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...
by Don Dalrymple | Aug 7, 2018 | Blog
Engineering work is not usually done in isolation. There’s an entire context to delivering safe, functional and efficient designs in mechanical applications. We are not always needed as a full-time team, and many manufacturing companies do not want to carry the...
by Don Dalrymple | Jun 5, 2018 | Blog
Kids can get frustrated with doing math because they don’t see the point at times. I think that some of it comes down to how higher level math is taught and framed. Seeing the concept and the context of the equations and solutions that come about from problem...
by Don Dalrymple | May 3, 2018 | Blog
There is recent news from the National Society of Professional Engineers concerning litigation in Mississippi for a company that insists on using the the term, “Tire Engineers,” in its business promotion. It’s an auto maintenance and tire company and...
by Don Dalrymple | Apr 27, 2018 | Blog, Featured
We had some fun with our partners at ESI Group that works with high end simulation software with large manufacturers in defense, aerospace and automotive. Virtual reality has a lot of hype in the consumer world. ESI has an offering called IC.IDO that they demo’d...
by Don Dalrymple | Apr 13, 2018 | Blog, Featured
Engineering analysis can be quite intensive, not just for the computing power to do the meshing, math and outputs for finite element analysis, but also for our mechanical engineers that have to engage deep work. They must account for many variables to ensure we...
by Don Dalrymple | Oct 4, 2017 | Blog
Tomorrow, we are coming up to 17 years that Meadows Analysis and Design has been incorporated. Marc and I took a breather in the picture above in Fort Worth to enjoy each other’s company, talk business and set the direction for Meadows in serving our engineering...
