Manufacturing

We focus on high-variety low and medium-volume production, often with complex design, assembly or test requirements. Working with electronic, mechanical, cable and acoustic assemblies, we are adept at complex diagnostics, repair work and new manufacture.

Specialists and multi-skilled staff undertake a broad range of assembly, wire and test functions, offering customers unique expertise in manufacture for underwater environments.

Our proficiency with sensitive analogue assemblies compliments our capacity to produce and test high power units.

Moulding

• We apply bonding and amalgamation techniques to prevent water penetration. We produce hot moulding plastics, metals, watertight cable glands and using our encapsulation facilities, apply resins and low-pressure plastics to meet our customer's design requirements.

Cables

• We have the resources and skills for cable termination, splicing and weld repair including the facilities to test for mechanical strength and integrity.

Testing

• We employ hydrostatic testing to ensure all items resist fluid penetration at varying pressures. Using automatic test equipment, we can fully test further termination and penetration work for continuity, conformity and ionisation.

Towed Arrays

• We apply our proprietary tooling sets and background skills to manufacture repair and refurbish Towed and Vertical Sonar Line Arrays.

Transducers

• At Barnstaple we have world clas anechoic test facilities and automated test equipment in order to ensure consistency in transducer production.

Spares and repairs

• We offer a rapid response for spares, repairs and refurbishment service for electronic and electromechanical assemblies, mechanisms and transducers. The quality of electronic systems is ensured by on-site PCB fault finding and repair.