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CONVERGENT SPECIAL PROJECTS

When the problem needs more than a set of drawings.

Convergent takes on product ideas, engineering challenges, and manufacturing problems that don't always fit neatly within one discipline. Work can involve everything from defining requirements and developing designs to building prototypes, coordinating fabrication, testing, and putting solutions to work.
HOW IT WORKS

From an idea or problem to something you can use.

Some projects start with a rough idea. Others start with a product, machine, or process that isn't doing what it should. We work through the requirements, practical constraints, and trade-offs, then do the engineering, building, or testing needed to move forward.

Product development

Mechanical concepts, detailed design, prototypes, and testing. Materials, suppliers, assembly, and manufacturing methods are considered from the start.

Manufacturing and field work

Fixtures, tooling, equipment, and process improvements shaped by what actually happens in the shop or field. Work can include hands-on fabrication, setup, troubleshooting, and testing.

Practical project outcomes

The result might be a working prototype, specialized equipment, a manufacturing process, a tested design, or the documentation and resources needed to put something into service.
WORKFLOW

The work changes with the problem.

Some projects need calculations, CAD, prototypes, fabrication, testing or fieldwork. Others need technical business cases, manufacturing capacity and equipment planning, supplier assessments, project budgets or funding applications. Convergent works across these requirements, connecting engineering decisions with commercial practicality and implementation.

Problem or opportunity · Requirements and constraints · Design and build · Test and refine · Implementation

TYPICAL ENGAGEMENTS

The kinds of work we take on.

Projects range from focused technical problems to work involving design, manufacturing, suppliers, and field implementation. These are some of the areas where Convergent can help.

Product ideas and opportunities

Explore a new product or customer opportunity, establish what's technically and commercially practical, and develop the designs, prototypes, costs, and plans needed to move ahead.

Automation and practical tools

Determine what makes sense to automate, what is better handled manually, and what equipment, software, or control logic would make the process more effective.

Manufacturing processes and handoffs

Find where production work slows down, gets repeated, or depends on unnecessary manual effort. Improve the tooling, instructions, processes, or information needed to make the work more reliable.

Build and implementation support

Help turn designs and plans into working hardware, fixtures, tools, processes, or documentation, with direct practical involvement where appropriate.

Technical problem solving

Investigate problems involving mechanisms, materials, equipment, processes, or unusual operating conditions, even when the solution isn't obvious at the outset.

Technical Business & Expansion Planning

Develop technical business cases, manufacturing capacity and capital-equipment plans, cost estimates, staged expansion strategies, and grant or funding applications. Experience includes successful applications involving FedNor, NOHFC, CRIBE and IRAP.

SELECTED WORK

Relevant work, delivered.

Custom Welding Fixtures for Multi-Configuration Production

Four custom welding fixtures turned a demanding, multi-configuration aluminum fabrication process into a repeatable production sequence. Purpose-built locating, clamping and controlled rotation reduced dependence on manual fit-up while making welding, alignment and unloading more practical for operators.
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Tell us what you're working on.

You don't need a finished specification or a polished project brief. Tell us what you're trying to build, improve, or solve, and where you need help.