Prototyping Department
Prototyping Capabilities
With over 20 unique projects annually, our prototyping capabilities cover small series and custom-builds:
- From 75 to 200 units per year
- Specialized in direct liquid cooling and immersion cooling systems for both single and dual-phase applications
- Custom cooler development and iterative prototyping to meet your exact thermal and mechanical constraints
Our manufacturing capabilities in Strasbourg
Inspection & Testing Tools
- Optical Inspection Microscope: essential for precise inspection and manipulation of miniature components.
- High-magnification optics
- Anti-glare lighting
PCB Assembly & Soldering
- Yihua 853D – Soldering & Rework Station: versatile soldering station for assembling and repairing PCBs.
- Integrated soldering iron and hot air gun
- Optimized for SMD component rework
- Tecprint 700 – Manual Stencil Printer: manual screen printer for applying solder paste to circuit boards.
- Max stencil size: 310 × 470 mm
- Min stencil size: 50 × 50 mm
- Max PCB size: 300 × 400 mm
- FT05 Reflow Oven: compact thermal reflow oven for surface mount soldering.
- Usable board area: 350 × 400 mm
- Max temperature: 300°C
- High-Precision SMD Manipulator & Syringe Stand: manual placement station for SMD components.
- Work area: 300 × 500 mm
- Ideal for prototyping and fine-pitch placement
- Infrared Preheating System: reduces thermal stress during soldering operations.
- Power: 400W
- Heating surface: 130 × 130 mm
Yihua 853D
Tecprint 700
FT05 Reflow Oven
High-Precision SMD Manipulator
Infrared Preheating System
Metal Forming & Fabrication
- Amada ITPS 5012 – CNC Press Brake: high-precision hydraulic press brake for sheet metal forming.
- Bed length: 1200 mm
- Tonnage: 50 tons
- MIG/MAG Welding Station – 160A: versatile arc welding system for metal assembly and repair.
Milling & Machining
- FCA 500 CNC – 3-Axis Machining Center: CNC milling machine for precision part fabrication.
- Table length: 1220 mm
- Suitable for aluminum, steel, and composite machining
Amada ITPS 5012
MIG/MAG Welding Station
FCA 500 CNC
Cutting & Engraving
- CO₂ Laser Cutter: high-power laser cutting system for prototyping and production.
- Laser power: 300W
- Work area: 130 × 90 cm
- Cutting thickness: 0–20 mm (varies by material)
Cable Preparation & Wiring
- Automatic Wire Crimping Machine: designed for high-speed cable harness assembly.
- 2 workstations
- Up to 4,000 wires per hour
- Compatible with 26–10 AWG wire sizes
- Autosplice 2000 – Y-Connection Splicing Machine: automated splicing equipment for Y-type wire connections.
- Fast and secure multi-branch wire connections
CO₂ Laser Cutter
Automatic Wire Crimping Machine
Autosplice 2000
Our manufacturing capabilities in Manchester
CNC Machining Capabilities
We operate six CNC vertical machining centers, specialized for high-precision aluminum machining:
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3× XYZ VMC 560
Travel: 560mm (X) × 400mm (Y) × 500mm (Z)
Table size: 510mm -
2× XYZ 710
Travel: 710mm (X) × 450mm (Y) × 510mm (Z)
Table size: 710mm
(One currently stored and unserviceable) -
1× XYZ 750
Travel: 750mm (X) × 440mm (Y) × 500mm (Z)
Table size: 750mm
Machining performance:
- Material: Aluminum (up to 90mm thick)
- Tolerance: ±0.01mm
- Equipped with:
- Tool Measuring Probes accurate to ±0.003mm
- 3D Probing Systems accurate to ±0.003mm
- LOSMA Galileo Plus LEV Extraction Modules on all machines for clean operation
Cutting & Engraving
- R-Tech CNC Plasma Cutter
- Bed size: 2.1m × 2.1m
- Cuts steel up to 12mm thick
- Trotec CNC CO₂ Laser Cutter/Engraver
- Bed size: 700mm × 400mm
- Cuts and engraves plastic up to 10mm thick
- Gravograph Jag Laser Engraver
- Engraving area: 250mm × 250mm
- Ideal for metal tags, plaques, and small-format component ID
Surface Finishing & Coating
- Custom Anodising Line: designed in-house for protective and decorative finishes
- Powder Coating Booth & Oven: Booth: 1.4m × 1m / Oven: 1.6m × 1m
- Bead Blasting Cabinet (MATTIS): uniform matte finishes and prep work
- Paint Spray Machine (T-Mech)
- Custom Metal Brushing/Polishing Station: for mirror or directional finishes
- Pedestal Twin Head Buffing Machine: 1m high, 0.8m wide
Inspection & Testing Tools
- 3× Colour Meters: FRU & AMT models
- 3× Thickness Testers: Eoteck NTK 127s
- Thermal Imaging Camera: FLIR TG165
- Thermal Test Oven: for component reliability testing
- Decibel Meter: TENMA 72-860 for acoustic analysis
Fabrication & Manual Tools
- Pillar Drill (Performance Power Tools PP2505BD)
- Grinder (Einhell BT-BG 150)
- Belt Sander (Scheppach)
- 10-Tonne Pneumatic Fly Press
- Draper Extraction System with pipe ducting & LEV hood
Production & Assembly
- 2 Custom ESD-Protected Production Lines
- Integrated end-test rigs for product validation
- 1 Custom Packing Line
- Optimized for safe handling and shipping
Power & Support Systems
- Kaeser HPC SX6 Screw Compressor
- 500A & 1000A Rectifiers by Jacquet Weston Engineering
- 2× Tae Evo Chillers (ICI 121): stable cooling for sensitive equipment
- 1× Crown 30WRTT Pallet Reach Truck: for material flow and heavy lifting