Fixtures & assembly aids
I design custom assembly fixtures to locate, support or hold parts during assembly and repeat operations.
- Locating jigs and part supports
- Clamping and positioning
- Assembly and changeover aids
Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath
Let’s solve the first problem.
Fixtures, Mechanisms & Small Automation for Irish Manufacturing
Based in Westmeath, Brosna Automation designs and builds practical custom machinery — fixtures, mechanisms, prototypes and small industrial automation — for manufacturers across the Irish Midlands and Ireland.
Talk through your task
HOW I CAN HELP
Start with a specific task.
I focus on the fixture, mechanism or repeated step that needs a practical process improvement, with the scope agreed around your equipment and operators.
Mechanisms & prototypes
I develop prototype mechanisms in CAD, and use a focused prototype where the movement or fit needs testing.
- Guides, slides and stops
- Handling mechanisms
- Proof-of-concept development
Small automation
I look at sensors, pneumatics and simple controls for a clearly defined production task, including small automation systems.
- Presence sensors and process checks
- Sequenced pneumatic actuation
- Basic operator controls
TYPICAL JOBS
What a focused project could look like.
Control panel
- Problem
- The PLC, relays and power supply for a machine need to sit in one enclosure.
- What I'd build
- The panel interior: PLC, relay modules, power supply, isolator and field terminals, wired and labelled.
- Typical outcome
- One panel that can be opened, traced and connected to the machine.
Diamond wire saw
- Problem
- The wire path, spool and clamp have to work together as one saw head.
- What I'd build
- The saw assembly in CAD: spool, guides, clamp frame and the cylinders that set the cut.
- Typical outcome
- A mechanism that can be reviewed for path, clamp and drives before it is made.
Ultrasonic flow meter
- Problem
- Gas flow in a line needs a meter that clamps on, with the transducers held on a fixed path.
- What I'd build
- Transducer housings, pipe clamps and a carrying frame, with flow direction marked on the body.
- Typical outcome
- A meter assembly that can be offered up to the pipe and checked for fit.
Frame with touchscreen
- Problem
- The operator needs the screen on the machine, on the same stainless frame as the belt.
- What I'd build
- A stainless frame with the belt on top and the touchscreen mounted in the enclosure door.
- Typical outcome
- Frame, belt and screen together, where the operator works.
THE FIRST STEP
A conversation, then a defined scope.
Describe the task.
Tell me what happens now, where time is lost and what you want to change. A finished specification is not needed.
Agree what is included.
I work through the constraints with you. The deliverables, price, timescale and responsibilities are agreed before work starts.
Design, build and check.
I develop the agreed solution and check it against the requirements. A prototype mechanism can test an uncertain part of the idea first.
ABOUT
Work directly with the engineer.
I’m Michael Maloney, a Design & Automation Engineer.
Based in Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath.
I discuss the constraints and agree the scope before work starts.
16 years across medtech, automotive, oil and gas.
I keep the discussion close to your task: what needs to happen, what gets in the way, and what a useful change would look like.
CONTACT
Tell me what slows you down.
A short description is enough to start the conversation.
+353 85 830 0240I reply within 1 business day.
Brosna Automation · Michael Maloney
Based in Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath
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