Research & Development

Clogworks Technologies is constantly innovating and keeping abreast of new technology that can have a direct impact on our drone solutions.

Both directors have years of experience in R&D and NPD in their respective field of expertise and thrive on creating new products and solutions.

We design, manufacture, assemble and fully test all our products in-house to maximise quality and precision.

We can supply customers with commercially-off-the-shelf solutions or more tailored solutions to suit specific requirements

of professional remote pilots operating in complex environment.

We have in-house facilities for rapid prototyping and have the expertise and overall view needed to create your perfect solution.


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Constantly Innovating

Since the company's inception in 2014, we have worked with many manufacturing and end-user partners, integrating different payloads, sensors

and creating accessories to further complement our range of aircraft. Our in-house equipment allows us to produce prototypes for simulation and testing.

We can create multiple versions of a product during a very short period of time and base the iterations on  analysis and feedback.

From Concept To Flight

Whether you need a complex integration of a payload for a single aircraft,

or you are looking for custom built designs for a fleet of aerial delivery vehicles,

Clogworks can help.



Short Overview Video of R&D Capabilities

From Design to Tailored Application

Idea

Looking for something really specific? An aerial platform that nobody seems to have a solution for?

Get in touch with us!

Design

We work with you to adapt our design processes to ensure the final product meet your exact requirements. 


Precision

Our in-house equipment enables us to precisely manufacture every component of your aircraft.

Satisfaction

We ensure our aircraft meet a meticulous set of requirements before hand-over to our customers. We then go further by providing after sales support and servicing options.

In-House R&D Capabilities

CADCAM Software

At Clogworks, we use CADCAM software extensively at the design stage of any new products. We have a team of designers with lots of experience in the drone industry but also CNC machining  and 3D printing.

This means the designs can be made with the equipment we have in-house for a quick turnaround.


Manual Machining

Manual machining is used to create small metal parts and assess their suitability for the projects.

We have a manual lathe (metric and imperial!) and a Bridgeport milling machine in-house, since all these years when we started.

Carbon Production

We use state-of-the-art pre-preg carbon reinforced composites to create intricate shaped parts or simply flat sheets of different configurations, thickness and strength.

Our composites engineers' expertise combined with CNC machining and further processing of the raw parts then ensure the prototypes fit the brief.

CNC Machining

CNC machining is used to create a number of parts newly designed.

We use the computer-aided machining (CAM) process to produce aircraft grade aluminium components and to process composites parts further.

We have in-house capability for 3-axis and 4-axis CNC machining.

3D Printing

Additive manufacturing or 3D printing is used in our R&D process for quick turn around of new resin and/or carbon parts.

At Clogworks, we have the facilities to print resins of different types, opacity and strength. We have a range of 3D printers in-house: we can use a carbon and resin 3D printer based on the Continuous Fibre Reinforcement (CFR) process with micron layer accuracy, a more traditional printer based on SLA process using photosensitive resin, or a thermoplastic filament type

depending on the finish we are after.

Components Choice

We have extensive knowledge of what electronics components are required to achieve a certain payload lift capacity or redundancy.

We can choose from different suppliers of motors, ESCs or propellers and conduct back-to-back comparisons.

We can also integrate many different controllers to our systems.

Other commonly requested aircraft options can be viewed here.

Parts Testing

At Clogworks, we use a range of testing methods to ensure  our newly developed components or products are of the ultimate quality.

A lot of R&D is based on iterations of products and solutions and if we do not get it right first time, we continue until it is right!


Assembly

We have the expertise to assemble all electronics and mechanical parts of our Dark Matter® UAV platforms to get optimised performance and finish.

Some accessories have also been developed over the years for specific customers or projects. Contact us to find out what is possible.


Flight Testing

We regularly perform indoor tests, first on the bench, then on an indoor purpose built "dyno" to assess response to input in a safe and controlled environment.
We also regularly conduct flight tests in different weather conditions, with various payload weights, etc. and flight logs analysis to help fine-tune aircraft. 

Finally we perform missions under our UK CAA Operational Authorisation to check the user-friendliness of our solutions for your needs. 

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