This particular fixture was designed and manufactured by Shape and will be used to machine Rohacell foam parts in-house, eliminating hand finishing and allowing Shape to pass this cost saving onto the customer.
Managing director, Ryan Muller, said: “We are really proud of our capability to design and manufacture a variety complex fixtures to use on-site ourselves, or allow the customer to use these for processing parts at their factories. Through close collaboration we ensure that either is possible for a seamless transfer from prototype to series production.”
Shape provides engineering, design, tooling and manufacturing services in a wide range of sectors that use carbon fibre, with extensive in-house manufacturing & R&D facilities to allow a wide range of projects to be delivered right first time and on time.
Muller added: “Our engineering team have the competency to design affordable prototyping fixtures all the way to full metallic/tooling block hybrid vacuum fixtures for series production”.
