Complex mechanical challenges demand more than a technically compliant design. Equipment also needs to be safe, practical to manufacture, install, operate, maintain, and recover.

At Actemium UK we provide mechanical design engineering from early concept through detailed design and manufacturing support, developing bespoke solutions around your operational environment and project requirements.

Key customer benefits

  • Certainty
    Greater design certainty
  • Engineering
    Practical, deliverable solutions
  • Identify Risk
    Reduced technical & project risk
  • Reliable, maintainable assets.
  • Track Record
    Confidence in design integrity

Our mechanical design capabilities

Our multidisciplinary engineering teams can support a wide range of mechanical applications.

  • Plant And Equipment

    Plant & Equipment

    Plant layout and process equipment | Special-purpose machinery | Piping and building services | Asset modifications and upgrades

  • Handling And Remote Operations

    Handling & Remote Operations

    Mechanical and remote handling | Remote operation and maintenance | Handling and lifting equipment | Material, powder, and liquid waste transfer

  • Gloveboxes

    Specialist Applications

    Glovebox containments | Decommissioning and size reduction

From feasibility to detailed design

Getting the right solution starts with understanding what you need the asset to achieve, the environment in which it will operate and the constraints of the existing site.

Our mechanical engineers can support your project through requirements capture, site surveys, feasibility and optioneering, concept and scheme design, and detailed design for manufacture.

Where needed, design risk assessments, engineering substantiation, stress analysis, and FEA can be incorporated alongside manufacturing specifications, works test, and installation and commissioning documentation.

By considering the complete lifecycle early in the design process, we can help identify technical and integration risks sooner, improve design certainty and ensure the final solution considers how equipment will be installed, operated, and maintained, not simply how it performs on paper.

 

Engineering expertise you can rely on

  • Certainty
    Proven mechanical engineering experience

    A strong history developing bespoke mechanical solutions for complex, safety-critical and highly regulated environments.
  • Engineering
    Specialist technical expertise

    Experienced mechanical engineers supported by specialist capability in remote handling, substantiation, stress analysis, and FEA.
  • Identify Risk
    Multi-disciplinary capability

    Integrated access to process, piping, CE&I, automation and specialist engineering expertise where required.
  • Design grounded in operational reality

    Experience engineering around restricted access, existing infrastructure, remote operation, and demanding site conditions.
  • Track Record
    Lifecycle-focused delivery

    Solutions developed with manufacture, installation, operation, maintenance, and recovery considered from the outset.

Mechanical engineering for challenging environments

Complex operating environments often introduce constraints that conventional engineering solutions cannot easily accommodate.

Our mechanical engineers have experience solving challenges involving restricted space and access, radiation, remote operation, safety-critical requirements, and integration with existing infrastructure.

This experience enables us to develop practical, bespoke solutions around the realities of the operating environment while maintaining a clear focus on safety, reliability, and long-term asset performance.

Project Highlights

Mechanical Design Engineering FAQs

  • What does mechanical design engineering include?

    Mechanical design engineering covers the development of mechanical plant, equipment and systems from initial requirements and feasibility through concept and detailed design. Actemium UK’s capabilities include plant and equipment design, mechanical and remote handling, special-purpose machinery, lifting equipment, piping, containment, and asset modifications.

  • Can Actemium UK support mechanical engineering on existing operational sites?

    Yes. Our engineers have experience developing solutions around existing infrastructure and challenging site constraints, including restricted space, access, safety, and remote operation requirements. Site surveys, feasibility and optioneering can help identify the most appropriate solution before progressing into detailed design.

  • Can Actemium UK support a project from feasibility through detailed design?

    Yes. Our mechanical engineering capability extends from requirements capture, site surveys, feasibility and optioneering through concept and scheme design to detailed design for manufacture. We can also provide supporting design risk assessments, specifications, test documentation and installation and commissioning documentation.

  • Do you provide stress analysis and FEA as part of mechanical design?

    Yes. Where required, specialist stress analysis and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) can be integrated into the mechanical design process to assess structural and mechanical performance under relevant loads and operating conditions.

  • Can Actemium UK provide multidisciplinary engineering support?

    Yes. We can bring together mechanical, process, piping, electrical, CE&I, automation, and specialist engineering expertise around a project. This can reduce the number of engineering interfaces a customer needs to manage and help ensure requirements are considered consistently across disciplines.

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