Reliance Precision Limited Electro-Mechanical, Opto-Mechanical Assemblies and Specialist Geared Components

Reliance Precision Limited, Huddersfield

Company Introduction A specialist engineering company Welcome to Reliance Precision, an independent family-owned company offering tailored engineering services for the design, manufacture and test of precision mechanical components and assemblies. We are a specialist engineering company, unique in our offering of both catalogue products and fully bespoke solutions. We are an established supplier to a diverse range of markets including defence, aerospace, space, scientific, medical, semi-conductor and photonics, capable of providing not only mechanical solutions but electro-mechnical, opto-mechanical...

Products and Applications High performance systems Reliance specialises in the design and manufacture of high performance electro-mechanical systems and components for aerospace, space and defence, and for other industries with performance-critical requirements. We are an established supplier to major equipment manufacturers, offering a breadth of engineering experience combined with a proven track record in quality, delivery and technical performance. Delivering technical excellence Our reputation has been built upon our overriding company principle of delivering technical excellence. This demands...

Opto-mechanical assemblies Accurate geared components Rotary and linear positioning systems and drive Bespoke manufacture of complex geared components, mechanisms for sighting, imaging and target acquisition performance critical applications: • Focusing mechanisms • Accurate short-life highly loaded gear trains • Laser beam manipulation • Internal and external ring gears • Optic positioning • Hobbed and shaped spur and anti-backlash gears • Optic mounting • Worms, wormwheels, and bevel gears

Specialist Gear Expertise Design and manufacture of gears Custom gears can be manufactured from a range Reliance has over 50 years’ experience in the design of materials such as, but not limited to, stainless and manufacture of bespoke gears, ranging from high steel, aluminium alloy, precipitation hardening steel, accuracy, long life applications such as radar and optical phosphor bronze, titanium and other speciality metals, payloads, to very short life, highly loaded aerospace as well as high performance polymers such as PEEK. Reliance also work very closely with accredited and formally approved...

Design Support Collaborative engineering Design engineering Reliance has worked as a collaborative technical Professional multi-disciplined engineering team with partner on a number of diverse programmes to support hands-on product implementation experience, capable designers responsible for both new and mature products. We provide a complementary design capability, offering access to specialist facilities and technical expertise, or • Design from specification additional capacity during resource intensive projects. • Concept development and prototyping The scope and depth of design support is...

together with our customers’ preferred suppliers. By working collaboratively we have demonstrated that we are able to respond effectively to our customers’ plans for growth and support their supply chain strategies effectively. Reducing operating costs Reliance supplies certified components and fully tested assemblies for use directly into final production, We have developed an extensive breadth and helping our customers reduce lead-times and supply depth of operational capabilities over many years chain management costs. We provide a single point in order to serve a range of different markets....

Component manufacture High accuracy manufacturing facility with embedded through-process compliance to specification: • High precision manufacture of critical components • World-class, NPL accredited, metrology capability • Tailored cleaning processes to customer specification • Packaging and supply options to suit Electro-mechanical assembly Assembly of high performance sub-systems where the avoidance of contamination is critical to achieving demanding accuracies: • Controlled atmosphere assembly facility • Electro-static protected area to BS EN 61340 • Instrumentation and test of final assemblies...

Opto-Mechanical Assembly Optical integration Optics handling and inspection In addition to specialist capabilities in precision component manufacturing and electro-mechanical equipment to ensure the optical components are not assembly, Reliance also supplies custom-built opto- subject to latent failure during operation: mechanical assemblies, from static, mounted optics to fully integrated within a moving mechanical assembly. • Visual inspection of optics to ISO 10110 We work closely with customers and industry-leading • Customer inspection requirements - 100% or sample optics suppliers in order...

Quality and Reliability Trust and experience With over 50 years’ experience in serving the aerospace and defence sector Reliance is able to demonstrate consistent achievement of the stringent performance criteria required by these industries. We have built longstanding relationships with major OEMs, systems integrators and prime contractors, and participated in national and international programmes including Eurofighter, JSF, Gripen, Tornado and Falcon. Disciplined and adaptable We ensure a consistent approach based on established operational disciplines and methods, and thorough build standard...

Quality control Creativity and problem solving Effective application of metrology and test is a core Reliance is committed to developing knowledge and part of our company philosophy. Inspection and understanding and has a strong appetite for problem measurement disciplines are embedded throughout solving. By understanding the issues facing our the component manufacturing process in order to customers - technically, operationally and commercially prove parts are manufactured correctly to specification. - we are able to provide creative technical solutions. Investment in test engineering has resulted...