Key Takeaways
• Engineering debriefs allow Sesame Access to continually improve quality and repeatability across bespoke lift builds
• Insights from each project feed into future QC drawings, hydraulic routing, barrier alignment, and weld accuracy
• This structured process reduces on-site adjustments and improves build repeatability across projects
• Lessons learned support all lift families, including heritage-compliant Buckingham Lift installations and space-constrained Edinburgh Access Lift projects
• This approach connects directly with earlier findings logged in Issues Raised in Drawing Delivery and the technical insights in the 2025 Wellington, Richmond & Cavendish Engineering Review
Introduction
Many bespoke lift manufacturers struggle with achieving repeatable quality across highly customised builds. Sesame Access addresses this challenge through a structured engineering debrief process carried out after every lift is manufactured and tested.
These debriefs allow our teams to capture real-world data from each build and feed improvements directly into future CAD revisions, hydraulic layouts, QC drawings, and installation sequencing. This method ensures that lessons learned from complex projects benefit future installations, from heritage-sensitive Buckingham Lift environments to tight-footprint sites requiring the Edinburgh Access Lift.
This continuous refinement system also complements findings documented in earlier Knowledge Hub articles such as Issues Raised in Drawing Delivery and the Wellington, Richmond & Cavendish Engineering Review.
Why Sesame Access Runs Engineering Debriefs After Every Build
The engineering debrief is designed to capture all lessons learned during assembly, wiring, welding, testing and hydraulic commissioning. It ensures every future lift benefits from higher precision and fewer site adjustments.
Core aspects reviewed include barrier travel, hydraulic routing, hole alignment, cable management, and operational tolerances. This helps reduce installation friction and improves build repeatability across future projects.
Improving Assembly Geometry for Better Platform Lift QC
Post-build analysis allows the engineering team to identify where alignment tolerances, hole spacing or structural interfaces require adjustment. When a part proves difficult to assemble or overly sensitive to misalignment, tolerances are widened or symmetry is introduced to simplify future builds.
This directly strengthens QC reliability across products such as the retracting-stair Wellington Lift, improving long-term consistency.
Refining Hydraulic Lift Engineering Through Real-World Testing
Hydraulic pipe routing must avoid crush hazards, moving components and restricted spaces. Debriefs help refine the ideal hose path, clarify where bends or fittings require more clearance, and ensure future lifts offer easier maintenance access.
This process is particularly important in basement or tight-pit installations, where hydraulic routing becomes a dominant design variable.
Strengthening Cable Management and Electrical Reliability
Engineering reviews capture where cable routing required rework, additional clearance or new component positioning. These lessons feed directly into future lift designs, ensuring clearer wiring paths and improved reliability.
This is especially important for lifts that integrate multiple sensors, such as those in the Edinburgh Access Lift or other multi-barrier systems.
Optimising Barrier Movement and Structural Interfaces
Barrier assemblies require precise travel, dependable locking and smooth landing interfaces. Debriefs often highlight:
• Areas where tolerances were too tight
• Places where bracket thickness should increase
• Improvements to anodising or material hardness
• Adjustments to stop positions for smoother travel
These lessons create measurable improvements in barrier performance, reducing friction points and enhancing operational reliability.
Strengthening QC Documentation and Fabrication Repeatability
The debrief process directly influences fabrication quality by identifying where:
• Additional QC dimensions improve weld accuracy
• Templates or jigs reduce cumulative error
• Oversized holes provide better installation tolerance
• Drilling sequences need to be adjusted
This supports a measurable reduction in on-site adjustments for subsequent projects.
How These Improvements Support Projects of All Types
Continuous improvement is critical for bespoke lift engineering, where each site presents unique spatial and structural limitations.
For example:
• A heritage-compliant Buckingham Lift installation may require special barrier sequencing to preserve historical finishes
• A space-limited Edinburgh Access Lift project may need customised hydraulic routing
• A Wellington Lift may require enhanced alignment allowances around complex retracting stair structures
This process ensures Sesame continues tightening tolerances, improving maintainability and increasing build repeatability across every product family.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Why does Sesame run engineering debriefs?
To continually improve repeatability, safety and build quality across bespoke lifts.
Do debrief findings change future lift designs?
Yes, improvements are incorporated directly into CAD models, QC drawings and routing logic.
Does this process reduce installation issues?
Yes, it reduces on-site adjustments and speeds up commissioning.
Are lessons applied across all product types?
Yes, refinements benefit all lift families including retracting-stair, vertical-platform and heritage-focused systems.
Can professionals request technical insight from these reviews?
Yes, non-confidential insights are available to architects and consultants.
Call to Action
If you are planning a project or want advice on a bespoke accessibility solution, you can book a meeting with one of our Project Managers here:
https://www.sesameaccess.com/book-a-meeting