Design For Manufacture

At BCW Design and Manufacture, we understand the importance of breaking away from generic supplier-customer relationships. Instead, we foster a collaborative approach, working hand in hand with our customers to achieve their goals. We take the time to thoroughly understand your requirements, ensuring that every solution we deliver is precisely tailored to your specifications. As your trusted partner, you can expect exceptional quality, reliability, and a commitment to exceeding your expectations at every step of the way.

We provide you with extensive capabilities spanning design, project management, manufacturing, installation, life cycle support and consultancy, as well as tooling try-out and modification. From individual tools through to full production systems and assembly lines, including automation.

Our design capabilities also leverage the latest CATIA and SolidWorks software, combined with our team’s extensive knowledge and experience of specialist aerospace, automotive and engineering applications.

Developments in areas such as robotics, vision and collaborative automation have created new capabilities, allowing Automation to be applied, not only in mass production processes but also in High-Mix/Low-Volume production environments.

Purpose Built Equipment

Indexing Machines – Dispense, inspect & pack

Designed to fully automate the packaging of consumer goods with fully poka yoke of all process.

• Mechanical design
• Pneumatic and control design
• Manufacture and assembly
• HMI control system
• Robotic pick and place
• Project Management

Cobot Applications

Designed to fully automate the assembly of automotive components with full poka-yoke of all processes.

• Mechanical design
• Pneumatic and control design
• Manufacture and assembly
• Integration
• Vibratory component feeding
• Robotic programming
• Project Management

Assembly Jig for Modular Construction Panels

Designed, Manufactured and Assembled in-house at BCW Design & Manufacture, this system boasts a fully PLC controlled pneumatic system with HMI User interfaces at all main build stages. Operator safety is assured via a PLC safety system with light curtain interlocks and supplied to the customer with CE Marking conformity.

One solution to produce multiple variants allowing our customer to:

• Increase Productivity
• Reduce Quality Escapes
• Reduce Production Costs
• Maximise Build Efficiency

CNC workholding solution for an automated system.

Hydraulic clamping, air sensing for part detection in all axis, part push ups and self-centralising system, integrated air & coolant cleaning system.

Designed to eliminate component misload and ensure secure holding to improve machine and tool life cycle.

• Design
• Manufacture
• Hydraulic system
• Testing
• Project Management