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Connect design and prototyping with specialist partner manufacture. We shape the work around your component, interfaces and the evidence needed for acceptance.
START WITH THE OUTCOME
Start with a sketch, a drawing or a component that needs a better solution. Shape the first work package around what you need to learn or deliver.
Turn an early concept into something you can evaluate. Explore the fit, function and finish before committing to a production route.
Coordinate the processes behind a complete component or subassembly, with clear interfaces and an agreed inspection and test plan.
Assess worn tooling, damaged features and obsolete industrial parts. Compare repair, redesign and remake against the required outcome.
For industrial teams and technically ambitious individuals. The starting point is a scoped feasibility or design package; manufacturing follows the agreed route.
SPECIALIST PARTNERS. CONNECTED CAPABILITY.
DPM coordinates specialist partner work packages to extend the prototype and manufacturing route. Process selection follows your material, geometry, intended use and evidence requirements.
Each route is qualified for the programme before release: the delivery site, relevant certification scope, equipment, method, material and capacity are checked against the work package.
Controlled material deposition for near-net manufacture, feature addition and authorised repair.
Solid-state deposition for material build-up, dimensional restoration and selected near-net components.
Fabricated components, frames, enclosures and integrated structures, with precision processes where the interfaces require them.
Partner-delivered polymer and continuous-fibre printing for defined prototypes, fixtures and manufacturing applications.
Combine the primary process with the material properties and finish the application needs.
Bring mechanical parts, electronics and supplier outputs into a defined subassembly.
Plan the evidence alongside the design, then verify the agreed characteristics and performance.
Additional routes can include polymer additive manufacturing, metal laser powder-bed fusion, EDM and hybrid processes. Partner processes are scoped by programme, subject to technical review, capacity and contract. The quotation defines delivery responsibility, qualification scope and required evidence.
DEFINE THE NEXT WORK PACKAGE
Start with a non-confidential brief. If required, we can agree an NDA and suitable file-sharing arrangements before exchanging confidential technical information.