Engineering Support
Hitherbest provides a sheet metal prototyping and design for manufacture service, for industrial applications across a range of sectors.
Optimising your product for production
The design concept may be revolutionary, the aesthetics stylish and on-trend, but if your design is difficult to manufacture it may not be possible to price it competitively or, worse still, bring it to market at all.
Having expert insight at the early stages of production can help to design out problems that can result in costly re-workings, performance or quality issues. Importantly it can identify ways of streamlining production and reduce manufacturing costs.
So, whether you are planning large-scale ongoing production or a limited run, designing for manufacture can have a huge impact on the financial viability of your product and help ensure that you achieve an acceptable margin.
Working in partnership with you for the best results
No-one understands your product and your customers better than you do. That’s why our engineers will work with your design team from the outset, bringing our expertise in the practicalities of sheet metal fabrication, to ensure that your design remains faithful to your vision whilst optimising it for production.
Our engineers use Solidworks and Radan CAD CAM software, and can accept a range of commonly used files types including:
- DXF
- DWG
- STEP
- SAT
- IGES
- Solidworks
- Inventor
If your files are in a different format, or you are unable to provide engineering drawings, then we may be able to create drawings for you for an agreed fee. Please contact our sales manager, Adam Hirons, for further details.
Support at every stage of your project
From initial concept through to finished fabrication, our engineers are on hand to advise where it matters most. Early input on material choice, tolerances and fabrication method can prevent costly redesigns further down the line, keeping your project on time and within budget from the very first drawing.
We’ve supported businesses across agricultural, architectural, electrical and OEM sectors with everything from one-off prototypes to full production runs. Whatever stage your project is at, our team can review your drawings, flag any manufacturing challenges early, and recommend the most cost-effective route to a finished, production-ready design.
Contact Hitherbest
We welcome enquiries from businesses in any sector. Please outline your requirements by completing the form below.
If you are new to sheet metal fabrication, our checklist details the information we need in order to provide a quotation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, we can do this, if technical drawings are unavailable. However, working from a sample may incur some additional cost – please speak to our sales manager for details.
Of course. We take customer confidentiality very seriously and have a number of NDAs with clients.
Yes, of course. We may retain rights to any drawings we create in order to fulfil your order, but any intellectual property within the information or materials provided by you will be retained by you. Please ask for a copy of our standard terms and conditions of business or talk to our sales manager for further information.