by Marc Meadows | Dec 13, 2018 | Blog
As a manufacturing company, you need the right equipment to keep your business moving. Whether it’s structural calculations or heavy machinery design, an engineer is a great asset. And mechanical engineering is a growing industry with roots in manufacturing. But...
by Marc Meadows | Dec 10, 2018 | Blog
When it comes to mechanical engineering, understanding fine element analysis (FEA) is one thing. Knowing the different types of FEA helps you use different analysis to simulate more variables before putting a design in place. Let’s take a look at a few of...
by Marc Meadows | Nov 27, 2018 | Blog
Engineering often goes unappreciated until there’s a mistake. Then everyone knows about it. Engineering mistakes can lead to high-profile disasters and even litigation. That’s why engineers need to optimize and stress test their designs. Doing so can also...
by Marc Meadows | Nov 23, 2018 | Blog
The engineering design cycle moves through several stages from initial design to final production. Throughout those stages, parts need to be checked to make sure they’re fit for purpose. But when is a part verified, and when is it validated? The two terms are...
by Marc Meadows | Nov 8, 2018 | Blog
When you need to get the most from your manufacturing, it is vital to hone your production processes. The more efficient and speedy your work, the more benefits you’ll provide to your company as a whole. In terms of processes, concurrent engineering is...
by Marc Meadows | Nov 6, 2018 | Blog
Do your clients keep coming back to you with complaints about your project? If you need to find a way to better meet the needs of your customers, a design verification test may be exactly what you need. No matter what area of manufacturing you work in, from medical...
by Marc Meadows | Oct 18, 2018 | Blog
Lockheed Martin has a total net worth of $99.52 billion dollars. It’s no coincidence that successful companies are also meticulous about safety. Osha studies have shown there’s a direct correlation between safety and profitability. Getting a pipe stress...
by Marc Meadows | Oct 15, 2018 | Blog
Here’s What Your Pressure Vessel Fabricator Needs to Have A pressure vessel fabricator is a necessary – but dangerous – piece of equipment. Find out what exactly your fabricator needs to have to be certified for work. A steamboat explosion in...
by Don Dalrymple | Sep 18, 2018 | Blog
Our engineering clients often have structural supports that need to be analyzed for loads, dynamics and environmental forces. Some structures may be static holding heavy loads but have to withstand wind forces. Other engineering problems require seismic design based...
by Don Dalrymple | Aug 8, 2018 | Blog, Uncategorized
There’s a lot of noise on the internet from technology worshippers purporting that traditional employment fields are dead, such as mechanical engineering. I posted a comment commending a recent Quora article to the question, Is mechanical engineering a dead...
