Case studies

Manifest: Optimising Performance for Constrained Endpoints

Build-Time Image Pipelines for Legacy Hardware

The challenge

Media Delivery on Low-Powered Devices

A legacy Angular application deployed on low-powered industrial hardware (MFDs) struggled with media performance. These devices, running older browser engines like Chrome 53, faced material CPU and memory constraints that caused standard image strategies to fail.

The solution

A Manifest-Driven Build Pipeline

We engineered a build-time image optimisation pipeline to move expensive processing away from the client device.

Deterministic Asset Generation

Designed a pipeline that generates optimised static and animated asset variants during the build process.
Structured Manifest Consumption

Developed a manifest-driven system where the frontend selects the most appropriate asset based on device capability.
Legacy Compatibility

Preserved full compatibility with older browser environments while implementing progressive loading techniques.

The outcome

Practical Performance for Industrial Hardware

The solution addressed a real-world deployment bottleneck, reducing the decode and rendering cost on weak hardware. It established a reusable architecture that supports high-performance media delivery across the most constrained enterprise environments.