrewed aerial systems and field software. Based in North Vancouver, British Columbia, and designed proudly in Canada.
How we build
Clear, practical, and trust-oriented engineering.
Specific to the problem
We build systems around the site, the workflow, and the data that operations teams actually need — not fixed single-purpose boxes.
Honest about maturity
Every solution page states where the system stands today. We scope capabilities per deployment instead of overselling them.
Field-first engineering
Hardware, firmware, software, and data workflows are treated as one system that has to survive real operating conditions.
Supported after deployment
Pilots that prove out become supported deployments, with integration and iteration as operations evolve.
Engagement model
From exploring problems to site-specific pilots.
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Scope the problem
We start from your operating context — site conditions, constraints, and the decision you are trying to improve.
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Site-specific pilot
We design and build a pilot matched to the problem: hardware, software, and the data workflow around it.
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Deploy & iterate
Successful pilots become supported deployments, maintained and extended as requirements change.
See what we build, or bring us a problem.
Explore the solutions we deploy today, or get in touch about your operating context.