“The customer’s project was fully supported by a Captec Group company, providing design assistance from prototype and qualification stages through to manufacture and supply of complete units to be used on Royal Navy Mine Hunter vessels.”
Mike Lea, Director
The customer is a leading aerospace and defence integrator across several key markets across the globe. The solution was for a technology refresh of an existing console within the fleet of Royal Navy Mine hunters, to replace obsolete technology and designs.
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Enquiring about: Mine Hunter – Bridge Console
The Challenges:
To outsource the complete metalwork manufacture and assembly
Update to CAD models from paper drawings and sample console set, as original CAD models were unavailable
Materials used must have a low magnetic signature due to being used on a Sandown class Mine Hunter vessel
The revised design must retain the same look and feel for the crew
The solution must retain the same footprint to be retrofit
Ensure integrated VME bus equipment is accessible to service
The Solution
Reverse engineer CAD models from existing paper drawings
Provide on-site customer support for prototype build
Act as an interface between multiple defence primes providing technical support between parties
Project manage mechanical build including all subcontractors, to manufacture a complex BOM
Design and manufacture various fixtures for assembly
Design manufactured in stainless steel to reduce the magnetic profile
Bespoke VME subtract to provide required serviceability
The Outcome
Streamlined the supply chain; entire metalwork assembly supplied by a Captec Group company
Single supplier to manage for a complex assembly
Customer able to focus core business on final electronic assembly design rather than the overall system
CAD data now available for future orders and up-to-issue design changes
Consoles retrofit across multiple Mine Hunters
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