Selected work

From engineering decisions to working systems

Case studies, technical notes and workshop photos — the engineering behind working systems, from design through build, integration and test.

Automated post-op machining centre

Case study photograph PART-ID SENSOR • HALL EFFECT

Selected surface finishes

Photograph showing mechanical components with various surface finishes ANODIZED ALUMINIUM COMPONENTS
Disassembled actuator modules laid flat: geared discs, a bolted housing with a red seal ring and an aluminium rail ACTUATOR MODULES, STRIPPED DOWN A mill spindle with an engraving tool touching a small white disc held in a red 3D-printed fixture on a rotary table ROTARY TABLE • ENGRAVING FIXTURE

Synchronised audio player

Case study photograph COMPONENT LAYOUT VERIFICATION

Rotating assembly test rig

A brake disc spinning in a blur on the motor characterisation rig, with a caliper load and bench instruments behind BRAKE-DISC LOAD • REACTION TORQUE

Strain-wave gear demonstrator

3D-printed strain-wave drive demonstrator with an orange pointer on a printed reduction-ratio dial REDUCTION-RATIO DIAL • 53.5:1

High-force lift platform

Case study photograph LEAD-NUT ASSEMBLY
A motor driver shield wired to a JGB37-520 gearmotor in a 3D-printed cradle on the bench DRIVER BRING-UP • JGB37-520