Educational toy - Numbuko™
Complete design from concept idea to electronics, materials and programming.
Numbuko represents a revolution in the way that children learn about
numbers. Instead of using books or screen-based activities, Numbuko™
uses magnetic, luminous, color-changing blocks to engage with your
child’s natural curiosity and sense of play.
Intercom and access control
Aluminium and stainless housing designed to incorporate the clients existing 4G electronics into a robust, access intercom, designed for high-end applications. Complete MRP system engineered to ensure that stock is always available to accommodate predicted sales demand.
Teardrop trailer frame
Cast Iron
CAD was tasked with designing a new type of sports trailer. Based around
the caravan, this new concept is lighter, cheaper and more adaptable,
making it ideal for storing sporting equipment such as surfboards and
mountain bikes. The trailer is small enough to fit in a garage for
winter storage when not in use. This exciting project is still in
development with our client.
NCP Barcode parking post
FEA evaluation
Medical printer prototype
Open plan office - furniture design
Airborne wind turbine
This project was developed based on a concept for off-grid wind turbines that are easily transportable. The body of the unit is inflatable, reducing its size to aid transport.
Aerodynamics formed an important part of this turbine's design, helping the construction maintain its position in the sky when in operation. This was combined with a construction filled with lighter than air gas to maintain lift when the wind dropped.
Cast Iron CAD looked after the whole project for our client, taking it from the concept phase through to a patentable product.
Gearing system
Our client requested for us to design a new type of gearing system so replace an existing mechanism. This new gearing system required a number of different cam mechanisms to produce the necessary motion, and was a considerable improvement on their previous system, going from a jarring to a smooth gliding motion.
Although the application for this cannot be disclosed, this product part is of a complex process used in the transportation of fragile materials.
Phone housing - quick dial GSM
Artifactsubmersion tank
This artifact submersion tank was developed for the Mary Rose Trust, a UK organisation responsible for conserving and displaying the Mary Rose, a Tudor ship that sank in 1545.
The tank is part of a complex preservation process, allowing artifacts found in the wreck to be preserved and then displayed safely. The preservation treatment process is similar to how the ship was preserved, but the controlled environment allows the process to take place significantly quicker. Once treatment in the tank is complete, the items can be safely displayed in the museum without them being at risk of degrading or falling apart.
The brief required the tank to be fully insulated against the environment with a submersion heater to maintain functional temperature. The tank measured 2m by 2m allowing it to treat items like smaller weapons and large pieces of furniture.
3D facility scan
Carried out for a major explosion protection engineering company based in the UK, our client required a full 3D scan of a refinery in Lithuania. Covering over 500,000m2, the refinery was scanned using a Leica Scan Station and then imported to an AutoCAD drawing. Our drafting team detailed a plan view, side views & created sectional views in AutoCAD based on the 3D image
The detailed views were then altered to include information relating to over 600 explosive risk areas within the site, which were marked as zones on the drawing.
This important document now forms the basis for their site safety procedure.
Detailed engineering drawings
Detailed engineering drawing
and design form the basis of much of our work. We always meet BS8888:2013,
ensuring a smooth transition between the design concept and manufacturing
phases. Our parametric 3D design capability helps us improve product
development times, resulting in your product being delivered to market quicker.
Pressure vessel
This project was designed for the food and beverage industry and needed to be flexible to allow it to be used for a range of different capacities and operating pressures.
A brand new sealing mechanism was incorporated that was later accredited by 3A, an independent food, beverage and pharmaceutical sanitary standards organisation. It is also fully compliant with pressure vessel codes for international sales.
Water Recycling
Designed for water separation from waste collected from road highway
sweepers, water collected using this water segregation tipper is then
treated and reused to clean more highways, aggregate is then be tipped
and recycled.