Mechanical Engineering

Our senior design team are chartered mechanical engineers (CEng), each having specific industry expertise and a sound first-principles understanding of mechanical engineering. Working as a team, we are equal to more than the sum of our parts which enables us to take on just about any engineering challenge. Our mechanical engineers have significant experience in the following industries and disciplines:

• Nuclear
• Defence
• Rail
• Aerospace
• Offshore and oil and gas
• Power & renewables
• Construction

Typical mechanical engineering services that we offer include:

• Consultancy
• Scheme design
• Proof of concept
• Scheme validation
• Strength and durability assessment
• Work and power, linkages and mechanisms design and assessment
• Geometrical refinement
• Feasibility studies and optioneering exercises

Collaborative design approach

Our engineers and designers are predominantly time-served, apprentice trained and have the necessary experience and more importantly exposure to manufacturing environments enabling them to produce optimised designs leveraging current manufacturing practices. Our engineers and designers work closely with our manufacturing experts, the result is harmony of design intent, manufacturing efficiency and product reliability.

CAD and drafting services

• Existing design review/interrogation and development for manufacture
• 3D CAD modelling (several software suites available including Autodesk Inventor and SolidWorks)
• 2D drafting
• Design for manufacture
• Design to budget

Our range of CAD expertise, coupled with our extensive manufacturing knowledge, enables us to optimise client requirements throughout the project life cycle.

State of the art laser profiling and handling system

We have invested in revolutionary technology through the adoption of cutting-edge, high-powered laser profiling and automated handling systems. Our design team collaborates closely with our manufacturing specialists to harness the advantages of this technology and maximize its full potential.

Market leading machining and welding processes

State of the art machining & welding investments also help to underpin efficient design approaches when applicable. Our pedigree in manufacturing supports our design approach.

Structural design and engineering simulation

Our in-house specialists can provide the following simulation services:

Mechanical stress based assessment, FEA (finite element analysis)

We offer mechanical stress-based studies to either develop and validate new designs or investigate the failure and/or performance of existing products. The level of complexity can be tailored to the needs of the project - anything from simple linear assessment methods to non-linear studies including fatigue and time-dependent studies.

Frame modelling and connection design

We undertake code-compliant structural steel frame design using industry approved code specific packages. Coupled with in-house connection design and 2D detailing capability we can offer full structural design.

Design for Manufacture

Design for manufacture

Increasingly, our clients rely on our participation in the detailed design process to ensure cost-effective design and manufacturability. We have supported some of the biggest names in British engineering, typically this could involve leveraging cutting edge technology and manufacturing techniques to minimise the amount of machining required to achieve functional requirements, review of material selection and associated process controls to ensure stable production schedules even with high volume manufacturing requirements or design streamlining to allow challenging delivery requirements to be met without sacrificing performance. Our engineers and manufacturing experts work closely with our clients to facilitate valuable collaboration.

Project Management

Our team of project managers work alongside our design and engineering department to ensure that projects progress efficiently throughout the project life cycle. We have made significant investment in the development of a bespoke project management suite to optimise project management. Our software allows our project managers to assign, track, measure and mitigate project risks. All core members of the delivery team who are assigned to a project have access to our project and risk management software which promotes ownership and transparency throughout the project team.

Our software has been designed to work harmoniously with the most commonly adopted contract delivery formats e.g. NEC3, NEC4 and JCT. Each project is assigned a dedicated project manager, supported by the project director and commercial lead. Our bespoke systems have repeatedly and successfully delivered many prestigious projects.

Certifications and accreditations

• AS/EN 9100 - Aviation Space and Defence - FS 763350
• ISO 9001 - Quality Management - FM 24503
• ISO 14001 - Environmental Management - EMS 764938
• OHS 707786
• Nuclear AMRC