Company Name: Inca Digital Printers

Website: www.incadigital.com

Job Title: Mechanical Design & Automation Engineer (Contract)

Dates: 14/11/17 to 22/02/17

Location: Cambridge, UK.

“Inca Digital Printers is an industry leader in the design, development and manufacture of inkjet printers for the print industry.

To date, this work has focused on equipment for the POS sector, but the technology is also suitable for other industrial applications and is an important area for future growth.

Inca Digital was the first company to design and manufacture a moving table flatbed printer for the printing industry in 2001 with the Eagle 44. Since then, the company has proved itself as an innovator and leader in the field of inkjet producing another eleven machine model designs to date, resulting in industry acclaim.

In 2007, the launch of the Inca Onset created a paradigm shift in digital print quality delivering a digital press that for the first time could really take screen printing volume and that would become a real workhorse for its owners.

Since the launch of the Onset, Inca has expanded its range with the Onset S20i, Onset S40i,Onset Q40i, Onset S50i, Onset R40i and Onset R50i. With this ongoing product development Inca continuously seeks new solutions to the challenges their customers encounter”.
source: www.incadigital.com

Working with a team of R&D engineers over a wide range of specialities including mechanical, electrical, controls, electronics and software developing a new format commercial digital printer. My role included;

Translating the conceptual industrial design for new machine enclosure into engineering product with consideration of materials selection for chemical compatibility, manufacturability, production assembly, design for freight/container transport, service & maintenance.
General mechanical engineering support including part, assembly & drawing creation, update & management to Inca’s best practice guidelines.
Working from a blank sheet to design multipurpose sheet & panel feeder working over wide range materials and thicknesses from 120 gsm paper up to 1/2" thick wood panels.