After a couple of years in our previous offices in Stoneyfield, we’ve made the short hop across the railway tracks to the new Inverness Campus. We are now located on the second floor of Aurora House, so feel free to drop by for coffee and chat about how we can help solve your engineering problems.... Read more »
This week we had a quick visit over to Ireland to meet with Sea Power Ltd, who took us for a visit out to their 5x Sea Power Platform, currently on-station at the SmartBay test centre in Galway Bay. See some lovely drone footage here: It was great to see it in the flesh –... Read more »
It’s been an incredibly busy and productive year at 4c Engineering (so much so that we’ve struggled to find the time to write up case studies for the fascinating projects we’ve been involved in!). In the meantime, here’s a brief roundup from the last year: 1. Wave Energy Scotland project with Sea Power Ltd Our... Read more »
“Mecha what?” That is the usual reaction when I mention my job title. While the discipline of mechatronics may not be that well known, it surrounds us in the world of modern technology. It combines mechanical, electrical and software engineering elements to give a broad overview of how they integrate, and almost everything designed now... Read more »
Time has flown by since the successful installation of the AWS half-scale cassette demonstration project – the 100th day of testing has just been achieved. During the installation and test period 4c Engineering provided engineering and support services to AWS, including management of the marine operations, mechanical and electrical installation, SCADA design and implementation, HSE... Read more »
After just 4 hectic weeks on site, Andy Hall, Jo Wilson and Hamish Grey completed the installation and commissioning phase of the AWS half-scale cassette demonstration project. Working with local contractors Orcades Marine, Delta Marine and Currie Brothers, Andy and his team got the job done well inside the time and budget allowed by AWS.... Read more »