Appropriate Equipment Design

kDy believes that designing equipment for automation should be done with the process to be automated as well as the scope of the project firmly in mind. This may seem obvious, but our experience is that many designers miss this point. On the flip side, we believe that significant cost savings can be realized by setting and obeying design rules consistent with the end goal. For example, machining tolerances should not be unnecessarily strict just because the designer's CAD package includes unnecessarily strict default settings (!!).

Rather, tolerances can be loosened and costs substantially reduced if there is an appropriate end-adjustment which can compensate for accumulated errors. This is good design practice even when working with the tightest tolerances.

kDy is happy to deliver a complete solution, but can also work in stages if your budget or project parameters require it. We are pleased to offer as deliverables:

• 3D models (.stp or .igs)
• Photo-rendering (.jpg .tif or other raster graphic). Great for helping you sell the idea to the brass!
• 2D dimensional drawings for fabrication (.pdf or .dwg)
• Complete, fabricated assemblies
• And, of course, our preferred deliverable: a fully-functional, fully-integrated custom automation solution.

Matching Design Practice with Project Scope

We are, of course, happy to sell you as many systems as you think you need. However, we are equally happy to design just one. We believe that one-offs (or two-offs or a-few-offs) need to be finished products. It is not a prototype if only one is to be made. It needs to perform as reliably and have the same degree of (necessary) fit and finish as mass-produced automation solutions. At kDy, the bottom line is that the first one-especially if it is the only one-absolutely must work.