Finally, for metrology, the company has a number of test equipment such as a measuring column (Tesa Hite), hardness meters (Ernst), engraving machines (Ostling), fatigue test machines (see photo opposite), marble surfaces of different sizes and many miscellaneous test instruments (Mitutoyo).

In the computing world, in addition to the hardware and software detailed on the "Design Office" page, Don Foster has a network comprising a dozen or so work stations, digitizing pads (Waco, 3M), and a drawing reproduction unit (Technodia).

For sheet metalwork, the company uses bending machines (LVD, Bombled), shears (MIB), band saws (Promac), laser cutters (Mazak), chainsaws (Cefmo), bending machines (Curvatubi), gouging machines (Almi), chambers and glove boxes for titanium welding (Jacomex, see photo above), disk cutters (Facom), and a range of TIG welding stations.

For painting, the company uses a paint booth and a micro sand-blaster.

Don Foster has a complete machine inventory capable of machining into the mass or working on sheets of any type of steel or special alloy, aluminum and titanium.

The company machining system includes 4-axis machining centers (Mikron VCE 1000) and 5-axis units (DMU 50 eV), conventional lathes (Colchester, Cazeneuve, Somab, Ernault-Somua), and display-equipped milling units (Huron, Vernier), drilling machines, cylindrical grinders (Adam, Stic, Sovecop).