Concept & feasibility
Requirements definition, first-principles analysis, concept generation, trade-offs, interface definition and early risk reduction.
- Technical feasibility
- Architecture and mechanisms
- Design reviews
Mechanical engineering · Product development · Specialist machinery
Engineering difficult ideas into reliable, buildable hardware.
Archetypal Design Ltd provides independent mechanical engineering support from first principles and concept selection through detailed design, testing and manufacture.
- Direct access to the engineer doing the work
- Practical design grounded in manufacture and assembly
- Clear outputs, decisions and technical reasoning
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01 Concept resolved into geometry, interfaces and tolerances.
Capabilities
Focused engineering support at the point where judgement matters.
Engagements can cover a complete development programme or a defined technical problem within a larger project.
Mechanical design
Components and assemblies designed around performance, serviceability, tolerances, materials and real manufacturing constraints.
- 3D CAD and assemblies
- Engineering drawings
- Tolerance and fit strategy
Development & problem-solving
Structured investigation, calculations, test planning and design iteration for systems that are new, underperforming or difficult to manufacture.
- Failure investigation
- Prototype development
- Design optimisation
Design for manufacture
Supplier-ready detail that reduces ambiguity, protects function and supports efficient procurement, manufacture and assembly.
- Material and process selection
- Drawing release packs
- Supplier technical support
Typical work
Best suited to technically demanding mechanical systems.
Specialist machinery
One-off equipment, mechanisms, handling systems, fixtures and production tooling.
Precision equipment
Structures and mechanisms where alignment, stability, repeatability and tolerance control are critical.
Test rigs & prototypes
Purpose-built equipment for proving performance, reproducing faults and accelerating development.
Product development
Mechanical product architecture, packaging, component design and production release.
Native SolidWorks, neutral CAD, drawings and supplier documentation can be delivered to suit the project and client workflow.
The approach
Rigorous enough for difficult problems. Practical enough for the workshop.
Technical depth is useful only when it leads to a clearer decision and a more reliable result.
Define
Clarify the real requirement, interfaces, operating conditions, constraints and measures of success.
Explore
Generate credible routes, expose assumptions and compare trade-offs before committing to detail.
Develop
Engineer the chosen solution, resolve risk and build evidence through calculation, CAD and test.
Deliver
Provide concise, controlled outputs that support procurement, manufacture, assembly and future revision.
About Archetypal Design
Independent engineering judgement, applied directly.
Archetypal Design Ltd is a UK mechanical engineering design company led by Fintan Moloney. Clients work directly with the engineer carrying out the analysis and design, keeping communication short and technical decisions clear.
The company is particularly useful where a project needs hands-on mechanical reasoning, development experience and a practical route from an unclear problem to manufacturable hardware.
2013 Established
08465244 Company number
UK Based
“Good engineering makes the complicated understandable—and the solution buildable.” Archetypal Design
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