Innovative Solutions

Concept design

We can manage your ideas and develop them into concepts to be used for initial project budget setting, to seek funding from investors or simply to stimulate further ideas.

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CAD systems

Our CAD systems let us offer professional support with general drafting, modelling and analysis according to customer requirements.

CAD systems include:-

I-DEAS
Catia V5
Pro Engineer
Alias (Class ‘A’ surfaces)

Computer Aided Design
Drawing Preparation

Using high end CAD systems allows us to fully utilise the capabilities offered by the digital virtual environment. We can build and test your products in the virtual world then use the data for visualizations, virtual testing, or to make 2d drawings and a production bill of materials.

Value Engineering

VA/VE during the design phase is a crucial tool to allow you to remain competitive in a global business environment. We can conduct design analysis of new developments and design value into your products.

This can be achieved by CAD study, physical analysis of existing products or even competitor benchmarking.

In each case you will receive a detailed report focused on the optimum areas for improvement.

Simultaneous Engineering

Early involvement by manufacturing and purchasing is key to the delivery of a cost competitive product. We use simultaneous engineering tools to deliver a design that is engineered for production makes the best use of emerging technologies and builds on established competitive processes.

We use Failure Mode and Effects Analysis process (FMEA), finite element analysis, digital mock ups in the CAD environment and manufacturing simulation techniques long before any tooling commitment.

Thus making the design more robust and reducing the risk of modifications to tooling or even scrapping tooling before any parts have been made utilising it.

FMEA

Potential Failure Mode and Effects Analysis helps designers anticipate and reduce the risk of product failures by:

Objective evaluation of the design requirements and potential alternatives.
Aiding in the initial design for manufacturing and assembly requirements.
Increased probability that possible failure modes of parts, product and system have been considered during the design development process.
Improved efficiency of the design test and development programs based upon the additional information provided.
Development of a prioritized list of design improvements to improve customer satisfaction.
Production of a live document detailing risk reduction activities.
Historic reference to aid field concern analysis and possible design changes / developments.

CAD Conversions

FS Design provides transaltion services for organisations who cannot read or output CAD data in their customer's specified format. We can read and write Catia, Ideas, Pro-E, STL, IGES, STEP files (and paper drawings too!) and convert between them.

When you move from one CAD system to another we can migrate your legacy data from your old system to the new environment.