
Reverse Engineering & Manufacture
Challenge
Biopharmaceutical customer requirement to start up a moth-balled existing plant to increase product capacity. Off-shore OEM that supplied the original critical assembly was no longer in business. Without a resource, a complete new system including mixers and piping might be required.
Solution
Hunter Hawk reverse engineered the existing worn-out assemblies and manufactured new parts for our customer so the 9-year inactive plant could go back on line without incurring large startup costs and long lead schedules for equipment replacement.
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Result
Substantial savings related to not having to source new equipment and custom fit to existing piping and mixers. Working with Hunter Hawk, customer could use existing legacy equipment.
- New and repaired assemblies delivered on-time
- Legacy equipment fit perfectly with the new manufactured assemblies
- The formerly inactive production plant start-up was on schedule
- Future repairs and parts readily availability through Hunter Hawk eliminating potential off-shore long lead times of 12 to 18 months
- Collaboration with customer engineering allowed for improvements to increase efficiency
- Installed and anticipated to be longer lasting than original parts supplied by others