Design

Designing innovative, cost-effective engineering solutions

Senior Bird Bellows specialises in the bespoke design of bellows, bellows assemblies, gimbal bellows, flexible joints and aerospace bleed air ducting systems, covering concept design, analysis, detailed definition, manufacturing engineering, weld engineering and tool design.

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maximising efficiency

Our dedicated design team enhance and optimise solutions for your application

Our design process spans from system analysis and concept all the way through to detail, qualification and production supply. By being involved throughout the full process, we can utilise our knowledge and experience to fully optimise the design of the system, which in turn maximises efficiency and minimises weight and cost.

International codes of practice

Our design work is covered in AS9100, the International Quality Management System standard for the Aviation, Space and Defense industries. We also work to AS9145, which supports New Product Introduction.

working in partnership

A collaborative approach to engineered solutions

In-house integrations, such as our New Product Introduction process, promote a cross-functional development system. We also work closely with our sister companies Senior Aerospace SSP, SATE and Calorstat, and collaborate where possible with research centres to develop innovative solutions.

experts in our field

Overcoming the toughest challenges with our wealth of experience

Our customers come to us with unique challenges and very specific requirements. By looking at the full system, and pulling from our extensive knowledge and experience, we can recommend the very best design solutions. Some of our most notable innovations have been centred around offering a complete solution for bleed air ducting systems, and we are proud to have developed a number of bespoke designs.

Design tools

Design solutions backed by CAD technology

We employ a range of software in our design solutions. For instance, we utilise CATIA v5 and Autodesk Inventor for the 2D and 3D realisation of products and technical specifications. For stress and CFD analysis, we use ANSYS software. With the support of this specialised software, our engineers have the flexibility and speed required to respond to the needs of customers.