Research and Design

Engineering Design and Testing

Tinsley Bridge has significant in house engineering design and test capabilities, enhanced by access to cutting edge research and design programmes.

Tinsley Bridge works closely with external partners to enhance its design, test and development capability of suspensions components, specifically stabiliser bars, torsion bars, leaf springs (parabolic and conventional), trailing arms/air links. With a small run engineering capability prototype manufacture is quick, easy and straightforward. This is complemented by a metallurgical and materials testing laboratory.

The company also designs, procures and installs spring manufacturing equipment. The close working relationships we have established add significantly to our own research, design and testing resources – giving us a significant advantage over our rivals. Details of these relationships are covered below.

Cambridge Vehicle Dynamics Consortium (CVDC)

Tinsley Bridge is a founder member of the UK government ‘think tank’ set up to research improvements in heavy duty truck suspensions. Read more

Sheffield University and the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) with Boeing

A close working relationship with the AMRC for more than 20 years is used enhance the company in house research and development capability. Read more

Sorby Nano Investigation Centre

The company’s relationship with the micro and nano scale investigation centre at Sheffield University is used to support the on going development and refinement of innovative materials used across various activities in the Tinsley Bridge Group.
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