Reverse engineering keeps this land train project on track

Made in Britain member Wrights Plastics used their very latest skills to manufacture moulded seats for a global supplier of visitor transportation.

When Severn Lamb contacted the West Bromwich-based plastic fabrication company with a requirement for visitor seating for their land trains, they had a sample of the seating - but nothing else. Wrights latest service – together with their  extensive materials and manufacturing expertise – meant they were able to successfully reverse engineer the sample seat and in conjunction with Severn Lamb finalised CAD files, to give them everything they needed to progress the project from sample to manufacturing.

Severn Lamb is a Warwickshire-based company with a worldwide reputation for the design and manufacture of light urban, leisure and resort transportation – if you haven’t been on one of their trains, your kids probably have at locations across the UK, Europe & the USA. At 60 years, they are even longer established than Wrights Plastics!

They had previously manufactured end caps for the company and  that gave them the confidence to approach them for this more substantial project. After reverse engineering their sample, the design development team and plastic prototyping skills meant they were able to develop a cost-effective solution – one mould which could be used to manufacture 2, 3 or 4 seats depending on the train’s configuration.

The mould is used to vacuum form the seating from 6mm gloss acrylic ABS. ABS’s chief properties are impact resistance and toughness – essential for busy venues and making this a sustainable option as the seats will last & last!

After being vacuum formed, the mould is then moved to on the CNC router for finishing and final configuration.

For more information read Wrights Plastics latest project update.

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