Production equipment development is one of the core capabilities of the QinetiQ North America Technology Solutions Group. We have more than 50 years of experience in this area, including successful, high profile projects ranging from the development of the original equipment to manufacture Velcro® through the creation of the equipment to produce General Mills’ Gushers®. Our overall capabilities for new equipment design and development encompass the areas of medical, food, and commercial/industrial.

Medical -- Our medical equipment team, working in partnership with your personnel, creates the initial concept and develops it through prototyping, final design, and build. We apply our in-depth knowledge of standard equipment availability and customize only the necessary processes. We select practical new or emerging technologies to assure a truly innovative production equipment development process. Integration of our resources with yours is an important component of our program plan to assure that our clients capture all project intelligence.

Food -- The custom food equipment we develop, design, and build is proprietary, and is dedicated to the introduction and manufacture of a unique food product. As a rule, the products for which we develop this equipment require new technologies or novel approaches. The resulting equipment thus becomes a barrier to market entry for others, and allows our clients to command a premium price for a new and novel product.

Commercial and Industrial -- We specialize in enabling technologies that make the production of new products possible. Industries that request our capabilities are historically quite diverse. This diversity, and our long history in this area, give us the unique ability to import knowledge and ideas gained in one industry to another, seemingly unrelated, industry.

For more information, please email TSGinfo@QinetiQ-NA.com