PDC - Certwood Booklet

Design to Manufacture

About us Certwood Ltd Laporte WayPDC is a specialist product developmentcompany working within the design and Lutonengineering industry and related sectors. LU4 8EFWe provide support for product design, Tel: 01582 456955tool making and manufacture, utilizing astrong partnership with Certwood, and Londoncontacts both in Europe and the Far East.PDC can provide direct in-house designservices as well as extended local sub-contractor design and development capabilities. Unit 37 Certwood operates from a modern Duke Close 4,250 sq meter unit located in Luton. The manufacturing capability consists Andover of a fully equipped moulding shop with SP10 5AP 20 injection moulding machines rangingTel: 01264 351029 from 50T to 900T clamp force. Post- production assembly is available as the facility has manufacturing and storage capabilities.

Services Design Prototyping Tooling ManufacturePost-Production

Design & Production WorkflowProduct Design Specification PDSInitial project overview meeting and PDS creationDesign Stage 2 DS2 DS1 Design Stage 1 DS3Creation of 3D CAD and physical TDM Concept design stage, feasible and prototype models PT creative designs are presented to theDesign for Manufacture DFM customerContinued development of production Design Stage 3 ready parts Detailed design stage and advice forTrial Samples T1 toolingTest samples produced to make sure Tool Design Management parts are as specified Design of tool and post production processes Product Testing Quality testing and analysis of partsProduction PrFull production and assembly of parts



IndustrialIndustrial standard products are designed and engineered by PDC to withstand toughenvironments. FEA simulation, as well other means of testing, helps protect against partfailure and allow adaptations to the design before production. Prototyping provides vitalinsight, not only into the ergonomics of designs but also into the strength capabilities and possible failure modes.



Industrial

Rapid ToolingRapid Tooling is designed and developed in house to provide proof of concepts parts aswell as small scale production batches. This enables us to trial new products and tooling solutions before production tools are created.

AutomotivePDC and Certwood’s experience in automotive design and engineering results in high-endperformance parts and complex tooling solutions. UK manufacture with strict quality control systems helps to maintain a consistent quality in part production and assembly.



ConsumerOur catalogue of consumer products is varied, but always designed with upmost careand consideration for our customer and potential users. We offer initial conceptual designthrough to detailed CAD development and manufacture. Prototyping concepts helpsidentify potential design changes to aid optimal function whilst eliminating problems in the early stages of a project.



Medical Precision design and manufacture techniques are a necessity for Medical and Aeronautical sectors. PDC and Certwood’s extensive catalogue of services and suppliers can be utilised dependent on the projects individual requirements.

Aeronautical/Defence

www.pdclimited.co.uk www.certwood.com Unit 37 Certwood Ltd Duke Close Laporte Way Andover Luton SP10 5AP LU4 8EF [email protected] [email protected] Tel: 01264 351029 Tel: 01582 456955