Design for manufacture
Design components for cost-effective welding, fixturing and inspection.
Welding Technology · Area B
Design Engineering
Good design determines more than half of production costs. We engineer steel and welded assemblies for efficient welding, fixturing and inspection, and review existing designs with the same production focus.
Autodesk Inventor
Design for welding
High-strength & ballistic materials
Services at a glance
From initial design to the completed shop drawing.
Optimisation of existing designs
Optimise existing assemblies for manufacturability, weight and cost.
Steel and welded structures
Load-bearing welded structures, including weld specifications and tolerance concepts.
Special-purpose vehicles and industrial applications
Bodies, frames and attachments for special-purpose vehicles and industrial equipment.
Tool and fixture engineering
Welding and assembly fixtures designed to reduce distortion and cycle time.
Production and manufacturing planning
Production sequences, work plans and capacity analysis.
Design optimisation for manufacturability and cost
Component-level value analysis: fewer parts, fewer welds and lower costs.
Consulting for high-strength and ballistic materials
Engineering with armour steel, fine-grained steels and composite materials.
3D design with Autodesk Inventor
Solid models, assemblies and derived drawings.
Production documentation
Production drawings, bills of materials and shop-floor documentation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Design engineering in practice
What does design for manufacture mean?
Design for manufacture means developing the component around the production process: accessible weld positions, practical tolerances, minimal re-fixturing and inspectable welds. This reduces lead time and scrap far more effectively than later process optimisation.
Can you work with existing CAD data?
Yes. We work in Autodesk Inventor and accept common exchange formats including STEP, IGES and DXF. We can revise existing assemblies, create drawings and add production documentation.
Do you also design with armour steel?
Yes. High-strength and ballistic materials are a core area of expertise: bend radii, cut-edge quality, heat-affected zones and joint concepts differ significantly from structural steel.