Reverse Engineering

CNC Rotary specialise in rotary tables for machining. Currently in prototype stage the aim of this project was to reverse engineer a highly detailed and bespoke CNC turning machine prototype to produce drawings for mass manufacture. Over thirty machine parts were measured in high detail and assembled to extremely tight tolerances.

Every component was measured, modelled in 3D, and brought into a complex assembly to check and verify the fit and materials. Drawing numbers, part and assembly 2D drawings were generated with machining production in mind, including surface finishes, machining process, detailed material specification, sections, tolerances, ejector, location pins and fixing holes.

D&S Fabrications

A manufacturer of waste compactors approached P1 Technology to bring their existing design process up to date in order to streamline and speed up their time to completion. Their existing methods consisted of passing 2D hand drawings to fabricators which changed invariably according to customer specifications. Their bespoke compactors were most commonly one off but a large number of standard parts were used.

P1 Technology intervened by reverse engineering their CP40 compactor to create individual CAD modelled 3D parts and assemblies to create 2D drawings for their in house fabricators. This allowed them to easily access drawings, make changes and also outsource laser cut steel parts including sheet metal and standard parts. This was an extremely rewarding project in that it allowed D&S Fabrications to reduce part costs, speed up manufacturing process and in turn increase profits.

For more information on how we can help with reverse engineering please do not hesitate to contact us on 0843 886 6468 or email design@p1technology.com.

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