Melon Automation GmbH

About Melon Automation

Melon Automation GmbH is a company founded in Switzerland and headquartered in Baar that develops and designs smart products. Its range extends from the paper-like color E-Ink display MelonFrame for business signage to a tennis training device under development with semi-automatic ball collection and launch. The company's activities include product design and engineering, in particular mechanical and electronic design, embedded software development, and product testing. MelonFrame comprises displays in standard sizes, an app for content management, and frames in walnut wood or metal; the battery-powered displays run for months on a single charge and can be updated remotely in seconds. Customer industries include workplace, hospitality, food & beverage, retail, events, galleries, education, and sports. A pilot program for partners in Switzerland and the EU is underway; the first product was 349% funded on Kickstarter.

Site

Baar

Processes

Product design & engineering (mechanical and electronic design, embedded, Product development & engineering, Smart products (E-Ink displays, sports technology), Business signage solutions including app and frames

Materials

Walnut (wood), Metal, Walnut

Industries

Workplace, Hospitality, Food & Beverage, Retail & Showrooms, Events, Galleries & Museums

1. 01

   Product design & engineering

2. 02

   Mechanical & electronic design

3. 03

   Embedded software development

4. 04

   Product testing

5. 05

   Pilot program & delivery

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History

1. First product MelonFrame was funded on Kickstarter by 179 backers at 349%; delivery from October 2026.