Platinum Engineering

Platinum Electrical Engineering Limited

Platinum Engineering provides expert automation, prototyping, hazardous area solutions, and design/consultancy for digital manufacturing. They offer innovative and efficient engineering services across various industrial sectors.

Platinum Engineering specializes in delivering expert engineering solutions for digital manufacturing, focusing on automation, prototyping, hazardous area compliance, and design & consultancy. With a commitment to positive and proactive solutions, they cater to diverse sectors including commercial, industrial, aviation, power, petro-chemical, pharmaceutical, and defense. Their services encompass upgrading current processes and designing new ones, leveraging a combination of design, engineering, and manufacturing expertise. Platinum Engineering is known for creative, high-quality design solutions and the ability to think outside the box to meet client needs. They are particularly adept at providing automation solutions to enhance production efficiency and utilizing connected devices for data harvesting and process optimization. For hazardous areas, they offer COMPEX qualified engineers for inspection and maintenance, alongside designing, building, and installing equipment for potentially explosive atmospheres, ensuring compliance with international standards like ATEX and IECEX. Their design and consultancy services utilize 3D CAD suites for complex modeling and offer expert advice on upgrades and regulatory compliance, ensuring designs are correct from the outset.

About

**Who they are**
Platinum Engineering is a specialized engineering firm focused on delivering innovative solutions across various industrial sectors. They leverage extensive experience to enhance manufacturing efficiency and product development.

**Expertise & scope**
* **Automation:** System integration to optimize production processes and improve efficiency, including data harvesting for complex analytics.
* **Prototyping:** Developing functional designs from concepts using 3D rendering and animation, with a focus on meeting tight market release timelines.
* **Hazardous Area Solutions:** Providing COMPEX qualified engineers for electrical and instrumentation inspection, maintenance, design, build, and installation of equipment for potentially explosive atmospheres, supporting ATEX, IECEX, and NEC standards.
* **Design and Consultancy:** Utilizing 3D CAD for complex geometries, improving existing components with modern manufacturing techniques, and integrating mechanical and electrical engineering. They also offer consulting on upgrades and regulatory compliance.
* **Control Panels:** Designing, building, and installing control panels, focusing on efficiency and meeting new standards and directives, with 3D CAD models for client approval.
* **Electrical Installation:** Offering full electrical installation packages, including complex process and installation projects, power and lighting schemes, and periodic inspection and testing, adhering to BS7671.

**Reputation / proof points**
* COMPEX qualified engineers for hazardous area work.
* Support for ATEX, IECEX, and NEC standards.
* Adherence to BS7671 for electrical installations.

Additional information

Platinum Engineering emphasizes a collaborative approach, working in close partnership with client teams to ensure transparency and meet project demands, particularly for fast-moving technologies and market preparation. They highlight their deep understanding of critical time constraints for product releases, endeavoring to keep projects on track. Their services are designed to assist clients in maintaining competitiveness through optimized processes, enhanced product quality, and adherence to regulatory requirements, especially in specialized areas like hazardous environments and complex electrical installations.

Key Highlights

  • Specializes in automation to enhance manufacturing efficiency and enable data harvesting for process optimization. Source
    “at platinum we specialise in automating a client’s manufacturing system to ensure that their production process remains at the highest level of efficiency.”
  • Offers expert services for hazardous areas, including design, build, and installation by COMPEX qualified engineers. Source
    “Platinum Electrical Engineering, have COMPEX qualified engineers for site electrical & instrumentation hazardous area inspection and maintenance.”
  • Provides design and consultancy using 3D CAD for complex geometries and integration of mechanical and electrical engineering. Source
    “Using our 3D CAD suite, we can model complex geometries and parts. Taking existing components and improving them using modern manufacturing techniques.”
  • Delivers control panel solutions from concept to installation, utilizing 3D CAD models for client approval to reduce lead times. Source
    “Control panels presented in 3D cad models for client approval, has enabled us to reduce the time from enquiry to delivery by up to 50% on new products”

Certifications & Trust Signals

  • COMPEX qualified engineers for hazardous area work. Source
    “Platinum Electrical Engineering, have COMPEX qualified engineers for site electrical & instrumentation hazardous area inspection and maintenance.”
  • Supports compliance with ATEX, IECEX, and NEC standards for hazardous area projects. Source
    “Comprehensive knowledge of ATEX, IECEX and NEC standards are assured for projects requiring dual certification for locations of deployment.”
  • Electrical installation services adhere to the current edition of BS7671. Source
    “As a complement to our other services we offer full electrical installation packages, adhering to the current edition of BS7671.”

Buyer Snapshot

Best for
  • Companies seeking to optimize manufacturing efficiency through automation.
  • Businesses requiring specialized engineering for hazardous environments.
  • Firms needing expert design, prototyping, and consultancy for new product development.
How engagement typically works
  • Close partnership and transparent approach with client teams.
  • Focus on meeting tight time constraints and market demands.
  • Collaborative development using 3D CAD and advanced modeling.
Typical deliverables
  • Automated manufacturing systems.
  • Functional prototypes and 3D designs.
  • Hazardous area electrical and instrumentation services.
  • Custom-designed control panels.
  • Electrical installation and inspection reports.
Good to know
  • Best when clients require specialized engineering expertise in automation, hazardous areas, or complex electrical systems.
HQ: Gateshead, United Kingdom
Languages: English
Timezones: UTC
Claim status: Listed

Services & Capabilities

Usability / Human Factors Testing

Industries: Medical Devices
Pricing model: Per project
Usability Study Types Offered: Formative study, Summative study
Services Offered: Task analysis, User interface evaluation, Validation testing, Other
Standards Supported: Other
Is Accredited: No
Has Participant Recruitment: Yes
Has Usability Lab: No
Has Remote Testing: No
Lead Time Band: Start in 4-8 weeks
Quote SLA: 3-5 business days
Rush Available: No
Nda Support: Yes
Minimum Project Size: No minimum
Regions Served: United Kingdom
Participant Recruitment Details: The company works with clients to deliver equipment for new and challenging concepts, bringing ideas and discussions into functional designs. They engage at all levels with client teams to provide a transparent approach at fast-moving technologies and preparation for market, understanding the criticality of releasing products within tight time constraints to satisfy market demand.

Additional usability_human_factors_testing Details

Services Offered
Automation, Prototyping, Hazardous Area Solutions, Design and Consultancy, Control Panels, Electrical Installation
Standards Supported
ATEX, IECEX, NEC, BS7671, IEC 60079-17/14
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