Equalizer International – Training Rig

The Business Need

Equalizer provide extensive technical training to their customers, using a purpose-built facility at their headquarters, and also a mobile training rig which can be taken to customer’s locations.  This training rig is also used as a demonstration and sales tool.

The Project

4c were engaged to reverse engineer the existing mobile training rig, and produce a design suitable for manufacture of multiple units, for use at their distributors’ outlets.

Our Activities and Deliverables

Our engineers delivered the full turn-key solution of replicating the original training rig unit, including:

• Reverse engineering of the existing training rig;
• Building up a CAD model of the rig in SolidWorks;
• Incorporation of improvements to some mechanical functions;
• Production of a complete package of manufacturing drawings;
• Liaison with our network of suppliers for manufacture of parts and assembly of completed training rigs;
• Quality checks and dimensional control before final delivery.

The Benefits

Equalizer can now deliver a unified training rig design across their distribution network, ensuring consistency in their technical training toolset.