Engineering
Combining intelligent design with precision part toolmaking.
We provide an end-to-end toolmaking service from custom component design or reverse engineering, through 3D tool design, rapid prototyping services, CNC machining, tool finishing and part measurement and inspection. We work collaboratively to help you solve problems and make the most of your opportunities to quote for and win work.
We have vast experience manufacturing component tools for use in the luxury automotive and aerospace manufacturing industries, however our 30 years of expertise spans across a broad range of engineering projects and our passion for new challenges keeps us at the forefront of innovation in all fields.
Our Engineering Services
Whether it’s designing a tool from a supplied CAD component, designing a custom component or tooling from scratch, or reverse-engineering with full 3D scanning, we’ve got all the skills in-house to help you produce the parts you need at the costs your customer wants.
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If you need an aluminium mould tool, the chances are, we can make it across almost all moulding types. We’ve built up vast experience in design and CNC manufacturing for a wide range of tooling to suit your process and facility.
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We make complex fixturing simple through smart design. From simple CNC router fixtures, through to complex checking fixtures and waterjet fixtures, if you need to hold or check something, the chances we can create the solution for you.
We’re confident in our accuracy and tolerances but it’s important you are too. We offer full measurement and inspection services to give you peace of mind or support quality process such as PPAP.
We’re fortunate to have in-house vacuum forming, injection moulding and prototype press facilities. In addition to die-cut and 5 axis trimming we can take on component manufacture to provide a full end-to-end service.
Explore Our Services
We have a long track record in working in the aerospace, automotive, mass transport, earth-moving equipment and medical sectors. Geographically we have a wide customer base in the UK, Ireland, mainland Europe and North America.
We can import all files and formats and work daily with STP, CATIA, XT and STL files. We run Powershape and Solidworks for technical CAD, and Geomagic Freeform for creative CAD (using our haptic arm). We use Powermill for milling and Vectric for flat routing. In essence, we can take models from most formats and turn them into quality tooling parts, or create components from scratch.
We have 12 Hurco CNC machines - VMX30 (x2), 30s, 42i (x2), 50t, 50, 50i (x2), DCX 22i, VM10 and 10i; Romi d800; Maxicam M8 5 axis router/mill. We will shortly be commissioning a Roeders RXP501 HSM with 42K RPM spindle speed.
We can machine most metals up to 2200mm x 1600mm x 400mm 3 axis. Our 5 axis CNC can machine all model boards and some light aluminium work up to 2400mm x 1200mm x 500mm.
The vast proportion of our customers ask for Ureol/model board for prototyping and aluminium or steel dependant on the tooling. We work with a wide variety of model boards dependant on the application. Such is the volume of our purchasing for aluminium and model board we are very confident in our material costs on quotes and only charge a nominal handling charge on top. We do not mark up material costs.
Dependant on complexity of the job and capacity but we can go from receiving CAD data to delivery of tools and CNC fixtures in as little as 2 weeks, delivering ourselves where possible.
We’re certified to ISO 9001 but see this as a baseline to improve from and set our targets for quality higher than the standard requires.
Who we work with…
Working alongside brands you know and love
We’ve helped the brands below with anything from creating parts for the next supercar, design a new plane seat or creating the next must-have chocolate. There’s never a dull day.
We’ve been designing, machining and delivering thermoform tooling for 30 years and constantly reinvest in our capability to ensure we
stay ahead.
Ready to start your next project with us?
