Design to manufacture
SixGate™ is how our engineers take a product from specification to production, in six stages.
The six stages
Each one ends with something you can use. The engineers who run them also do the design, analysis and drawings.
- 01
Specification
An agreed statement of what the product must do, survive and cost.
- 02
Concept
Several solutions, costed, with one chosen and justified.Also as a service: 3D CAD modelling, Photorealistic rendering
- 03
Detail & Simulation
Full 3D design, shaped for manufacture and checked by analysis where the risk is.Also as a service: 3D CAD modelling, Finite element analysis, Computational fluid dynamics
- 04
Engineering Pack
Drawings, models, parts list and process notes your suppliers can quote from.Also as a service: Manufacturing drawings
- 05
Prototype & Test
A prototype or pilot build tested against the specification before tooling is bought.Also as a service: Prototyping
- 06
Production
Parts from the right process and supplier, with later changes handled.Also as a service: Manufacturing
Each stage links to its page on sixgate.co.uk.
Where a product comes in
- The whole programme
- Specification to production, one team throughout.
- A single stage
- Such as a specification or a concept on its own.
- Already in production
- Failures, distortion or cost problems, fixed from the part as it is today.
Before, during and after
Before
Capture and check
Scans, old drawings and quick analyses.
During
Develop the product
Six stages, with simulation built into detail design.
After
Keep it current
Drawing changes and extra engineering capacity.
Products developed this way
Full write-ups on sixgate.co.uk.
- Consumer products
High-end fishing reels
More than 15% lighter with no loss of durability, and design cycle time cut by more than 30%
SixGate™, stages 02 to 05
Mechanism design, 3D CAD, FEA, rendering - Construction
Bulk and construction material handling
More than 50% more material throughput on high-rise construction sites
SixGate™, stages 02 to 04
3D CAD, FEA, DEM, electrical design - Energy
Prototype green hydrogen production system
A fabrication-ready prototype developed from an early concept, with optimised pipe routing
SixGate™, stages 02 to 04
3D CAD, pipework design, fabrication drawings - Manufacturing
Thin aluminium disc distortion
The likely cause of distortion in a thin machined disc, with changes to material, machining, fixturing and finishing
SixGate™, stage 06
Manufacturing engineering, investigation
Discuss a product
Tell us what it is, where it is now and when you need it in production.
- Freephone
- 0800 246 1012
- enquiries@f-cad.co.uk
- Office
- 220 St Vincent Street
Glasgow G2 5SG
Your designs are treated in confidence, with an NDA in place before any files are shared, and the design and CAD we produce are yours once the work is paid for. Confidentiality and ownership