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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 [...]
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Tesla's patent points at how they are thinking about some of the problems facing automakers generally. Tesla’s patent demonstrates their focus on simplifying the wiring harness, which helps with weight and cost reduction. However, on its own it may not be enough to address tone of the biggest questions facing the automotive industry today, which [...]
Bristol, 14th March 2024 – Q5D, a manufacturer of robots for wiring automation, has opened a customer Technical Assessment Centre (TAC) at its Portishead, Bristol, UK facility. The TAC is designed to help customers with feasibility studies, design for manufacturing, and prototyping as they transition from traditional wire harnesses to full automation. It has already attracted several major [...]
Bristol, 5th March 2024 – Q5D, a manufacturer of wire harness automation equipment for additive manufacturing, has secured £918,169 in grant funding for the company and its partners to further develop the software that drives the CY1000 wiring automation robot announced earlier this year. The grant is shared with its partners in the project, the Manufacturing Technology Centre, [...]
Electrification is a critical trend in the quest for a net zero economy. This process is accelerating, encompassing everything from transport to buildings, and industry. Wiring harnesses – the component enabling the transmission of power and data – are critical to this transition. Here Chris Elsworthy, Chief Technology Officer at Q5D, explains why automating the [...]
Bristol, 17th October 2023 – Q5D has been shortlisted as a finalist for the 2023 IET Excellence and Innovation Awards in the ‘AI and Robotics’ category. These prestigious awards recognise ground-breaking innovations and best practices in engineering, science, and technology. This year, the social and environmental impact of the competing technologies was a core consideration for the judges. [...]
Q5D have been invited to join the UK trade visit to Singapore from 16-20 October. This is organised by InnovateUK North as part of their Global Innovation Programme. This visit includes 23 companies selected to represent the UK’s most innovative products and services for Smart Manufacturing / Industry 4.0 / Automation. We will be on [...]
Bristol, 11th October, 2023 - Q5D will give the first public demonstration of its CY1000, 5-axis additive manufacturing robotic cell on stand Q162 at the Advanced Engineering Show at the NEC from November 1st to 2nd, 2023. The CY1000 automates the addition of electrical wiring and connectors to increasingly complex products. Through the additive manufacturing [...]
Bristol, 10th October 2023 – Q5D has developed a robot to automate the addition of wiring and printed electronics to products, eliminating the need for wire harnesses. The company’s work has now been recognised by Electronics Weekly’s Elektra Awards judges, where the company has been selected as a ‘Start-up of the Year’ finalist. The wiring in many [...]
The wiring harness industry is experiencing rapid change due to the technological advances of electrification, the Internet of Things (IoT), and Industry 4.0. Increased functionality means a higher demand for power and data connections in modern appliances, products, and vehicles. As a result, the wire harness market is growing rapidly. Transparency Market Research forecasts a [...]
Q5D is delighted to be sponsoring an event in conjunction with AMRC and the Bessemer Society Numbers are limited to ensure there is time for networking and the tours of Factory 2050. You can book your ticket with the Bessemer Society HERE...
One of the questions we are often asked is about how our technology can meet the challenges of the future. One of the biggest of these of course is Net-Zero. Looking at some of the case studies we have tackled in the creation of our new approach to wiring has allowed us to estimate our [...]
Issue 16 of AMRC Journal contains an article about the £1.8m LiveWire Project lead by Q5D. Our Journal features all of the latest developments from the AMRC and its partner companies, as well as the latest hot topics from across industry. Latest issue: AMRC Journal Issue 16. PDF download In this issue: We celebrate some of [...]