Other Industries Supported
All industry sectors bring their own specific challenges, whether they be sensitivity to production cost, time-to-market, harsh or hazardous environments or resistance to change from tried-and-tested practices. In recent years we have gained experience in working in the following industry sectors:
Motorsport
We have supported the development of telemetry products used on Formula 1 racing cars, MotoGP racing motorbikes and some high-end production sports cars. The motorsport end of this industry sector is marked by the highly aggressive timescales for both design and for production of parts. We have been instrumental in the design & production of Plastic Injection Moulded components where tooling has been produced and production mouldings from those tools delivered within 10 days of receipt of design data.
Rail
We have played a key role in the development of a number of significant safety-critical track-side infrastructure products and have assisted in the development of products used in both train braking, communication systems and points control.
Oil & Gas
We have designed down-hole telemetry equipment designed to withstand the rigours of the ATEX directive. We have also performed some blue-sky technology development in the field of well head pumping that has introduced us to new materials to resist extremely aggressive levels of corrosion and erosion.
Building Services
We assisted a UK-based company develop some innovative tooling that will enable builders to produce modular housing at very affordable rates.
MedTec
We have contributed to the development of invasive equipment used during operations and for CO2 scrubbing equipment used in theatre.
Medicine – Vaccine storage & transportation
WDS has played a small role in the fight against the COVID-19 virus by designing a secure storage facility that will be used to safely store vaccines as well as contributing to the design of a device that enables the vaccine to be transported in a favourable environment when being deployed in hot countries.
Antenna Design
We have worked on antenna systems of various shapes / sizes / frequencies for many applications including Military GPS, Military IFF (Identification Friend or Foe) and for industrial communications over cellular. We have a long-standing relationship with a UK-based producer of antennas for cellular comms for whom we provide general mechanical engineering and design services across a vast product portfolio. On occasions this extends beyond the mechanical packaging of the antennas to include the radiating elements.