Past Work

Technical Project Execution, Beginning to End

Product Development Examples

GeoLok

APTUS was contracted by a company based out of Knoxville, Tennessee, who specializes in worldwide intermodal shipping theft prevention, to provide mechanical design of the next generation security mechanism.

Boat Dash Design

OrrCo, a Maryville, Tennessee based plastics thermoformer and repeat APTUS client, was asked by their customer, Skier’s Choice, to create a new dashboard design for their upcoming 2015 Moomba wakeboard boat.

SuperSport Arena Light 2.0

LED North America, a lighting solutions company based in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, is committed to being an industry leader in lighting technology.

Haven Lock

Haven – a Nashville based home security startup – is revolutionizing what we think of as a door lock.

Dakota Boat Retreiver

Two avid fishermen, Jim and Guille, set out to solve a challenge faced by solo fishermen everywhere – how to launch a boat and park your vehicle when you’re by yourself.

American Powertrain Hydramax Clutch System

APTUS was contracted by a repeat client to design the next generation of one of their most popular products.

Automated Equipment Examples

Product Testing Machine

This off-line machine was designed to perform a very specific product electrical verification process for a tier-1 automotive customer.

Off-Line Staking Machine

APTUS was engaged by a high-volume manufacturer to update an existing process with a new off-line standalone machine.

Press Transfer Cell

This high-volume Press Cell (2 sec. cycle time) was designed in collaboration with several different companies who are experts in various material-handling techniques.

High Volume Component Insertion

This transfer line Component Insertion project was a kaizen to a major tier-1 automotive customer’s high-volume production assembly line machine.

Loading Machine

Developed as a component for a new, high-volume production assembly line start-up, APTUS was outsourced to build this production Loading Machine for a repeat client.

Tightening Machine

APTUS was contracted by a tier-one automotive supplier to design a tightening machine to be used on one of their manual production lines.

Fixtures & Assembly Tools Examples

Sample Manufacturing Tooling

A series of sample product manufacturing tools were provided to a product development client for low volume production of a new consumer product.

Product Quality Test Fixture

This product Quality test fixture was designed for a tier-1 automotive customer whose product is an injection-molded highly organic shape.

Port Block-Off

A client’s leak test process requires temporarily blocking a port in their product.

Manual Alignment Fixture

A tier-1 automotive manufacturer needed a handheld alignment fixture for a manual assembly process.

Laboratory Test Apparatus

This laboratory test machine was needed by a tier-1 automotive client for experimenting with a new process that was being considered for implementation on their future high-volume production line.