Clamping and latch systems
(Manufacture and Assembly to customer drawings)
Our client initially approached us to help them source some aluminium die castings for a latch system they needed for a new product they were developing. The client was a start up company which had raised significant funding to design develop and launch a world class reusable casing system to transport high value items safely all over the world. The plan was to do final product assembly in the UK whilst responsibly sourcing components from the most appropriate sub suppliers.
Container Clamp
(Full Design & Development)
Our client initially approached us to help them source the major mechanical components of a clamp system they wanted to make that attached to the corners of shipping containers. The concept they showed us was very complicated with components that were likely to break in use and manufacturing costs that would have been prohibitively expensive.
EV Charger
(Mechanical Design & Development)
Our client approached us to work alongside their electronics design consultancy partners in order to provide design services on the mechanical design / assembly elements of a new innovate EV charger.
Bullfix – Plaster board fixing
(Mechanical Design / Development / Investment)
This client approached us to work alongside them to take their concept and develop it for production. This involved manufacturing prototypes, testing, discussing multiple improvement ideas both from ourselves and the client, until we ended up with the final solution.
Sous Vide Cooker
(PCB design & development, plus manufacture cooker to customer drawings)
This project included full manufacture, assembly and packing of the cooker in China according to customer drawings. Additional project elements included design of PCB control & product CE approval with a European notified body.
Security Device
(Manufacture to customer drawings)
This project included full manufacture, assembly and packing of the finished product in China according to customer drawings. Additional project elements included design of PCB alarm control & investment in new specialist manufacturing equipment.
Stove Ignition System
(Full product design, development and manufacture)
This project involved the full design, development and production of a remote control fire lighting system for wood burning stoves. Additional elements included obtaining CE approvals, successful application for £30,000 of grant funding and supporting patent applications / IP protection.
Ski Locking Device
(Manufacture to customer drawings)
This client approached us to help them source all the mechanical components to and fully assemble their new product in China and pack in retail presentation blister packing before shipping in bulk to the UK.
Banner System
(Manufacture to customer drawings)
This client approached us to help them source all the mechanical components to and fully assemble their new product in China, before shipping in bulk to the UK.
Die Castings Supplier
(Manufacture to customer drawings)
This client is a regular customer of ours who is involved with with volume manufacturing for lighting. They approached us for a new die aluminum high pressure die casting they wanted to source. Additional elements of this included conducting “salt fog” corrosion testing in China to satisfy ourselves we achieved the customers requirement for powder coating.
Bike Maintenance Stand
(Manufacture to customer drawings)
Our client approached us to help them source all the mechanical components, to fully assemble their new product in China and pack in retail presentation packing before shipping in bulk to the UK. The “The Bike Maintenance Stand” had been developed by a separate product design company who we know well and they recommended ADKO as a good potential manufacturing route.
Enclosure for Electric Vehicle
(Manufacture to customer drawings)
This client initially approached us to help them source the castings for a high voltage enclosure they were developing for an electric vehicle. As the project matured we were also asked to supply additional components, assemble them to the enclosure in China and perform leak testing (pressure decay) so a validated unit could be delivered to the UK.
Enclosure for telecoms equipment
(Manufacture to customer drawings)
This client was a private equity funded technology start up that approached us to help them source the castings for a variety enclosures they were developing for telecoms equipment (Radio Radio Heads). Interestingly they wanted to keep a direct relationship with their castings supplier (us) but as each project went into production we ended up manufacturing the components in China and suppling direct to our clients 3rd party assembly subcontractor in Taiwan and Malaysia!
Plastic moldings for lighting
(Manufacture to customer drawings)
This is another project where the original brief was simply to source some plastic moldings but it grew! We then went on to adding value with reflective plating services (using specialist vacuum deposition of metal coatings), whilst all the time meeting ever stringent cosmetic standards from our customer.
One interesting point is how we are able to reduce the lead time for tooling and going into volume production.
