Prototyping & Low Volumes

Form and Fit

“Form and fit” is all about validating the CAD data in a new design. It is about building the first set of prototypes that are dimensionally correct to permit the assembly of both mechanical and electrical components.

Depending on the project these prototypes also allow for assembly checks, i.e. can the parts be assembled and disassembled as the designer envisages, and is there sufficient access to mounting screws both on assembly and during routine maintenance?

The prototypes do not have to fulfill any mechanical requirements and process selection is made on the grounds of accuracy.

If you need professional experienced advice for your prototype, please give us a call or upload an enquiry here.

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Form and Fit

Function

As additive manufacture (3D Printing) has developed, so the material properties have advanced significantly. Consequently many prototypes can validate functional requirements as well as “Form and Fit”.

Plunkett Associates work with the full range of additive technologies, CNC Machining, Casting and Injection Moulding to ensure that prototypes are produced to the desired level to allow a full level of functional testing.

If higher quantities are required we also offer a full range of tooling options here.

If this is what you are looking for, please give us a call or upload an enquiry here.

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Function

Exhibition models

Launching a new product at an exhibition can be nerve racking and very stressful.

Don't worry, Plunkett Associates are here to help! With a successful track record of producing stunning models for exhibitions and product launches, against critical and often quite tight time lines, we can at least take one worry away!

We work to understand what you need, describe how we will achieve it, and then deliver that positive first impression that you have worked so hard for!

If this is what you are looking for, please give us a call or upload an enquiry here.

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Exhibition models

Pre-Production

In assessing the market response to a new design, it is often essential to have ‘product’ available. Clearly at this stage production has not been signed off, so we are talking prototypes that look and feel the part.

Quantities can vary from one to several hundred, depending on the application, and invoke many different technologies to achieve the end result.

….and we all know how pre-production can stretch into production!

Plunkett Associates are specialists in low volume production with a variety of processes and options that may well surprise you; so if you are at the pre-production stage in your project, please give us a call or upload an enquiry here.

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Pre-Production
  • “Plunkett Associates have excellent breadth of experience, work with high quality partners and have a flexibility that we have found enables challenges to be met successfully, cost effectively and in a timely manner.”
    Nick Skaer, CEO, Orthox Ltd
    Nick Skaer, CEO, Orthox Ltd
  • Plunkett associates always find a solution. Whatever we need to prototype, they have a great grasp on the technologies available, costs and lead-times so we get the right solution tailored to the project needs. Have always delivered and never let us down.
    Naim Audio
    Naim Audio
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    Simon Leggett, Director, Olivewood Technology
    Simon Leggett, Director,  Olivewood Technology
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    Sam Pearce, Jelly Products Ltd
    Sam Pearce, Jelly Products Ltd
  • “We were really surprised at how quickly they turned round such a high quality prototype and the parts certainly proved their worth. They were of high enough quality to provide a fantastic visual representation and to undergo rigorous testing."
    Stuart Wilson, Design Director, TRT Lighting
    Stuart Wilson, Design Director, TRT Lighting
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    Andrew Peters, JMDA Ltd
    Andrew Peters, JMDA Ltd
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    Jim Copestick. Design Manager, Thorlux Lighting
    Jim Copestick. Design Manager, Thorlux Lighting
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    Mark Williams, Research and Development Director, Johnson Safety Products
    Mark Williams, Research and Development Director, Johnson Safety Products
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    David Harden, Director, Enica Ltd
    David Harden, Director, Enica Ltd
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    Penny While, Marketing Director, Kirintec
    Penny While, Marketing Director, Kirintec
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    Simon Ryder, Artist
    Simon Ryder, Artist
  • To create such a consistent quality finish in chrome was an amazing achievement and the prototypes really gave our stand the wow factor.
    James Clark, Group Commercial Director, The Airdri Group
    James Clark, Group Commercial Director, The Airdri Group
  • Interestingly, people who look at it in its own right with little knowledge of what it does, just like it! It’s tactile and it looks good…
    Tim Collings, Operations Director, Troika Systems Ltd
    Tim Collings, Operations Director, Troika Systems Ltd
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    Carolina Ballon-Forrester, Director, Kittyrama Ltd
    Carolina Ballon-Forrester, Director, Kittyrama Ltd
  • Plunkett Associates worked on the design and production of titanium frames for an artificial heart valve where precision and consistency was paramount. Communications were efficient and productive with concepts readily incorporated into the final design, and suggestions for improvements all highly appropriate. The quality of the end product was ideal and I have no doubt that I will use the advice and expertise of Plunkett Associates again.
    David Wheatley, Wheatley Research Ltd
    David Wheatley, Wheatley Research Ltd
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    Jon Todd, Design Manager, PHS Group
    Jon Todd, Design Manager, PHS Group
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    Naim Audio
    Naim Audio
  • “ Plunketts developed a solution that met our precision requirements at a cost significantly lower than alternative manufacturing approaches we had investigated”
    Nick Skaer, CEO, Orthox Ltd
    Nick Skaer, CEO, Orthox Ltd
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    Jet Cooper, Sculptor
    Jet Cooper, Sculptor