SPECIAL PURPOSE MACHINES & EQUIPMENT

Industrial customers often recognise their processes can be improved if they can implement a new technology or use an existing technology in a novel way.

The theme specialises in the design and manufacture of unique, bespoke and highly customised machines and equipment with the aim of:

• Enabling brand new types of products to be manufactured
• Improving productivity of existing manufacturing processes
• Eliminating the risk to operators by replacing manual tasks

Using the latest design tools and techniques, the engineers have developed a solid portfolio of successes and have experience in developing first of their kind:

• Multi-axis CNC metal forming machines
• Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) equipment
• Prototype end effectors and manipulators
• Stewart Platforms (Hexapods)
• Adaptive and dynamic work holding
• ‘Factory-in-a-Box’ type process lines

Working in a partnership with the client embedded into the team; in collaboration with academic partners and members, the theme can:

• Help clients to understand current state-of-the-art technologies for their process.
• Concept new and novel machine technologies.
• De-risk the process in which to develop ‘first-of-a-kind’ machines and equipment
• Design, manufacture, commission and test prototype machines and equipment
• Help define the route to full scale production