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 providing automation, prototyping, hazardous area solutions, and design/consultancy services for digital manufacturing. They focus on delivering innovative and efficient engineering solutions across various industrial sectors.

**Expertise & scope**
* **Automation:** System integration to enhance manufacturing efficiency, including data harvesting from machinery for complex analytics and process optimization.
* **Prototyping:** Developing equipment for new concepts, utilizing 3D rendering and animation, and ensuring timely product release to meet market demands.
* **Hazardous Area Solutions:** COMPEX qualified engineers for site electrical and instrumentation inspection, maintenance, and design/build/installation of equipment for potentially explosive atmospheres, supporting compliance with 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 consult on equipment upgrades and regulatory compliance, producing relevant documentation.
* **Control Panels:** Concept, design, build, and installation of control panels, focusing on efficiency and meeting evolving sector demands, 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 standards.

**Reputation / proof points**
* Experienced in hazardous area compliance, supporting ATEX, IECEX, and NEC standards.
* Works with industries including petro-chemical, pharmaceutical, aviation, defence, explosives storage, mining, food & beverage, and heavy engineering.

Additional information

Platinum Engineering emphasizes a transparent approach, working in close partnership with client teams to ensure projects meet tight time constraints and market demands. Their use of 3D CAD modeling for control panels and designs allows clients to visualize completed virtual products before order, reducing the time from inquiry to delivery by up to 50% and enabling confident purchasing decisions. They also provide comprehensive documentation for production methods, equipment setups, and new process integration, aiding in regulatory compliance and operational efficiency.

Key Highlights

  • Specializes in automation to enhance manufacturing efficiency and optimize processes using data analytics. 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 hazardous area electrical and instrumentation services with COMPEX qualified engineers, supporting ATEX, IECEX, and NEC standards. Source
    “Platinum Electrical Engineering, have COMPEX qualified engineers for site electrical & instrumentation hazardous area inspection and maintenance.”
  • Utilizes 3D CAD for design and control panel development, enabling client visualization and reducing delivery 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%”
  • Provides comprehensive electrical installation services adhering to BS7671 standards for industrial requirements. Source
    “As a complement to our other services we offer full electrical installation packages, adhering to the current edition of BS7671.”

Certifications & Trust Signals

  • Works with a range of industries including petro-chemical, pharmaceutical, aviation, defence, and food & beverage. Source
    “We work in a wide range of industries including petro chemical, pharmaceutical, aviation, defence, explosives storage, mining, food & beverage and heavy engineering industries.”

Buyer Snapshot

Best for
  • Industrial automation and efficiency improvements
  • Development and validation of new product prototypes
  • Ensuring compliance and safety in hazardous environments
  • Custom control panel design and installation
How engagement typically works
  • Close partnership with client teams
  • Transparent approach to fast-moving technologies
  • Focus on meeting tight time constraints
  • Collaborative design and consultancy
Typical deliverables
  • Automated manufacturing systems
  • Functional prototypes
  • Hazardous area electrical installations and inspections
  • 3D CAD designs and models
  • Custom-built control panels
  • Electrical installation packages
Good to know
  • Best when requiring specialized engineering for industrial processes and hazardous environments.
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
IEC 60079-17/14, DSEAR, ATEX 94/92/EC, IECEX, NEC, BS7671
Use Environments Supported
Hazardous areas, Potentially explosive atmospheres
Pricing Model
Per project
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