Everything between the idea and the running machine
Eight services, grouped into the four phases of a job. Most clients start in one phase and pull us into the next, which is the point: nothing is handed across a company boundary halfway through.
Phase 01 / Design
Mechanical design
We design machines, mechanisms and the steel around them: frames, weldments, guarding, transfers, tooling and fixtures. Every model comes out with drawings a shop can actually quote from, dimensioned with GD&T and a bill of materials that lists real, buyable parts.
Concept layouts and mechanism studies
3D modelling, assemblies and interference checks
Manufacturing drawings with GD&T
Jigs, fixtures, end effectors and change parts
Frames, weldments, conveyors and guarding
Reverse engineering from a sample or a scan
Phase 01 / Design
Engineering design
The engineering behind the mechanics: sizing, calculation and the electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic design that makes a machine work and pass an inspection. We size to duty, not to catalogue optimism.
Motor, gearbox, actuator and cylinder sizing
Structural and fatigue calculations, FEA where load matters
Electrical schematics and panel layouts
Pneumatic and hydraulic circuit design
Safety circuit architecture and risk assessment support
Specifications and tender packs for equipment you buy elsewhere
Phase 02 / Make
Custom part design and manufacturing
Bring us a function rather than a drawing. We work out the geometry, pick the material and process, prove it on a first article and then make it repeatedly. This is the route most people take when a part has failed twice and nobody has the original design.
Design for the duty: loads, wear, heat, hygiene, cost
Material and process selection, with alternates costed
Prototype, test, revise, then release for production
Worn or broken sample measured and redrawn
Improvements designed in when the original kept failing
Batch production with inspection records
Phase 02 / Make
CNC machining
Milling and turning for one-offs, prototypes and production batches, held to ±0.01 mm as standard and tighter where the drawing calls for it. Every job is measured before it leaves, and the numbers come with it.
3-axis and 5-axis milling
CNC turning with live tooling
Surface grinding and finishing
Welding and sheet fabrication
First article inspection and in-process checks
Heat treatment, anodising, plating and coating through vetted partners
Phase 03 / Integrate
Equipment installation and debugging
Getting machines onto the floor, levelled, connected and actually producing. We plan the shutdown backwards from the moment you need to be running again, and we stay through the first production shifts rather than leaving at handover.
Site survey, foundation and utility requirements
Rigging, placement, levelling and alignment
Electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic hook-up
Commissioning, dry runs and rate trials
Fault finding on equipment that never ran right
Operator and maintenance training at the machine
Phase 03 / Integrate
Systems integration
Machines from different makers, bought in different decades, made to work as one line. We handle the signals, the protocols and the handshakes between cells, and the data that has to reach the office.
PLC, HMI, drive and robot integration
Vision and sensor systems tied into the control logic
Protocol bridging between older and current equipment
Line balancing, interlocks and safe handover between cells
SCADA and machine data collection
Links into ERP and MES for orders and output
Phase 03 / Integrate
Software development
Control code and the software around it, written by people who have stood at the machine it runs. From PLC and HMI programs through to the dashboards your supervisors read on a Monday morning.
PLC and HMI programming, new builds and rewrites
Motion and robot programming
SCADA screens, alarms and historian setup
Production dashboards, OEE and downtime reporting
Web and desktop tools for quality, maintenance and scheduling
Integrations between machine data and business systems
Phase 04 / Support
Industrial parts sales
Bearings, linear motion, pneumatics, drives, sensors, seals and fasteners, supplied against a part number or against the machine it came out of. When a component is discontinued, we find the current equivalent and confirm the fit before you buy it.
Bearings, linear guides, ball screws and couplings
Pneumatic and hydraulic components
Motors, drives, sensors and control gear
Seals, belts, chains and fasteners
Obsolete component replacement and cross-referencing
Spare part kits built for your critical machines
Not sure which one you need?
Describe the problem in plain terms. We will tell you whether it is a part, a design or a controls job, and what the next step costs.