From conception to completion, we help you achieve the impossible. As an innovation partner, we specialise in research and development, designing for the manufacturing process and small-run production for testing. Founded in 2013, we offer end-to-end services, supporting our clients from proof of concept through to passing regulatory testing. Whether we’re producing a prototype for an IoT device, connecting a network of sensors or developing the UK’s biggest projection-mapped game, our highly-skilled team will collaborate with you to create groundbreaking projects.
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In light of yesterday’s news about the General Election, Joanne Henney, CEO at Nugent, Sean Keyes, CEO of Sutcliffe, Simon Harris MIoD, CEO of Avrenim Group and Jen Fenner, co-founder and MD of DefProc Engineering, have shared their thoughts with Downtown in Business: https://lnkd.in/d75i5iDu
🙋♀️ Today, we're at the Liverpool City Region Innovation Investment Summit. The first half of the day has been fantastic! We've heard from Steve Rotheram, Dr Lisa Hazelden and Matt Reed (to name a few!) about how innovation will fuel our local economy. Initiatives such as LCRConnect, the Mersey Tidal Power and Glass Futures are integral to showcasing the city region as a strong, trailblazing and exciting place to innovate. 🤝 Over the next few years, creating and exploiting LCR-hosted "open innovation platforms" will be a priority to build on the region's strengths and increase collaboration across universities, start-ups and other organisations. #innovation #liverpoolcityregion | LYVA Labs | Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
📖 A brilliant morning celebrating the launch of the new Animates: Learning in Liverpool children's book. Developed in partnership with Connected Places Catapult and written by local author Natalie Reeves Billing DL FRSA, the book aims to introduce the concept of innovation to primary school-aged children. 🧠 There was also a panel discussion with Gill Walsh, Emily Robson, Lucy Byrne and Alex Cousins, which focused on how we direct young people into the local talent pipeline. The main takeaway was that creativity and collaboration are at the heart of innovation, and opportunities to explore STEAM are vital for children at an early age. 🙌 The team at DefProc love the book's core message: Innovation is for everyone! #innovation #steam #liverpool
🏎️ We’re delighted to sponsor the University of the West of England-AI team! Our former employee Ben Allen is part of this exciting, student-run autonomous race team competing in the IMechE Formula Student Artificial Intelligence (FS-AI) competition, which offers students an opportunity to apply their programming, system design and problem-solving skills. Ben and his team are developing a cutting-edge autonomous driving system and hope to take their new system to competition in July. #ai #formulastudent #engineering
✅ DefProc has over ten years of experience supporting clients from proof of concept to regulatory testing. If you’d like to find out how we can help you, get in touch via email (contact@defproc.co.uk) or visit our website to learn more about our services. #earlystagemanufacturing #proofofconcept #prototype
Creating a proof of concept is the first step in transforming your idea into reality. 👇 Here are three pieces of advice for a successful proof of concept: 🎯 Needs: Identify the core needs and requirements for your development. Prioritise what to include or exclude - what are the must-haves and the nice-to-haves? ⚠️ Risk: What do you need to have and what do you need to see? Of those things, which are the most risky? What have you not done before? Identifying these early on is critical. ⌛ Time and effort: Once you’ve answered your questions and resolved your risks, determine the quickest and cheapest way to achieve your idea. Can you move forward or do you need to return to the drawing board? It’s important to remember that a proof of concept is not a finished product. At this stage, you only need to confirm that your idea works. This allows you to test your concept in a low-risk environment before investing significant time and money into a prototype. #proofofconcept #manufacturing #innovation
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DefProc Engineering engaged with Horizons to explore how best to expand their existing #3DPrinting capabilities beyond prototypes for small batch production, adopting advanced materials and developing in-house skills. A more progressive 3D printer using advanced features and materials could boost DefProc’s development capabilities, enabling the company to expand its range of solutions and potentially reduce production costs for clients by providing small-part manufacturing services. DefProc has recently developed a prototype of a smart valve as part of their research to assist clients in the hydrogen sector in achieving greater #sustainability, thereby aiding them in reaching their #NetCarbonZero objectives. The new machinery and internal expertise will further assist DefProc in creating functional prototypes. These prototypes play a pivotal role as valuable communication and demonstration tools for stakeholders and clients. Plans for DefProc include assessing new facilities where they plan to operate a growing operations team, including all new equipment they are investigating to support their production lines. Full case study here: https://lnkd.in/gBS_dg-J Project is delivered by University of Liverpool's VEC (Virtual Engineering Centre), Liverpool John Moores University, Edge Hill University (Edge Hill University | SME Productivity & Innovation Centre) and supported by Growth Platform and Liverpool City Region Combined Authority DefProc Engineering are based within the Liverpool Science Park (Knowledge Quarter Liverpool (KQ Liverpool)
🙌 Erandi Attygalla is celebrating her six-month anniversary with DefProc Engineering! In just half a year, Erandi has become an integral part of our team, bringing her unique skills and expertise to our projects. Here's what Erandi has to say about her time with us so far: 🗣️ "I've learned so much, from practical problem solving, building PCBs and troubleshooting hardware errors. Over the past few months, I've spent a lot of time on sensor development and had the opportunity to learn how to build a sensor from scratch. Patrick's mentorship and support have helped me tremendously, and I can see how much I've improved in practical experience. I'm really looking forward to expanding my skill set and growing my career!" #EmployeeAppreciation #WomenInSTEM
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🧑💻 Every month, our marketing manager at DefProc Engineering reviews our website's performance. It's interesting that some of our earliest blog posts, written back when the company consisted only of me and Jen Fenner, are still some of our most popular content. It serves as a reminder that DefProc's core foundations are rooted in knowledge sharing and innovation. Even as technology advances, these early contributions continue to hold value and relevance. These are some of our most popular blog posts 👇 #innovation #arduino #maker
💭 Did you know our first national project was with the Environment Agency in 2015? The Environment Agency wanted its staff to understand the technology they were working with so they could design devices internally. 🧠 We developed an absolute beginner #Arduino course to provide staff with knowledge on using #microcontrollers to create devices that collect and display data in a monitorable format. We also designed a bespoke Arduino-compatible shield [pictured] and database for staff to use during their training, replicating the #sensor connections used for environmental monitoring. 💧 Our collaboration involved another project, EaMU, to research and develop river-level sensors to deploy in remote locations. You can read more about this project on our website. 👇 Link in the comments.
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Different 3D printing methods offer unique material properties and finishes. When creating the prototypes for our Smart Gas Pressure Sensor, we explored several material options for the components inside the device: ⚙️ We considered two options for the gears. The first was resin casting using polyurethane. The moulds we created offered a quicker, more scalable way to produce the gears, ideal for rapid prototyping. The second option was Multi Jet Fusion (MFJ) printing using PA-12 nylon. When tested, the material properties of nylon and the means of production offered better stability than the resin-cast gears. 👉 For simple things such as our device's inserts, FDM is a quick and cost-effective 3D printing method that produces strong and durable parts. 👉 For the casing, we opted for an ABS-like resin using the SLA printer. Compared to FDM printing, SLA is ideal for complex designs and capturing finer details. Embracing a mix of 3D printing options allows you to optimise production costs without compromising quality. #3dprinting #rapidprototyping #additivemanufacturing