Engineering Drawing Support for Manufacturing Companies

Production Equipment · Special-Purpose Machinery · Bespoke Jigs & Handling Systems · AutoCAD LT & Inventor

Remote & On-Site, Cornwall & South West

Manufacturing & Production Equipment Drawings Service

Manufacturing companies often need technical drawings for one-off or modified pieces of equipment - a bespoke jig, a modified conveyor section, a new handling system, a piece of special-purpose machinery - but don't have the draughting resource in-house to produce them. Bringing on a full-time draughtsman for occasional drawing work doesn't make commercial sense. An agency is expensive and impersonal. The result is drawing work that either doesn't get done properly or gets passed to someone who doesn't fully understand the engineering.

This is exactly the kind of work I do. I've spent decades producing drawings for production equipment and machinery across a wide range of manufacturing sectors — working directly with engineering managers, contracts managers, and production teams to produce drawings that the people building and operating the equipment can rely on.

Email me to discuss your requirements.

A Flexible, Low-Overhead Way to Get Drawing Work Done

Most manufacturing companies don't need a draughtsman every day, they need one when a project demands it. I work on a freelance basis through my limited company Cometrule Ltd, which means you engage me for the work you have, when you have it, and not when you don't. No permanent overhead, no gaps in your workload to fill around a salary.

I'm based in Cornwall and work from my own studio - which keeps things simple on your side. No desk to provide, no equipment to supply. For companies conscious of IR35, working with a limited company contractor removes the ambiguity entirely - I operate as a genuine business-to-business supplier, invoice as Cometrule Ltd.

When a project needs a site visit - to survey existing plant, meet your engineering team, or understand the installation conditions - I'm available to travel. I cover the Southwest regularly and work with long-standing manufacturing clients in Yorkshire and the North of England.

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Types of drawings

Past Projects

My manufacturing drawing experience spans some of the most varied and technically demanding production environments in UK industry.

Significant projects have included:

Powdered metals manufacture — Atomising Systems Ltd

Design and detail of production equipment for powdered metals manufacture — spray manifolds, atomising vessels, structures and special-purpose process equipment. Working across in-house production and external customer orders worldwide.

Over a decade of production plant work covering extrusion equipment, tunnel and roller kilns, pipe inspection machinery, and packing equipment across multiple sites. Also concrete pipe and manhole production facilities including batching plant layouts.

Clay and concrete pipe production — Hepworth Building Products Ltd

Steelworks plant — Mayflower Engineering and others

Layout, arrangement and detail drawings for steelworks production equipment including strip handling and processing plant, tube handling and cleaning plant, and continuous casting equipment.

Packaging and wrapping machinery — Acme Gerrard Ltd

Design and detail drawings for strapping and stretch-wrap machinery — both new machine designs and developments of existing machines — for applications including brickworks, agricultural bales, and cardboard box packaging.

Shot blast equipment — Spencer & Halstead Ltd

Layout, arrangement and detail drawings for shot blast units comprising standard blast components combined with special feed and unload systems, including walking beam and roller systems for blasting rocket cases.

Manufacturing drawings are used by people who know immediately if something isn't right. A fitter or fabricator who has spent years working with production equipment will spot a drawing that doesn't account for how things are actually made - wrong clearances, impossible assembly sequences, details that look right on screen but can't be built in practice.

I've been producing drawings for production environments for over 40 years. That means I understand the conventions manufacturing teams expect, the tolerances that matter, and the details that need to be explicit rather than assumed. My drawings are produced to be used, not filed - aiming for right first time, which is what matters when a production line is waiting.

Why Engineering Knowledge Matters on the Shop Floor

Manufacturing & Production Equipment

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Construction Steelwork

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Water & Environment Infrastructure

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Process Plant & Industrial Equipment

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Architectural Metalwork

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Manufacturing & Production Equipment • Construction Steelwork • Water & Environment Infrastructure • Process Plant & Industrial Equipment • Architectural Metalwork •

Got a staircase, balustrade or feature metalwork project that needs drawing? Get in touch with a brief description and I'll come back to you with an indication of timescales and what I'd need from you to get started.

Ready to discuss your project?

EMAIL: simon@cometrule.co.uk

Frequently Asked Questions

Still have questions? Take a look at the FAQ or reach out anytime. If you’re feeling ready, go ahead and get in touch.

You can find me at simon@cometrule.co.uk

  • It depends on the project. For a drawing from scratch I need enough information to understand what's being designed - a sketch, a description, key dimensions, and an indication of how it will be made and used. For modifications to existing plant, a DWG file or PDF of the existing drawings plus a description of the changes is usually enough. If you're not sure what to send, a short phone call at the start is the most efficient way to establish what's needed.

  • Yes. I work within your drawing numbering system, use your title block, and match your drawing conventions. The drawings I produce should integrate seamlessly with your existing drawing sets - that's the point.

  • Yes. Several clients use me on an ongoing basis - calling on drawing resource as projects demand rather than maintaining in-house draughting capacity permanently. If you'd like to establish a regular working arrangement, get in touch and we can discuss how that would work.

  • Yes. Value engineering - identifying where a design can be simplified, where standard sections or components can replace bespoke fabrication, and where unnecessary cost can be removed without compromising function - has always been part of how I work. If I spot an opportunity to save cost or simplify fabrication while reviewing a brief, I'll raise it.

  • Yes, I work in both Inventor (3D) and in AutoCAD (2D). Get in touch to discuss the types of projects I can work on.

  • Pricing dependant on whether using Autocad or Inventor software and longevity of project.

    Hourly rate to be confirmed at point of discussion. Time sheets usually supplied to client monthly with invoice.

  • Email me at simon@cometrule.co.uk to get started, or fill out the contact us form.

  • Yes. For projects that require a site survey, on-site liaison, or working directly with an engineering or production team, I'm available to travel. I cover the Southwest regularly - Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset - and I frequently take on work in Yorkshire and the wider North of England where a good deal of my manufacturing and steelwork client base is located. For projects elsewhere in the UK, travel can be discussed depending on the size of the project.

  • Most of my work is carried out remotely from my home office, situated in East Cornwall close to the Devon borders, which suits the majority of technical projects perfectly well. I work regularly with a range of clients from across the South West reaching as far as clients in Yorkshire where I have long standing relationships with engineering and manufacturing businesses.

  • I work primarily from my home office in Cornwall, which means I can take on projects quickly without travel overhead. For projects that benefit from on-site working — site surveys, liaison with production teams, or direct collaboration with engineers — I'm available to work at client premises.

  • Yes. Tender drawings - clear enough for multiple fabricators to price from accurately - are a specific type of output that requires particular care. Ambiguity in tender drawings leads to inconsistent pricing and disputes later. I produce tender drawing packages that are explicit about scope, materials, and interfaces so that prices received reflect the same job.