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Bernard Sinclair, C.Eng. M.I.Mech.E.
Specialities
Materials and
Design
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Materials selection
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Product design
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Product engineering
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Tool design and sourcing
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Processing
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Injection moulding
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Rotational moulding
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Thermoforming
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Secondary Operations
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Finishing and decorating
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Welding and fastening
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Commercial
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Markets
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Consumer products
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Housewares
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Leisure
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Office products
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Packaging
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Other Skills
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Project management
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Trouble shooting
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Product Engineering, Design
&
Innovation
Bernard Sinclair is a qualified Mechanical
Engineer who has spent most of his career working within or for manufacturing
industry. Practising since 1974, he has spent time designing and developing
products for Hoover and Wilkinson Sword amongst others before establishing
Product Engineering Associates. As the longest serving member of Plastics
Consultancy Network, Bernard Sinclair served on the executive committee for
the period 1995-2000. He has also acted as a Neighbourhood Engineer, taking
Mechanical Engineering expertise into secondary schools, assisting students
and staff in matters relating to design technology as well as
advising on engineering, manufacture and the selection of plastics. He also
undertakes expert witness work relating to design, manufacture and
intellectual property.
Product Engineering Associates (PEA)
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PEA was formed by Bernard Sinclair in 1987. It
specialises primarily in the design, innovation and development of
consumer products. Work undertaken is technically led and
includes, design and engineering on both new and existing products. This
includes concept design, product design & development work and trouble
shooting. Additional work provides clients with advice on design,
materials and manufacture of proposed products, providing clients with
technical specifications, provisional designs, prototypes, models,
manufacturing cost estimates and estimates for tooling. Project are
generally managed to the point of final approval of sampled components. |
Expert Witness and Legal
Bernard Sinclair has undertaken a number of expert witness and legal
assignments. These mainly relate to disputes in connection with product
design, intellectual properly or mechanical design.
Clients for projects of this kind include:
Freshfields, Dibb Lupton Alsop (DLA), Millbank, Tweed, Hadley and McCloy,
Bates, Wells and Braithwaite, BNFL and Birmingham Alliance/Hammerson UK
Properties.
Speculative Projects
Bernard Sinclair is also involved in a speculative
design-partnership which has evolved from Product Engineering Associates.
Through this partnership a number of products have been developed for which
the intellectual property is fully owned. These products are mainly stationery
and desk-top items and are available for manufacture under licence. Some of
the items are fully tooled ready for manufacture. Full details are available
on request.
Recently Completed Projects
Clients
Manufacturing and marketing companies:
Wilkinson Sword, Canon Audio,
Plastics Development Centre, Compactors Worldwide, Binney and Smith (Crayola),
Lord Precision Industries, Samas Roneo, Premiere Bathrooms, Pitrok, Formula
One Administration, William Levene, PowerFloss, Freshlink Dispensers.
Design Consultancies:
Conran Design Group, Pentagram
Design, Queensberry Hunt Levien, Hop Design, Rowe Associates, Goodwin Emck
Product Design, Product First.
Work completed on
products for:
Quad Electroacoustics, Psion, Tomy,
Atco-Qualcast, Carter Parratt, Hoyles, Corning, Maws, Samsung, Household
Articles, Dualit*.
* (These companies are not clients of
Product Engineering Associates.)
Contact Address
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Product Engineering Associates, 11 Kerrison Road, London, W5 5NW.
Tel: 020 8566 3456
Fax: 020 8579 8608
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