Functional parts
Re-design of mounts, adapters, fixtures.
Design that thinks like a workshop.
A good design is one that can also be manufactured economically. We design in CAD and lay parts out — with the workshop's eye: which tolerances are necessary, which are enough, which materials hold and which are simply more expensive.
DfM isn't a buzzword, it's a daily routine
"Design for manufacturing" usually only gets called in once unit cost starts to hurt. We approach it differently: at design time we already check what can be milled in a single setup, where a 0.1 mm larger fillet halves tool cost, and where a different blank significantly shortens machining time. The result: parts that are economically producible on the first attempt — and assemblies built with assembly in mind.
We design new parts based on your functional brief, optimise existing designs for series, and create production drawings from 3D models. On request we also accompany the first-article and pre-series phase until the design runs cleanly in production.
Technical specs
- CAD systems
- STEP, IGES and common native formats
- Design service
- new design, optimisation, reverse engineering
- Output
- 3D model, production drawing, BOM
- DfM consulting
- material, tolerance, setup, unit cost
- Iteration
- short loops with in-house production
Typical applications
Existing-design optimisation
Reduce unit cost without losing function.
Reverse engineering
From samples or sketches to a producible 3D model.
Fixtures
Clamping, measuring and inspection fixtures from a single source.
Frequently asked
Can I get design and production from one source?
Yes — and that's the point. The designer who can see how the part later clamps, mills and inspects saves iterations.
Which CAD data should I supply?
STEP or IGES are ideal. PDF drawings or a functional brief are often enough — we then design on that basis.
Do you also do design without production?
In principle yes — but the value comes from the combination: when we also machine, workshop experience flows directly into the design.
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