Special-purpose machine
Heat sealing machine
Fully guarded heat sealing machine on castors with interlocked doors and touchscreen HMI, built and tested in our workshop before installation.
Ask about this build ↗Designed & built in Ireland
Custom machines, fixtures & automation.
Practical engineering for Irish manufacturers. From the smallest assembly fixture to full-line integration, we design and build equipment around your production requirements.
17+ yearsof machine design and build experience
Design to installmechanical, electrical and controls in-house
Fixtures to robot cellsand full production lines
All of Irelandinstallation and support on your site
What do you need to improve?
Reduce manual handling
Make the task safer, easier and quicker with equipment designed around the operator and the part.
Robot and cobot cells, conveyors →Improve consistency
Locate, assemble and check every part the same way, with error-proofing built in.
Fixtures, inspection stations →Prove a new process
Test the process on a rig and get real data before you commit to a production machine.
Test and development rigs →What we build
Six types of equipment. Built around your process.
A focused fixture, a standalone station, or part of a complete line. Select a capability to see more.
01 / WHAT WE BUILD
Assembly fixtures and jigs
A good fixture takes the judgement out of every part. We design fixtures that locate on your datums, hold the part the same way every time, and make the wrong load impossible.
Typical jobs: manual and pneumatic assembly fixtures, weld jigs, check fixtures, quick-change nests.
Discuss a fixture project ↗02 / WHAT WE BUILD
Test and development rigs
Prove the process before you commit to a production machine. Our rigs can log force, position and cycle data, so the decision to scale rests on evidence.
Typical jobs: R&D process rigs, functional and end-of-line test stations, leak, force and life testing.
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03 / WHAT WE BUILD
Inspection stations
Find the fault at the station, not at your customer. We build inspection into the process, at the end of the line or between steps.
Typical jobs: vision inspection, dimensional gauging, presence and orientation checks, leak and force verification.
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04 / WHAT WE BUILD
Robot and cobot cells
Pick-and-place, machine tending and assembly, with the guarding, safety and controls designed as one system.
Typical jobs: SCARA and six-axis robot cells, cobot stations, robot cell frames and guarding.
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05 / WHAT WE BUILD
Conveyors and indexers
Part flow designed around your process, as part of a complete cell.
Typical jobs: belt and pallet conveyors, rotary and linear indexers, buffer and box-filling stations.
Discuss a conveyor project ↗06 / WHAT WE BUILD
Special-purpose machines and lines
When the job is bigger, we take it from concept to a complete, documented machine or line.
Typical jobs: multi-station assembly machines, linked cells, full production lines.
Discuss a machine project ↗
Engineering you can talk to
Start small. See how we work. Then scale up.
Most plants have a list of jobs that would pay back, but no time or team to start them. GSD is set up to make the first one easy.
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Easy to start
Your first project can be small, fixed in scope and quick: one fixture, one test rig or one cell. You see how we design, build and communicate before you trust us with a line.
02
Engineers, not account managers
You deal with the engineer who designs and builds your machine. The person who answers your question is the person who knows the answer.
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Built and proven in our workshop
Every machine runs in our workshop before it reaches your floor, and a factory acceptance test can be arranged before it ships.
Recent work
From our workshop.
Real GSD builds.
Test equipment
8-slot leak test station
Self-contained leak test station with eight indexed slots, PLC control and touchscreen HMI, for repeatable loading and unattended test cycles.
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Process machine
Heated press machine
Benchtop heated press with twin pneumatic stations and independent temperature control, in a guarded frame.
Ask about this build ↗How we work
A clear path from problem to production.
You review and approve the work at each agreed stage.
- 01UnderstandA site visit to see the part, the people and the problem. We agree what the equipment must prove and what success looks like.
- 02Options and designOptions to solve it, each with a budget and, where it helps, the expected payback. Then the design in SolidWorks and SolidWorks Electrical, with scope and acceptance criteria agreed and the design reviewed with you before we build.
- 03Build and testWe build in our workshop and test against the agreed criteria. A factory acceptance test can be arranged.
- 04Install and hand overWe install and commission on your site. You receive the drawings, programs and documents agreed in the proposal.
Sectors
Who we build for
Medtech and pharma
Your process engineers need evidence before they scale. We build development and test rigs for R&D and process teams, then the inspection stations and assembly fixtures for production, with documents that support your validation.
Engineering and fabrication
Weld and assembly fixtures, cobot cells and inspection stations that raise output when skilled labour is hard to find.
Automotive components
Error-proofing, end-of-line test and handling cells for suppliers who work to tight launch dates and zero-defect targets.
About GSD Automation
Built by engineers who have worked on both sides of the machine.
Our team has spent years inside manufacturing plants and machine builders, in automotive, medical devices, battery systems and photonics. We know what a plant needs from a machine, and we know how to build it.
Designed for the people who use it. Access, changeovers, maintenance and day-to-day production are part of the design from the start.
One engineer accountable. The same engineer looks after your project from the first visit to the handover.
Nothing leaves the workshop until it works. Every machine is built, wired and tested in-house before delivery.
Before we start
Questions buyers ask
Straight answers to the questions we hear most.
How small a job can we start with?+
A focused fixture, a test rig or a small cell is a practical first project. Small jobs are welcome: they are how most of our customer relationships begin.
What do you need from us to quote?+
Start with the production problem, a description of the part, the output you need and any space or process limits. Drawings, photos, sample parts or a short video of the process all help. You do not need a finished specification to start the conversation.
Do you do the electrical design and programming?+
Yes. Mechanical design, electrical design (SolidWorks Electrical), PLC and robot programming are all done in-house. The proposal states what is included, how it connects to your existing equipment, and what documents you receive.
Will the machine be CE marked?+
New machines are designed with CE requirements in mind. The CE documentation included is agreed as part of each project.
Do you modify existing machines?+
Yes. Upgrades, retrofits, extra stations, new guarding and control changes to existing equipment are a regular part of our work. We survey the machine first and agree the scope and any production downtime with you before work starts.
Do you carry out factory acceptance testing?+
Yes. Before delivery, the machine is run in our workshop against the acceptance criteria agreed in the proposal. A factory acceptance test (FAT) with your team can be arranged, so you see the equipment running with your parts before it ships. Site acceptance after installation is agreed in the same way.
Where do you work?+
Across the island of Ireland. Installation, commissioning and on-site work are included in the agreed scope of each project.
How quickly will we hear back?+
An engineer replies to every enquiry within one working day. If a site visit is the best next step, we arrange it on that first call.
Let's talk about your process
Tell us what you need to improve.
Send a line about the problem, plus a photo, drawing or short video if you have one. An engineer replies within one working day.
Tell us what you need to improve.
A new machine, a process that needs to work better, or an idea to prove. Send a line about the problem, plus a photo, drawing or short video if you have one. An engineer replies within one working day. Prefer to talk? Call 087 645 3538.