General enquiry
Usually suitable to assess
Non-safety-critical sketch-to-CAD, drawing conversion, concept layouts, housings, adapters, workshop aids, display items and similar low-risk design work with a clear intended use.
Clear scope and safety boundaries
Project Suitability
Every enquiry is reviewed before work is accepted. A model being possible to draw does not mean the proposed part, system or use is suitable, safe or legally compliant.
Initial screening
Three project-suitability routes.
These categories guide the first review; they are not certification or approval.
Detailed review required
Needs more evidence
Load-bearing parts, vehicle or drone applications, heat, pressure, electrical equipment, public use, demanding tolerances, third-party intellectual property or work needing traceability, calculations or standards.
Not accepted by default
Safety-critical or regulated
Life-safety, medical, flight-critical, weapons, pressure-vessel, lifting, braking, steering, structural sign-off, mains installation, functional-safety, certification or other work outside demonstrated competence and insurance.
Information needed
Help us understand the real use.
Purpose
What the item must do, who will use it and what could happen if it fails.
Loads & environment
Forces, vibration, temperature, weather, chemicals, wear, duty cycle and expected life where relevant.
Interfaces
Key dimensions, mating parts, fixings, clearances, power or control interfaces and existing standards.
Source authority
Confirmation that you may share the supplied files, photographs and drawings and request the proposed work.
Required output
Concept, CAD model, conversion, technical drawing, prototype information or manufacturing-route assessment.
Review evidence
Any calculations, tests, approvals, inspection or specialist sign-off the application genuinely requires.
Specific boundaries
What the website does not promise.
- Website examples, visuals and concept studies are not validated production designs or evidence of fitness for a real application.
- CAD conversion reproduces agreed information; it does not automatically validate the source design, material, tolerances, loads or compliance.
- Electrical support is limited to specifically scoped documentation or layout assistance within demonstrated competence. No claim is made for installation, commissioning, functional-safety validation, conformity assessment or certification.
- Manufacturing is not carried out in-house. Any sourcing or coordination route is subject to project-specific supplier checks and a written scope.
- Customer workshop visits are not offered at the current stage; early enquiries and reviews are handled remotely unless a separately suitable and insured arrangement is agreed.
- SOLIDSTEAD may ask for specialist review, restrict the scope or decline an enquiry where competence, insurance, evidence or legal requirements are not satisfied.