Case Studies
Sandfield Engineering have been specifying, designing, manufacturing and implementing specially designed clamps for over 45 years.
Whilst Sandfield Engineering now have a range of more than 450 clamps available off the shelf almost 50% of our customers have at some point engaged us to specify, design, manufacture and implement a clamp for a specific application.
Whatever your clamping challenge Sandfield Engineering would love the opportunity to meet that challenge with you.
Below are just a few examples of specially engineered clamps that we have developed and adapted to suit particular customer requirements.
The specially engineered toggle and pneumatic clamps cover a variety of industries including, water, automotive, construction, military and environmental industries and solve a range of quite different challenges.
Lithium Battery Fire Retardant Box Design
Sandfield were approached by a manufacturer of high quality cars who, like most of the automotive industry, are investing heavily in electric vehicles, specifically lithium battery powered vehicles. Why did this vehicle manufacturer approach Sandfield Engineering...
60 years of the Mini
OK, this is more of a reminisce rather than a case study but hopefully you won't mind indulging me a little. 2019 has been a momentous year for the Mini, celebrating their 50th year in production and producing their ten millionth car. At Sandfield Engineering it...
Quick Release Sleeper Retention
Manvers Engineering approached Sandfield because they required a quick release clamp to hold sleepers in position on the inside of a tunnel lining. They had been using bolts that had protruded into the tunnel, the bolts were constantly being knocked as people walked...
Secure retention for gas cylinders
South East Water supplies top quality drinking water to 2.1 million customers in Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire. Every day they supply 565 million litres of drinking water from their water treatment works along more than 14,000 kilometres of water mains...
Precision Location Positioning
Volvo, in the body assembly area, required that the car body would be clamped to a pallet through 6 locations holes as it passed down the production line. The holes were only 16mm in diameter and the profile of the body panels were such that a standard pull down clamp...
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