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WHITEPAPER:Q5D Laser-Based Metallisation for 3D ElectronicsCompany Overview: Q5D is a UK-based robotics and software company specializing in Additively Manufactured Electronics (AME) using advanced CAD/CAM and 5-axis robotic platforms.AME Benefits:Integrates electronics into 3D structures for weight reduction and design flexibility.Reduces material waste and accelerates production cycles.Market projected to reach $60B by 2030.Q5D Technology:CY10-L machine: 5-axis platform [...]
Join us at Q5D with other industry leaders for our CY10-L Laser Product Launch and Live Demo on 21st January 2026! Q5D is transforming the way electronic functionality is integrated into complex 3D structures. Our new 5-axis laser metallisation system delivers precision, speed, and flexibility to enable antennas, sensors, and conductive tracks on [...]
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The company is also announcing a strategic collaboration with J.A.M. for automating wiring termination. Bristol, UK, November 18, 2025: Q5D, a manufacturer of robotic cells that automate product electrification, is demonstrating at Productronica the technical and commercial benefits delivered by its world-leading technology. It is showcasing a real-world automotive headliner in which all wiring was [...]
Bristol, UK, October 7, 2025, Productronica, Messe Munchen, November 18-25, Booth B4.159: Q5D, a manufacturer of robotic cells for product electrification, will demonstrate how its wiring robots automate the manufacture of complex wire harnesses for automotive and industrial applications. Using a 5-axis additive manufacturing process, the robots assemble wiring directly onto product components - like [...]
Bristol, UK, July 1, 2025: Q5D, a manufacturer of robotic cells that automate product electrification, is doubling the resources at its Technical Assessment Centre (TAC) in Bristol, UK. The TAC is used by customers for feasibility studies and prototyping for embedding wiring directly into the structure of a products, rather than using separate wire harnesses. [...]
Bristol, UK, June 10, 2025: Q5D has raised 13.5 million USD in funding to advance its robotic cells that automate product electrification, bringing its total funding to 16.7 million USD. This new funding includes a 2.6 million USD grant (2.0 million GBP) from Innovate UK and a 10.9 million USD Series A co-led by [...]
Just a few weeks to go until this excellent event. Half of our staff are CAD users and unanimously agreed that they gained new techniques and approaches to design and data management from the 2024 DU. The team are attending again in 2025 and we will bring a selection of wire harness samples which [...]
An advanced manufacturing & R&D summit for UK and international industry leaders, investors and professionals. Thursday, June 12 Q5D are honoured to accept an invitation to moderate for this advanced manufacturing & R&D summit “Innovations in Automotive” where leading innovators will discuss the latest evolutions in manufacturing for the automotive industry. Throughout the [...]
Join us at booth #658 to learn more about Robotic wire harness manufacturing. https://www.electricalwireshow.com/ Robotic wire harness manufacturing This machinery is able to completely automate a complex harness directly from a CAD file to: Reduce labour Onshore production Enable instant production line changeover Q5D automation machinery produces complete wire looms [...]
Q5D is a UK based startup developing disruptive automation hardware and software automating wire harness manufacturing a process that has remained 90% manual. Wiring is everywhere from cars to power tools, and the electrification of transport and other sectors is creating a rapidly growing need that there just aren’t enough people to meet. Our technology [...]
Q5D to debut the world’s first wiring harness automation robot to take 200 USD off the cost of a car
Bristol, UK, 28, March, 2025: Q5D Technology, pioneers of hardware and software tools for robotic wiring harness manufacture, has taken delivery of the core structure of frame and drives for its latest and largest to date wire harness automation robot at its Bristol headquarters in the UK. The frame of the robotic cell will undergo final [...]
Emixa case study: Transforming Wire Harness Manufacturing with Siemens Software: Q5D’s Success Story
Emixa continue to be excellent partners to Q5D. They have helped us reach technical and commercial goals as well as provided Siemens software solutions and training. This link is to a case study on the Emixa website.
A Q5D Event in Collaboration with Emixa UK & Ireland, MTC – Manufacturing Technology Centre, and Innovate UK The future of UK manufacturing is digital, and Q5D invites you to explore our groundbreaking automated harness production equipment. Emixa will showcase their leadership in integrated digital transformation, while experts from MTC will discuss the critical role [...]
Chris Elsworthy, CTO, and Simon Baggott, CMO, received the Manufacturing Innovation award at the Robotics and Automation Awards ceremony in London last night (6th November). A prestigious panel of judges selected the CY1000 wiring automation robot as a technology that "exemplified the power of technology to transform businesses, improve efficiency and create new possibilities for [...]