Development

Photofabrication pride itself on working with customers to develop both new ways of solving problems and applying existing methods on your development projects. Photofabrication appreciate that your concept at prototype stage is crucial to the success of your undertaking.

There are a number of ways Photofabrication can use its wide range of manufacturing disciplines from Chemical Milling or Laser Cutting to Electro Plating, Forming and Heat Treatment. Combined with over 35 years of manufacturing experience Photofabrication really is your one stop solution to all your prototype needs.

Resources Available:

• Chemical Milling / Photo Etching / Chemical Etching
• High Tolerance
• Mixed Graphic Tools for Prototypes
• Rapid Delivery – from 24 hours
• Wealth of Technical Knowledge and Experience
• Laser Cutting
• Large Stock of Metals for Flexibility
• Electro Plating
• Re-Investment Strategy
• Soldering / Spot Welding
• Assembly
• Dedicated Account Managers
• Wire Erosion
• Sophisticated ERP System
• State of the Art Facilities
• Continuous Improvement Programmes
• And many more

Case Study – Reverse Engineering

Problem:

Our customer had been crudely making batches of parts for use in production using their own workshop staff and equipment, which although fit for purpose they lacked tight tolerance and the in-house lead time incurred delays for the end user.

Synopsis:

Our customer now has a ’sleek’ solution for the future supply of this part, providing guaranteed tight tolerance engineered components.

With form tooling now in place we will be offering this customer a lead time of around 5 working days from ordering, ensuring he can keep his production supplied with quality metal parts and finished goods out the door to his customer quickly.

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Case Study – Forming on Another Level!

Photofabrication worked closely with a company to achieve their goals, the requirement was an etched component, which then needed a complex forming operation. The tricky part was the size, and the cost restraints.

The item was chemically etched to +/-25 microns, then formed using a comprehensive system of universal tooling to provide the ideal result without the cost of form tooling.

To find out more about our Development Solution please either contact us on 01480 226699, or email us on development@photofab.co.uk