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Custom stillage design

Rotating front end module stillage for Bentley Motors

Product Assembly of custom stillage design

The Bentley brand is synonymous with luxury automotive craftsmanship, craftsmanship which needed to be well protected in transit. Bentley approached Unifabs to create a custom stillage design to accommodate two front end modules in as small a footprint as possible. The custom stillage design needed to be robust enough to protect the modules in-transit to Europe. It also needed to be capable of interfacing with a lift assist system to present the module to the car line side.     

After closely consulting to understand the line-side requirements, Unifabs’ industrial design team drafted an initial concept of a rotating stillage. They manufactured and assembled a prototype capable of rotating the module within the stillage, then further refined it to provide an effective solution.

The prototype minimised footprint whilst offering maximum protection in transit and usability at line side. An initial 15 units were produced to aid production with a further 160 units ordered.

Prototyping enables us to prove out components and designs, allowing for refinements to be quickly made and tested. This step in the design process is particularly useful when products integrate with other systems.

Project Manager

Bentley Motors
Rotating front end module stillage

Key facts

  • Industrial design service
  • Consultative design approach
  • Dual purpose solution
  • 175 units ordered in total
  • Solution

    Industrial Design Solutions

    Design for metal bending techniques
  • Service

    CNC Metal Bending

    worker at press brake using the HMI setting up machine with automatic tool change ready for the next product for press braking
  • Service

    CNC Laser Cutting

    Sheet metal with laser cut holes
  • Service

    Assembly

    assembly worker with tools

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