ZQPRECISION
ENGINEERING

Mechanical design & product development

Good ideas deserve
precision engineering.

Practical help to design, improve and make things.
From your first sketch to parts ready for manufacture.

UK-based · Practical expertise · Competitive pricing

Have an idea?

Let’s develop it.

Concepts, 3D CAD and detailed drawings.

Design services
Something not working?

Let’s improve it.

Design reviews, analysis and practical fixes.

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Ready to make it?

Let’s build it.

3D printing available. Local manufacture and assembly.

Prototype support

Experience you can put to work

Careful design.
Practical thinking.

ZQ Precision Engineering provides mechanical design and product development, drawing on experience in aerospace hardware, rotating machinery and production equipment.

That experience supports projects of all sizes, helping individuals, startups and manufacturers turn engineering problems into practical, manufacturable solutions.

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A straightforward way to work

Clear scope.
Fair, competitive pricing.

Share your requirements and budget. Scope, deliverables and cost are agreed before work begins, so you know what to expect.

  1. Talk it throughA sketch, a problem or a rough brief is enough.
  2. Agree the planScope, timing and a clear quote for the work.
  3. Design, review, deliverStay involved as your project takes shape.

What are you working on?

Let’s work out the next step together. Confidential enquiries welcome.

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ZQ / Services

Engineering services

The right support.
At the right stage.

A single drawing, a design review or a complete prototype. Choose the support your project needs.

Mechanical design & CAD

Turn a sketch or idea into practical parts, mechanisms and assemblies.

Concept development · SolidWorks · Product refinement

Engineering drawings

Give your manufacturer the information they need to make and inspect your parts.

BS 8888 · GD&T · Drawing packs · Tolerance analysis

Analysis & design review

Understand strength, movement and durability before committing to manufacture.

ANSYS · Static and dynamic analysis · Fatigue · Creep

Design for manufacture

Refine the details that affect cost, fit and ease of assembly.

Material selection · Machining · Sheet metal · DfM / DfA

Jigs, fixtures & equipment

Purpose-built tools for production, assembly and testing.

Production aids · Test rigs · Manufacturing equipment

Prototypes & assembly

3D printing available. Parts can be manufactured through local suppliers and assembled when required.

3D printing available · Supplier coordination · Hands-on assembly
Deliverables, scope and cost agreed before work begins.
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ZQ / Experience

Experience behind ZQ

Engineering in practice.

A selection of projects that inform ZQ’s design, analysis and manufacturing capability, spanning propulsion, rotating machinery, production equipment and prototypes.

Propulsion · Prototyping

Rocket nozzle & fuel delivery

A 3D-printed rocket nozzle and propellant delivery system for a bi-propellant engine. Work included hardware design, manufacture, thermal assessment and hydraulic testing.

Rotating machinery · Integration

High-speed hybrid generator

Mechanical development of a hybrid turbine generator, including rotating assemblies, material selection and joint design for demanding thermal and vibration conditions.

Production equipment · Process development

Stator manufacturing equipment

A resin impregnation rig for motor stator manufacture. Mechanical design covered the assembly, material and chemical compatibility, production integration and operator handover documentation.

Aerospace · Structural validation

High-temperature propulsion hardware

Components and assemblies for hypersonic propulsion hardware. Work included detailed CAD, structural analysis, precision drawings and supplier development of Inconel sheet-metal fabrication methods.

Aerospace · Manufacture & assembly

Heavy-lift UAV assemblies

Mechanical hardware and production support for heavy-lift UAV platforms. Design work covered assembly interfaces, tolerance stack-ups, fastener selection and supplier-ready manufacturing definition.

Tooling · Dimensional inspection

Precision inspection gauges

Inspection gauge design for stator features, using hardened contact surfaces and lightweight carriers. The work addressed functional fits, gauge access, handling and manufacturing tolerances.

Manufacturing drawings · Supplier support

Precision-machined components

More than 100 precision components defined for manufacture, including functional tolerances and BS 8888 GD&T. Supplier support covered quotations, drawing clarification and delivery.

Electronics · Systems integration

Avionics hardware integration

Avionics hardware development across requirements, electronic design and system integration. Component selection and alternative sourcing supported design optimisation and procurement readiness.

Prototypes · Embedded electronics

FPV multirotor development

Custom multirotor platforms designed, built and tuned, including an Arduino-based flight controller. Practical work covered embedded electronics, power systems, soldering and RF integration.

Python · Numerical tools

Engineering analysis & automation

Python tools for data processing, numerical analysis and repetitive workflow automation, including GPU-accelerated computation. Practical scripting to support faster analysis and more repeatable engineering work.

These overviews draw on professional and independent engineering experience. Confidential project details are omitted.

ZQ / Capabilities

What’s possible

From a small part
to a working assembly.

You don't need an aerospace project to benefit from aerospace experience.

Develop something new

Product concepts, housings, brackets and mechanisms. Start with a sketch and work towards a design ready to make.

Improve an existing design

Resolve fit, strength or assembly problems. Review the tolerances, materials and details holding things back.

Support your workshop

Jigs, fixtures, inspection tools and production aids designed around the job they need to do.

Build a prototype

3D printing available. Local manufacturing suppliers and practical assembly support to bring the design together.

Confidential projects welcome.
Projects can be handled under NDA, with confidentiality agreed before sensitive details are exchanged.
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