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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 [...]
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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 [...]
We're excited to announce the delivery of our CY10W robotic wire harness manufacturing platform to the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) in Coventry and the achievement of CE marking! CE marking is a major step forward for our gantry robot, designed with a large, rigid frame, and equipped with high-speed, high-accuracy motion components. Our team has [...]
Q5D was delighted to be at the 7th Annual Demo Day hosted by Lockheed Martin Ventures.Lockheed Martin Ventures doubled its fund size in 2022, mirroring a larger trend in the tech investment space as startups claim an increasing share of technology funding both in the U.S. and globally. In early 2024, Lockheed made an investment [...]
Q5D are exhibiting at Advanced Engineering 30-31st October 2024 at NEC Birmingham.We had a great show in 2023 and maxed out our TAC calendar. We have more machines this year but are already near capacity. Come and see why we are getting so much attention from everyone who makes, buys, designs or installs a wiring [...]
Bristol, UK, 16 August 2024: Q5D Technologies has named Scott White as Chair of the Board. Q5D is a robotics and software company that automates the manufacture of wiring harnesses, one of the last parts of the manufacturing process that is still done by hand. This strategic appointment marks a significant milestone in Q5D’s growth [...]
Bristol, UK, 6 August, 2024: Q5D Technologies Limited has been shortlisted in two categories for the Robotics and Automation Awards 2024. Q5D has earned recognition in the “Best New or Small Company” and “Manufacturing Innovation” categories, which celebrate innovative and disruptive forces within the sector, acknowledging Q5D’s contributions to transforming traditional wiring harness production. [...]
To demonstrate why Bristol & Bath is fast becoming a global destination for businesses and one of the most desirable places to live in the UK. The West Of England Combined Authority has published a case study about Q5D https://www.bristolandbath.co.uk/case-studies/digital-tech-case-study-q5d/ Q5D are proud to be part of what the local authority describe as "a strong [...]
Wiring harnesses are found in just about every modern device. Some are incredibly complex. A modern car wiring might have more than 3000m of wire and hundreds of components. Amazingly though these harnesses are largely hand made. The productivity, cost and quality benefits of automation have bypassed this industry, and the hunt for affordable skilled [...]
Of the many reasons to automate wire harness assembly might surprise. No two wire harnesses are ever quite the same. That isn’t very surprising given the largely hand-made nature of wire harnesses, but the inevitable small variations add up to some big tolerances. Designers trying to accommodate the ever increasing need for more wiring [...]