03 · PRODUCTIONISED

Manufacturing.

Test machines, rigs, EV battery containment.

Overview

Design of special-purpose machines, test rigs, and end-of-line equipment. From brief to installation.

Special-purpose machines, test rigs, end-of-line equipment. Built to the specification, signed off against the regulation, installed on the line. Our manufacturing work runs from 72-hour rig turnarounds for a single failed bearing to 22-week EV battery containment programmes with UN 38.3 rating baked in.

We write the mechanical design, the controls, the PLC logic, and the maintenance pack. The operator opens the HMI and it does the thing it was specified to do.

Process

How we'll run the programme.

Process & Regulatory Audit

Understand the line, the product, the regulation (UN 38.3, ATEX, machinery directive). Scope the rig envelope before CAD opens.

Architecture

Mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, controls. Define throughput, repeatability, and containment requirements with measurable acceptance criteria.

Build & Commission

Parts released, suppliers engaged, PLC logic written, HMI styled. Factory acceptance test passed before it leaves our floor.

Install & Hand-off

On-site install, site acceptance test, operator training, maintenance pack. Spare parts traceable, controls source committed, future you can fix it.

Rig types

Built for the test, not the brochure.

Powertrain & Driveline

Engine and transmission endurance rigs, torque-reaction frames, cooling system integration. Designed for 24/7 duty-cycle with remote monitoring.
EV Battery

UN 38.3 containment enclosures, thermal runaway event rigs, cell-to-module-to-pack characterisation. Regulatory acceptance from day one.
Structural & Fatigue

Multi-axis load frames, servo-hydraulic actuator integration, closed-loop control via custom LabVIEW or Python DAQ systems.
End-of-Line

Functional check fixtures, leak test stations, EOL flash and calibration rigs. Cycle times agreed upfront; rework loops designed out.
Thermal & Vibration

Thermal soak / thermal shock chambers, HALT/HASS fixtures, combined temperature-vibration test platforms with full data acquisition.
Controls & HMI

Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Beckhoff PLCs. SCADA integration, operator HMI, historian. Source committed to your repo, not ours.

Common questions

What to know before you brief us.

How quickly can you turn around a rig design?

A single-function endurance rig can be designed in 4–6 weeks from brief sign-off. Complex multi-axis rigs with integrated controls typically take 10–16 weeks to detailed design.

Do you supply and commission hardware, or design only?

We can do either. Design-only, supply and commission, or design-build-install-handover. Scope is your choice; we price each clearly.

Which regulations do you design to?

UN 38.3, ATEX, EN ISO 13849 (machinery safety), IEC 62133, and relevant sector-specific directives. We map compliance requirements at the architecture stage, not as an afterthought.

Can you take over a partially built rig?

Yes, with a technical review first. We audit the existing design and controls, produce a gap list, and quote remediation separately from continuation.

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