Principal-led, never anonymous

On every engagement, Richard Hackney remains the principal engineer, the client contact and the mechanical design authority. The network does not change that — it extends the capability available to your project without adding layers between you and the engineer responsible for the work.

The network is exactly that: trusted specialists engaged for their discipline, under controlled terms. They are not employees, and they are not named here without their permission.

Disciplines the network can provide

  • Finite element analysis
  • Specialist stress analysis
  • Electrical design
  • Control systems
  • Functional safety
  • Fabrication and machining
  • Installation
  • Specialist testing and commissioning

How the network is controlled

  • Selected for the requirement

    Specialists are chosen according to the technical requirement of the project — not a fixed roster kept busy for its own sake.

  • Controlled scope and confidentiality

    Associate competence, scope, confidentiality and deliverables are controlled, so the standard of work and the handling of information stay consistent.

  • One integrated answer

    Richard defines the problem, coordinates the specialists and integrates their work, so the client receives one coherent technical answer — not a bundle of disconnected reports.

Have a project that needs more than one discipline?

Describe the scope. Richard will define the mechanical solution and bring in the specialists the work requires.

Discuss a project