Prototyping

Prototyping Made Easy

In today’s economic climate, it is becoming increasingly important for businesses to be able to get their latest inventions and editions to market at a greater speed; to get market feedback initially and all going well to gain interest at a level which generates sales in the future.

With many UK subcontractors collapsing over the last decade; faced with greater offshore competition and the impact of globalisation, it has become increasingly difficult to find quality sources for prototyping in the UK & Ireland.
Those companies that are lucky enough to still have quality sources will struggle to find a contractor that can handle their whole mix of prototyping work, at the costs that they need and within the timeframe required.
Adding to that, there are very few prototyping houses left in the UK that are able to be manufacturing partners when the product reaches market and the volumes start to expand.
The Mekall Prototyping centre was setup in 2008 to allow companies in Europe to benefit from a one-stop-shop facility for prototyping (whether it be CNC Milling, Finishing, Screen Printing etc) whilst offering a partner that could also be there for them when the product reaches higher volumes..
The prototyping centre also benefits from a team of Industrial Product Designers; who aid the customer-supplier development relationship by offering services like DFMA (Design for Manufacture & Assembly), Cost Reduction Principles, Product Visulisation Animations & Fly- Bys.
Submit your enquiry on the form below or call us on 0141 568 8185, or email us on sales@mekall.com

• Our rapid prototyping Services:
• CNC Milling (Metals & Plastics)
• CNC Turning (Metals & Plastics)
• Sheet Metal Fabrication (Aluminium & Stainless Steel)
• Overlays & Membrane Keypads
• Finishing of (Metals & Plastics)
• Screen Printing
• ABS Plastic Moulding
• Rendering & Animation Services
• Product Design

MEKALL WINS MOD CONTRACT

Glasgow-based international manufacturing services company Mekall has won the first part of a large defence contract to supply metal components for a major aerospace project.

The company has seen its manufacturing services business go from strength to strength in the past year winning business in the Medical, Defence and Aerospace markets throughout the UK and mainland Europe.

With a growing portfolio of manufacturing contracts the company is very optimistic about future growth and is expecting its contract portfolio to expand to £10 Million GBP over the next 3 years.

With particular focus in CNC Milling, Sheet metal & Membrane Keypad manufacturing, Mekall has over 30 years experience of manufacturing and has one of the most comprehensive ranges of manufacturing services in the UK including:

• Design and prototyping
• Assembly
• CNC Milling/Turning
• Sheet metal fabrication
• Membrane keypads
• Graphic overlays
• Laser marking
• Anodising
• Powder coating
• Wet spraying

“We offer precision engineering services of the highest standards to customers in the UK and internationally,” said Tom Kennett, Account Manager for Mekall. “I believe we are bucking the manufacturing trend because we offer so many services under one roof. Customers know they can come to us and we will manage their project from beginning to end. Being part of the TH Group means we can call upon the resources of our sister companies when needed. For example, MESO Design, A TH group member, is at the forefront of product design in the UK and we have used their skills in helping a number of customers develop products at the prototype stage and in helping to design their products to be suitable for DFMA – Design for Manufacture and Assembly.”

He added: “We continue to make substantial investments in technology and personnel throughout all areas of the business; aiding our capability and capacity and we are actively forming partnerships with like-minded companies both nationally and offshore; ensuring we are at the forefront of modern subcontract manufacturing.”

For further information please visit www.mekall.com or call 0845 643 5374.

MEKALL invest in Natgraph drying technology

Glasgow based MEKALL, a global manufacturing & technology group has invested in the latest drying technology from leading print equipment Manufacturer Natgraph Ltd of Nottingham.

The new Natgraph Air Force/IR/UV Combination Dryer has been installed at its manufacturing Headquarters in Renfrewshire Scotland; now home to a number of THG Companies. The combination dryer is one of several recent investments made by THG to facilitate the long-term expansion plans of its Manufacturing Services division; Mekall Ltd.

Tom Kennett, Sales Executive for Mekall Ltd said, “Whilst MEKALL offer a comprehensive range of manufacturing, finishing & assembly services to clients throughout Europe we have growing and continued demand for our Membrane Keypad & Graphic Overlay Manufacturing service and for that reason we decided to invest further in our Membrane Keypad production facility.”

He added, “Given Natgraph’s reputation in the marketplace for providing excellent solutions to the Printing Industry we decided that they were the right supplier to use in terms of our investment in drying technology”

Natgraph were chosen by MEKALL to provide a conveyorised drying system to cure silver conductive, graphic overlay and dielectric inks at higher production speeds, with a lower rejection rate and better control than the existing systems and, in a smaller footprint. The solution was a Natgraph Air Force/IR/UV Combination Dryer equipped high temperature air and PLC control. This system ensured that once Mekall had completed optimisation tests for each ink system, the dryer will always operate at exactly the same settings, with no deviation.

John McKay, Print Manager of Mekall is delighted with the new drying system, he stated “The consistency of cure, excellent inter-coat adhesion and lack of contamination has already made a difference to our output and efficiency.”