Creation of Interactive demonstration equipment
Equipped with 140 stepper motor-controlled platforms, this system could be programmed to rise and fall on demand, to attract the attention of consumers in airports. This system took 8 months to assemble, and was exhibited in France for our client.
Our Test equipment is still being used 42 years later!
In 1970, Winter & Smith were founded and our first client was the Amphenol Connector Company in Whitstable, Kent. (In fact they asked Mike Winter & Fred Smith to start the company). Pictured here, is a piece of equipment built in 1976 – that was still in use in 2018!
Is your fire sprinkler system working?
The design of an 8-channel expansion module to compliment Flowatch’s range of BS9251 sprinker monitoring System.
Protecting the hearing of AMG F1 Engine Factory Staff
A mesh networked noise monitoring system for Mercedes AMG for use in their F1 engine manufacturing plant. Depending on how noisy and where the noise was located different light up signs would light up to warn the operators to put on ear defenders.
Supporting the 2020 Charity Covid PPE Effort
Winter & Smith spent a large part of the lockdown period, 3d printing 120 of the Prusa RC3 PPE headbands for facemasks, for use in the PPE appeal. Each headband took over 6 hours to print and prepare, so our Raise3d Pro2 and Ultimaker 2 printers were very busy. The appeal for PPE was announced […]
Do you need help Providing Data Secure Workspaces?
Bespoke device to help reseachers work on secure projects from home, for a UK University. Winter and Smith were approached to design a secure system to restrict access to computer video screens for remote workers. The system interfaced with a touch key with a unique, factory-lasered and tested 64-bit registration number. This formed the basis […]
Automatic Platform for photographing insects
Stepper motor controlled platform that moves up in 0.1mm and 0.5mm increments to allow the photography of Butterflies under a microscope. The unit can be contolled using buttons on the base, and also over USB from a computer.
Automating the Vintage London Gas Lamps
Did you know, in Central London they still have 1500 vintage Gas Lamps in use? If not – trying looking up whilst in Covent Garden! We are in the process of converting clockwork Lamp controllers into digitally controlled lamp controllers, some of which will be monitored via the internet. Picture here are a batch of […]
