Manufacturing

Manufacturing — Engineering Management, Machinery & Product Manufacturability

We support manufacturers at two critical levels: reliable machinery and facilities that keep production running, and well-designed products that meet performance requirements while being practical and cost-effective to produce. Alongside this, our Engineering Management provides the leadership, governance and evidence-led decision making that aligns design, testing and operations to reduce lifecycle risk and deliver reliable products and systems.

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What we deliver

Engineering management

Independent, evidence-based management: programme delivery, design governance & DfR, standards compliance and supplier control — underpinned by measurement, modelling, test and verification.

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Manufacturing machinery & facilities

Vibration diagnostics, noise control, machine foundation design, predictive maintenance and failure investigation to keep production reliable and compliant.

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Products & manufacturability

Design for manufacturability (DFM), FEA, prototyping, testing and design refinement to cut waste and ensure durable, cost-effective products.

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Engineering challenges we solve

  • Programme & design governance — aligning requirements, verification and acceptance to engineering truth.
  • Machinery reliability — unplanned breakdowns of rotating or reciprocating machines.
  • Vibration & noise — excessive levels affecting machinery performance, structures, or staff compliance.
  • Design vs. manufacturability — products that work in theory but are inefficient or costly to produce.
  • Failure in service — cracks, fatigue, or vibration-related weaknesses in products or machines.
  • Sustainability & compliance — improving efficiency while meeting BS/EN/ISO/API/RTCA/Mil-Std-810 requirements.

Engineering management — what it is & how we lead

Engineering management combines deep technical expertise with management principles to deliver complex projects, systems and products effectively. We provide leadership, governance and technical direction grounded in measurement, modelling, testing and standards compliance to cut lifecycle risk and deliver reliable outcomes.

Project & programme delivery

Scope, schedules, risk, change control and technical leadership for multi-disciplinary product development teams.

Design governance & DfR

Design-for-Reliability reviews (vibration/fatigue), requirements traceability, verification plans and acceptance criteria.

Standards & compliance

Plan and evidence compliance against BS, EN, ISO, API, RTCA and Mil-Std-810 with auditable documentation.

Test & measurement oversight

Commissioning, acceptance and correlation: vibration, modal, strain and ODS for product verification.

Risk & lifecycle management

Root-cause feedback loops (RCA), RAMS thinking and fatigue-aware maintenance strategies integrated with operations.

Stakeholder & supplier control

Specification, supplier selection, quality gates and technical due diligence to keep deliverables aligned to performance.

Our process & expertise

Our process — from problem to proven solution

  1. Investigate → on-site investigation, define what to measure and success criteria; align on objectives.
  2. Test & measure → select instrumentation, control conditions and capture traceable data reflecting real behaviour.
  3. Analyse → root-cause diagnosis, correlate models to test, refine FEA/dynamics with evidence.
  4. Design → engineer practical, robust solutions validated in simulation and grounded in measurement.
  5. Support → implement and verify on-site against success criteria; provide ongoing optimisation.
Independent, evidence-based management — underpinned by field measurement, modelling, product testing and standards compliance.

Machinery & product services

Manufacturing machinery & facilities

  • Vibration measurement & diagnostics — imbalance, misalignment, looseness, resonance.
  • Noise control & compliance — occupational & environmental surveys; vibration-based noise mitigation.
  • Machine support & foundations — structural checks and design for dynamic loads.
  • Failure investigation — forensic analysis of recurring breakdowns and process disruptions.
  • Predictive maintenance — vibration monitoring programmes to minimise downtime.

Products being manufactured

  • Design for manufacturability (DFM) — practical, scalable production decisions.
  • Finite Element Analysis (FEA) — stress, vibration & fatigue performance prediction.
  • Prototyping & measurement — validate real-world behaviour of designs.
  • Failure analysis — identify causes of in-service product failures.
  • Design refinement — enhance durability, reduce cost, and meet compliance.

Related case study

Improving engineering metrology processes

Metrology-led process innovation for a luxury car manufacturer eliminated defects before they reached the line, cutting waste and saving millions.

Need engineering management or manufacturing support? We align scope, risk and acceptance from day one — and deliver results proven by measurement and test.