Approach
How we work.
Some jobs are a drawing and a due date — we make the part. Others start as a task with no machine yet. Those we move through defined stages, each with an exit condition, until there is something to build. Nothing advances on optimism.
Engagement model
Four stages, with a revision loop that keeps the design honest.
A straight fabrication job starts at the build stage — send the drawing and we make it. A project with no machine yet runs the full path.
The stages
Each stage has an exit condition.
Discovery
We learn the task, the constraints, and the rate you need. We review any concept you have. We tell you if we are the correct shop, and where the risk is.
- Inputs
- The task, the constraints, and any concept data
- Exit condition
- A clear problem statement and an agreed scope of work.
Analysis
We test the idea before you spend on it. We study feasibility, throughput, and cost. We model the parts of the system that carry the most doubt.
- Inputs
- The agreed scope and your requirements
- Exit condition
- A feasibility result, the risks, and the cost picture.
Design
We design the automation system. We define the machines, the controls, and the safety approach. We produce a package that we — or another party — can build to.
- Inputs
- The analysis result and the target rate
- Exit condition
- A design package, ready to fabricate.
Build
We fabricate the parts in our own shop. We machine, cast, print, weld, and assemble, then we inspect and test. We support the revisions a build turns up.
- Inputs
- The approved design, or a drawing you bring us
- Exit condition
- A finished part, inspected and tested, with its build record.
Start here
Start at the right stage.
Send a drawing to fabricate, or a task to work from the ground up. We tell you honestly whether we are the right shop.