LLC Est. 2024 in New York State
Owner: Fredrik Rehnmark

Engineered
for Exploration

Specializing in Responsive, Innovative & Technically Sound mechanical design solutions for challenging new applications in exploration, aerospace and robotics.

Core competencies include:

  • Conceptual design
  • CAD modeling
  • Prototype development
  • Systems engineering
  • NASA technical standards and reviews
Precision laser spectroscopy diagram
SBP-WEB-003 · REV C
TOLERANCE: ±0.001mm
SCALE: 1:1
DATE: 2026

Background

S&B Precision Machines builds on over 25 years of spacecraft mechanism and robotic subsystem project experience at both large and small companies to offer technical consulting services to a diverse portfolio of new clients. Past project work spans a wide range of complexity, scale and delivery schedule.
 

Please find examples in the list of selected publications below. Visit me on LinkedIn or send a message through the contact form to learn more.

Specialization & FocusRoboticsSpaceSystemsOptics

Publications

Over the years, there have been some notable opportunities to collaborate with project teams at NASA, JPL and Universities. The list of selected publications below highlights several of these.

Environmental Chamber Testing of a Rock Sampling Drill for Venus Exploration

Proc. of AMS 2018, Cleveland, OH, May 2018

High Temperature Electromagnetic Actuator and Sampling Drill for Venus Exploration

Proc. of ESMATS 2017, Hatfield, UK, September 2017

BiBlade Sampling Tool Validation for Comet Surface Environments

Proc. of IEEE Aerospace Conf. 2017, Big Sky, MT, March 2017

Development of a Deployable Nonmetallic Boom for Reconfigurable Systems of Small Spacecraft

AIAA Structures 2007, Honolulu, Hawaii, April 2007

Characteristics Common to the Utility of Robotic Astronaut Assistants

invited chapter submission to Intelligence for Space Robotics, TSI Press, 2006

An Experimental Investigation of Robotic Spacewalking

IEEE International Conference on Humanoid Robots, Los Angeles, California, November 2004

An Experimental Investigation of Dexterous Robots Using EVA Tools and Interfaces

AIAA Space 2001, Albuquerque, New Mexico, August 2001

Contact

Do you have a challenging new design problem to solve? I look forward to hearing from you!