Independent engineering · Sheffield, UK

Engineering design.
Prototypes.
Parts made.

Design → Build → Develop

Mechanical design, CAD, prototyping and fabrication, with electronics and systems development when your project needs more.

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From a single part to a working prototype. Based in Sheffield, working with customers across the UK.

CAD assembly render showing a mechanical frame, motors, gearing and wiring
Mechanical design & integrationCAD assembly render

Research-led engineering

In-house design & build

Based in Sheffield

NDA-friendly discussions

What we do

An idea. A drawing.
A problem to solve.

Bring us the work you need done, whether that is refining a design, making a batch of parts or developing a complete prototype.

01 / Design

Engineering design

Develop an idea, refine existing CAD or solve a practical mechanical design problem.

  • CAD models & engineering drawings
  • Product & mechanical development
  • Design changes & manufacturing review
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02 / Make

Prototypes & parts

Get a one-off component, a functional prototype or a small batch made in our workshop.

  • FDM 3D printing & CO₂ laser cutting
  • CNC routing & fabricated assemblies
  • Brackets, enclosures, jigs & fixtures
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Selected projects

Engineering in practice.

From a custom component to an inspection system or a data-led feasibility study. A closer look at the problems we work on and what we build.

Inspection GUI result showing the captured part, annotated dimensions and PASS result
Prototype inspection output with measured features and a pass/fail result.

01 / Machine vision & measurement

In-house R&D · Working prototype

From a part image to an inspection report.

Checking holes, slots and profiles by hand can become repetitive. We developed a camera-based rig that captures a part’s silhouette, measures its features and records the result in a consistent report.

The brief
Explore a practical way to automate checks on flat test parts.
Our approach
Combine a camera, controlled backlighting and calibrated image analysis in a purpose-built rig.
The result
A working demonstrator producing annotated images, feature measurements and pass/fail outputs against defined checks.
Discuss an inspection requirement
Inside the inspection project

Hardware and analysis developed together

The prototype brings camera positioning, lighting and software into one workflow. Image processing identifies the outer profile, round holes, slots and edge cut-outs, then converts the image measurements into dimensional outputs.

What has been demonstrated

Test coupons include deliberately altered features to exercise the inspection logic. The report combines the captured image, detected geometry and check results, so each decision can be reviewed.

Current stage: working prototype tested on controlled parts. Application-specific accuracy and repeatability validation is the next stage.

Prototype report showing detected hole, slot and cut-out dimensions alongside an annotated test-part image
Example prototype output. View full-size report
Illustrative junction schematic showing traffic observations feeding into analysis and signal-strategy comparison; no client data
Illustrative study workflow · synthetic scenarios.

02 / Data analysis & control

Confidential feasibility work · Simulation stage

Understanding traffic. Exploring better signal timing.

Traffic measurements can help explain where queues build and how junctions respond to changing demand. We developed a simulation-led study to explore monitoring, fault detection and alternative signal-control strategies.

The brief
Investigate how traffic observations could support junction monitoring and signal optimisation.
Our approach
Model traffic demand, radar and loop-detector observations, and signal states using synthetic scenarios.
The result
A demonstrator for queue and congestion indicators, sensor-fault scenarios and comparison of fixed-time and traffic-responsive control.
Discuss a data or control problem
Inside the traffic study

Making observations useful

The monitoring work explores how vehicle counts, speed, occupancy and signal states can be brought together to describe junction behaviour. Synthetic congestion and sensor-fault scenarios provide known conditions against which to examine the analysis.

Comparing control strategies

A separate simulation compares fixed-time timing with a traffic-responsive strategy under changing demand. The work provides a basis for evaluating how signal operation uses available capacity before progressing to validation with operational data.

Current stage: feasibility demonstration using synthetic data and simulation. Operational validation is a future stage. Identifying project details are confidential.

Custom 3D printed bushing housings beside their engineering drawing
Custom housings designed and manufactured in-house.

03 / Mechanical design & fabrication

Customer project · Parts supplied

A custom housing, from requirement to finished parts.

A customer needed a bushing housing with no suitable off-the-shelf option. We developed the geometry around the assembly, documented the design and manufactured a small batch in our Sheffield workshop.

The brief
Locate and support a bushing within the available space and required clearances.
Our approach
Translate the interfaces into CAD, produce an engineering drawing and make the housings using FDM 3D printing.
The result
A custom batch designed, documented and supplied within the customer’s required timescale.
Discuss a custom part
Inside the housing project

Designed around the application

The housing needed to support the bushing axis and maintain clearances within the surrounding assembly. The design included a feature less than 1 mm thick, so geometry and the manufacturing approach were considered together.

One route from design to supply

CAD, the engineering drawing and in-house manufacture formed a connected workflow. The customer received the completed parts without having to coordinate separate design and fabrication suppliers.

In-house capabilities

The workshop behind
the engineering.

CAD, electronics and in-house fabrication keep design, build and iteration connected. Order standalone parts, bring an existing design for refinement, or work with us through several iterations.

FDM 3D printingCNC routingCO₂ laser cuttingElectronicsCAD & designPrototype integration
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How we work

A clear route from
brief to build.

Research-led thinking, grounded in practical engineering. Our experience spans additive manufacturing, sensing, robotics and applied machine learning.

About Seked Labs
  1. 01

    Define

    Clarify the requirement, constraints and what a useful result should look like.

  2. 02

    Build

    Design, fabricate and integrate the hardware and software around the application.

  3. 03

    Test

    Evaluate the result, document what we learn and agree the next iteration.

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What do you need
designed or made?

Send a drawing, describe a problem or talk us through your idea. You do not need a finished brief.

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