Full throttle production of automotive and transport components
The automotive and transport industries are under huge amounts of pressure to innovate faster. Vehicles need to be faster, safer, lighter and more efficient. Emissions must be lowered. To stay in the game, automotive and transport manufacturers need to take all these factors into account and deliver on competitive performance and price. They need to be better and faster than their competitors.
We have been helping our customers outperform their competitors since 2003. Our services, technologies and range of materials are specifically designed for the automotive and transport industry. They support quick decision-making at the product design and enable component part production.
Through these services we’ve helped our automotive customers to innovate, develop, test, improve and produce high quality parts. We’ve supported them through concept visualization and design iterations. We helped them find production solutions. We’ve been flexible and kept costs down. And we’ve made sure they’re happy. Time and again.
Prototyping and low volume production of end use parts
Product development support and low volume manufacturing for companies in the automotive and transport sector including:
- OEMS and Tier 1 suppliers
- Motorsports
- Niche automotive designers
- EV production
- Rail
- Yellow goods
- Seating
- Restoration market
- Aftermarket parts sales
- Motorcycle components
Additive Manufacturing for Automotive
Tool-free solutions for production parts
We know that if you are to win that race to market, you also need to be able to create high-strength production parts in a tight time frame. Or, you’ll need to flex your supply chain with end-use parts on demand. They’ll comprise complex geometries yet need to be tough enough to endure the rigors of everyday use, high-speed racing or off-roading. The technology you choose will need to deliver on value and on economies of scale. Our Digital Light Synthesis and Multi Jet Fusion printers provide access to a wide range of production-ready resins and enable you to do just this.
Validation Prototyping at Pre-Production
Check form and fit for cockpit and under bonnet applications requiring high levels of strength and durability.
Production
Low to mid volumes of end-use parts with consistent isotropic properties. A wide variety of approved engineering resins including flexible rubbers and silicones.
Applications
Air and fluid routing, electronics housing, speakers, grills, surface textures, dashboard trim, impact absorption areas, dampers, brackets, mounts, buttons, badges and trim. One-offs to 1000s of parts.
Rapid Technologies for Automotive
Quick turnaround on prototypes and low volume production parts
Suitable for prototyping and low volume runs of very large parts, our rapid technologies include 3D Printing, vacuum casting for small to medium under bonnet and trim parts and lenses, and reaction injection moulding used for bumpers, wheel arch liners, decorative trim, spoilers and interior panels. Using a range of polyamide, polypropylene, thermoplastic, silicone and polyurethane formulations, many parts can be manufactured to meet UL94 – V0 flammability ratings.
Validation Prototyping at Pre-Production
Check form and fit for cockpit and under bonnet applications requiring high levels of strength and durability.
Production
Low to mid volumes of end-use parts with consistent isotropic properties. A wide variety of approved engineering resins including flexible rubbers and silicones.
Applications
Air and fluid routing, electronics housing, speakers, grills, surface textures, dashboard trim, impact absorption areas, dampers, brackets, mounts, buttons, badges and trim. For one offs to 100s of parts.
CNC Technologies for Automotive
Lower costs and assure quality with end-to-end supply chain management, and faster tooling and part production times
Our contract-managed CNC solutions, coupled with our comprehensive, tight tolerance milling and turning capabilities, enable serious improvement in production processes. With a focus on ensuring consistent quality, regardless of the quantity of machined parts you require, we support automotive production with custom gauges, jigs and fixtures, 3 and 5 axis milling, turning, tool creation, mould modifications and inspection.
We’re perfectly positioned to enable you to flex your supply chain and reduce warehousing costs with on-demand production of machined component parts.
Design Support
For gauges, jigs and fixtures. Working together to ensure creative and functional elements align with repeatability, and quality is assured at the point of manufacture.
Production
3 and 5 axis milling and turning to create prototypes and production parts. Lower inventory spending and meet quality and delivery targets with contract manufacturing. For one offs to 1000s of component parts.
Tooling
Our large-gantry, state-of-the-art CNC machines provide facility for production of assembly, RIM, vac, press, and hammer form tools as well as specialist dies and moulds.