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We engineer custom machines and robotic cells for manufacturing tasks that off-the-shelf equipment cannot handle: assembly stations, robotic tending and material handling, fixtures and tooling, and special-purpose process machines. Mechanical, electrical, controls, safety, and software are designed as one scope with a defined acceptance test.
Custom automation fails most often at the interfaces — the fixture that fights the robot, the sensor that cannot see the part variant, the safety circuit added after the fact. Splitting a machine across vendors multiplies those interfaces.
We take responsibility for the machine as a system. Concept and risk assessment come first, including whether custom automation is justified at all; then design, build coordination, programming, and acceptance testing against criteria agreed before the build starts.
Scope
Project process
Study the process, confirm automation is justified, and define the concept and acceptance criteria.
Engineer the machine across all disciplines with design reviews at defined gates.
Coordinate fabrication, assemble, wire, and program the system.
Run the acceptance test with your parts before shipment.
Support installation, site acceptance, and operator training.
| Situation | Custom machine | OEM standard machine |
|---|---|---|
| The process is standard and widely served | Rarely justified | Usually right — cheaper, supported, proven |
| The product or process is genuinely unusual | Right, where no standard machine fits | Forces the process to fit the machine |
| Footprint or line integration is constrained | Right — designed to the space and the line | Often needs costly modification |
| Volume is low and variation is high | Right, if configuration is designed in from the start | Options can be expensive per unit |
| In-house support capability is thin | Only with a documented handover and training | Right — vendor support already exists |
We do not publish fixed prices: these are the factors that determine effort. A scoped proposal follows the technical fit review.
A custom machine is the right answer less often than it is proposed. Where a standard machine would serve, that is said during scoping — including when it means the engagement is a specification and a vendor review rather than a build.
Last reviewed by Geek Engineering senior engineering review.
The feasibility stage answers that with numbers you provide: labor content, quality cost, volume outlook, and technical risk. If the case is weak — high variation, low volume, or an unstable upstream process — we recommend against custom automation or propose a partial solution such as better fixturing.
Engineering, programming, integration, and testing are ours; fabrication and machining are placed with qualified shops under our drawings and inspection. Responsibility for the machine as a system stays with us either way.
A Factory Acceptance Test proves the machine meets its specification before shipment, using your parts and agreed test criteria. A Site Acceptance Test repeats the essential verification after installation in production conditions. Both are written into the project scope so 'done' is defined in advance.
Yes, and it is often the most economical path — automating one station while people continue doing what people do well. The feasibility study looks at the whole flow so an automated station does not simply move the bottleneck.
Describe your equipment, objectives, timeline, and constraints. We will confirm whether this solution fits — and say so plainly if it does not.
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