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Technical support: Proving technology

Last year, the Technical Support team made around 15,000 prototypes. Some are made from old machine parts, others are machined from scratch. Others (around 16 a month) are built using Dyson¹s SLS machine, capable of building even the most complex, working, 3 dimensional object. Engineers use the models to test out theories, components, stress points and sometimes just to get a look and feel of the machine.

Developing the cyclone within the Dyson cylinder

Engineer profile:

Steve Tremlin

Dyson Tooling & Workshop Manager

I joined Dyson in 1998 in the separation systems research department. I then moved into tooling, working on projects with talented engineers and travelling the world to see suppliers. I now manage the product prototyping team to support Research and Development in Dyson UK and Malaysia.

Team members come from a range of backgrounds. Model making and prototyping roles are typically apprenticeships. Those in engineering are filled by experienced engineers with a degree in engineering and a background in design or manufacturing.

I love the fact that I'm given the freedom to prove my ideas by getting in the workshop and making a working model. It usually proves that my idea doesn't work quite as I'd thought, but it always teaches me something new.

Ben Morse Principal Engineer

The diversity of projects and research here in RDD has taught me to broaden my views and to take other people's perspectives into consideration.

Fabio Scalon Senior EMC Engineer

I have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology, and the scope of projects at Dyson makes the work consistently interesting.

Simon Long Senior Compliance Engineer

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