Some projects begin with a full technical specification. Others begin with a rough sketch, an unfinished model, or a clear idea that still needs to be developed into something practical.
Thermic Edge provides mechanical design services for customers who need help moving from concept to manufacture. Our design engineering team can assist with CAD modelling, part design, assembly design, manufacturing drawings, material selection, tolerancing, and production planning.
With more than 75 years combined industry experience, our four person team has worked across a wide range of specialities producing components, assemblies, materials, and manufacturing methods.
If you have a sketch, a concept, or an idea that has not yet been modelled, our team can develop it using SolidWorks and prepare it for review.
We can produce detailed manufacturing drawings, welded assembly drawings, build instructions, and design specifications that can be used by suppliers and production teams.
If required, Thermic Edge can also provide pricing and lead times for manufacture, helping you understand the next practical stage before production begins.
Thermic Edge design work is closely connected to the types of products and systems we manufacture every day. This includes vacuum heaters, vacuum chambers, heater stages, vacuum furnaces.
That practical background matters. A design is not only a model on screen. It needs to account for materials, heat, space, fixings, access, manufacturing limits, assembly, handling, and how the finished item will perform in use.
Whether the project involves a small machined component, a sheet metal part, a heated sample stage, a chamber feature, or a larger furnace assembly, our aim is to produce design information that is clear, accurate, and ready for the next stage.
Our design team can support a wide range of mechanical design requirements, including:
Thermic Edge can support both individual component design and more involved assembly projects. Our team has experience designing systems made up of hundreds of individual parts, with careful consideration given to fit, function, manufacture, handling, and assembly.
This can include material choice, machining requirements, sheet metal design, ceramic components, coated parts, plated parts, refractory metals, tolerances, supplier availability, and how the finished design will be built and used.
Clear design work should lead to clear manufacturing information. Thermic Edge can prepare drawings and supporting documents that help suppliers, fabricators, and assembly teams understand what needs to be made, how it should fit together, and what requirements must be met.
Where required, drawings can be prepared in line with ISO 128.
If you already have a completed design, or if our team develops one for you, Thermic Edge can also review the manufacturing route and provide a price and lead time for production.
This is especially useful where the design needs to connect cleanly with manufacture from the start, rather than being passed between separate stages with unclear requirements.
If you have an idea, an existing design, or a project that needs additional mechanical design support, Thermic Edge can help you review the next practical step.
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At Thermic Edge Ltd, our expertise in high-vacuum and high-temperature technology enables innovation across a wide range of industries. From advanced semiconductor processing to aerospace engineering, energy production, and nuclear research, our products are trusted wherever precision and reliability are critical. We design and manufacture bespoke heating systems, graphite components, and SiC-coated solutions that deliver outstanding performance, consistency, and longevity under the most demanding conditions.
