Special Purpose Machinery & Automation — Built Right Here in South Wales

From concept to commissioning, everything under one roof. CAP Engineering designs and builds bespoke machines and automation systems for manufacturers who need solutions that don't exist off the shelf.

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Why Manufacturers Choose CAP

One-Stop-Shop

Design, fabrication, machining, electrical, controls, programming, assembly, and commissioning — all done in-house by our team. One point of contact, clear accountability, no sub-contractors.

Local & Accessible

Based in Bridgend, we're a short drive from manufacturers across South Wales, the Valleys, and the M4 corridor into Bristol and the South West.

Right-Sized Solutions

We specialise in projects from £20k to £100k. Big enough to deliver serious automation, small enough that you get personal attention.

Practical Problem-Solvers

Every project starts with your challenge, not our catalogue. We don't sell standard solutions — we engineer the right answer.

Who's Behind CAP

CAP Engineering was founded by Ceri in 2022. An apprenticeship-served engineer with a mechatronics background, Ceri's route into automation was an unusual one — designing and building a servo-controlled measurement rig for a cycling-specific bike fit system. That project was a turning point: taking a real-world problem, engineering a precise solution from scratch, and seeing it work.

That experience opened the door to industrial automation, where Ceri discovered a gap in the market. Smaller manufacturers — the ones with a £20k to £100k budget — were being overlooked. The big system integrators weren't interested in projects that size, and the smaller outfits often couldn't handle the full scope.

CAP was built to fill that gap: a genuine one-stop-shop where a single team handles everything from the initial concept through to a commissioned machine on your factory floor.

Ceri from CAP Engineering with the bike fit rig

What We Do

Special Purpose Machinery

When your manufacturing process needs a machine that doesn't exist off the shelf, that's where we come in. Custom-designed machines built from scratch for your exact requirements. Typical range: £20k–£100k. Timeline: 8–16 weeks.

CNC Machining & Prototyping

3-axis and 5-axis CNC milling, wire EDM (5-axis), laser cutting, and 3D printing in engineering plastics. One-offs to short production runs.

Automation & Controls

PLC programming, electrical panel design and build, pneumatic systems, robot integration, HMI/SCADA, and retrofit/upgrades of existing machine controls.