Instrument Development

From inception to manufacture

Outsourcing the design and creation of your instrument or product idea can be daunting, however, with Labman’s experience, transparency and friendly, hands-on approach, we aim to make the process of seeing your idea become reality as enjoyable as seeing the final instrument itself.

The complexities of creating a brand-new instrument are easily catered for in-house at Labman. With a multi-disciplinary team that includes dedicated mechanical, software and electrical engineers, many of whom have a deep, working understanding of the crossover between these areas, and with a large, high-capacity workshop in our HQ, your project will benefit from our team’s well-established workflow.

A development timeline that fits you

Our simple, modular process makes it easy to keep track of the state of your product as it passes through the stages of development. Each major step is subdivided into clear sub-steps. You can choose how many modules you wish to use, based upon how far you wish to take your product. Labman Instrument Development always ensures that you have control of your product, and can assist you to progress with it’s completion in any direction you wish to take it.

Initial meetings/calls to discuss your new concept/legacy product

Initial sketches and blue-sky concepts for the product

A small portfolio of conceptual drawings produced for you to review and present to others

A meeting with you to discuss these concepts and whittle down the final selection

We will create a detailed specification, target timeframe, costing for the next stage (prototype), and a preliminary unit manufacturing cost.

Our team of designers will develop a simple CAD model of the concept using our SolidWorks stations

A detailed design will be constructed for you to review

Proof-of-concept and test rigs will be constructed to allow complex/potentially risky parts of the product to be thoroughly tested

Software prototypes will be drawn up to illustrate how it will look and operate

We will meet with you to review the prototype stages, fine tune everything and repeat the steps above until every potential issue has been resolved

Case Studies

Intelligent Tube Marker

Osteoporosis Detection Device
Coming soon!

Your concept

If you have a concept, an idea for a ground-breaking new instrument,
or even a legacy instrument that needs new life breathing into it, Labman Instrument Development can help.

Feel free to visit us at our amazing countryside HQ on the edge of North Yorkshire, UK,
where you’re always welcome for a cup of tea and a good chat about robots and instrumentation.

Alternatively, fill out the form below, and one of our team will get back in touch with you soon.