Plan of high-volume structural panelization facility showing location of machinery, movement of materials and finished product
3D model of proposed panel production fixture
Completed low-cost, re-configurable, non-conductive fixture for spot-welded panel production
Detail of moveable location and clamping assemblies on CNC-machined location deck
Detail of structural spot welds on finished product
Parasolid model of full-room WC module for The Bow, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, courtesy Feature Walters. DfMA of module frame, assembly methods, hoisting platform led by Catalyst Offsite CTO Julian Bowron
Welding fixture for families of complex structural aluminum components
Full-scale checking fixture built with standardized, multi-purpose support frames
Completed components in checking fixture
Ask questions, study and synthesize the existing status and goals.
What is your market?
What are the technical and commercial challenges?
Where are you positioned?
What existing assets need to be integrated? (factories and equipment).
Build a proforma for the company.
Propose a physical and organizational setup.
Put in place a design process / Create a Single Source of Truth working environment.
Factory.
Fixtures.
Equipment.
Production management.
Use of IP.
We sensitively guide and enforce
Continuous improvement
Ongoing innovation and IP development.
Completed project, a 77-ton, seamless, aluminum structural frame for an atrium artwork, Conrad Hilton, NYC , NY, USA
Halos and hoisting rigs, including the "Drone halo" semi-autonomous hoisting rig
Self-locating, self-sealing MEP connections
Autonomous, powered, module locking system
CG-controlled, positive-docking hoisting platform for whole-room modules in action during a rare daytime lift
Before: View of new modular plant on day of occupancy
After 3 months : Setup complete, production underway
Moving a 10-ton, glass-and-granite-lined WC module on the working floor of a 60-story tower using air bearings