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Industrial Design Solutions

Whatever stage you are at, our sheet metal engineering design team is here to make your idea a manufacturable reality. With a consultative approach and cross-sector experience we are perfectly positioned to deliver your vision.

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Supporting your product development journey

Whether you are developing initial ideas, exploring production methods, or making your first prototype or product, our industrial design team is here to help at every stage.

With extensive experience across many types of products from a variety of industries, our in-house technical design team is well-placed to deliver your vision. Our industrial design engineers use their cross-industry expertise, applying techniques and practices from various sectors to create industrial design solutions that are both aesthetically pleasing and cost-effective to manufacture.

Delivering a consultative approach to industrial design

We work closely with customers to ensure our approach to design fulfils the brief and that any predefined standards are adhered to.

Our consultative approach ensures that the final product meets expectations, taking into consideration both manufacturability and cost-efficiency.

1. Consult

We take the time to listen to your needs and review the initial brief to ensure a complete understanding of your product requirements.

2. Present

We brainstorm initial ideas and develop these into concepts to be presented to you.

3. Review

We review the initial concepts, ensuring they align with expectations and meet or exceed the brief.

4. Design

Detailed manufacturing drawings are created in SolidWorks to ensure precision and accuracy.

5. Prototype

An initial working prototype is produced. We then identify and implement any potential improvements before final sign-off.

6. Manufacture

With an optimised design and approved prototype, production quantities are manufactured to your specifications.
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Your sector, our industrial design expertise

  • Warehousing and Logistics – Tote load/unload stations, picking stations, roller ball transfer tables, all integrating with existing systems.
  • Automotive – Providing line side solutions, including stillages, trolleys, dollies, slings, skids and paint slave tooling.
  • POS and Shopfitting – Custom industrial design solutions for point-of-sale displays and shopfitting needs.
  • Materials Handling – Roller transfer tables and conveyor ancillaries designed for efficient material movement.
  • Logistics and Packaging – Solutions for automotive and yellow goods transport stillages, optimising logistics and packaging processes.

Design to delivery, adding value at every stage

Discover how we partner with businesses to add value and bring products to life.

  • Solution

    Design for Manufacture

    Industrial design for mezzanine floor stairs on computer screen
  • Solution

    Value Engineering

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  • Solution

    Subcontract Manufacturing

    Cut, folded and welded sheet metal part for agricultural product
  • Service

    CNC Punching

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