Is the Force With You?

Is the Force With You?

The Engineering Force is strong with us, it is. You a prosperous new year we wish! Enjoy the holiday derivation above!  
International Workboat Show 2015

International Workboat Show 2015

  I attend a lot of trade shows as many of you know. Recently, I was in New Orleans checking out the latest technologies at the International WorkBoat Show. I got some great pics from the show floor.  One of the sites that caught my eye was a booth selling marine...
Modeling for Engineering Specifications

Modeling for Engineering Specifications

We get hired for many different types of engineering projects. One type of engineering job is for certification. A client of ours needed an Engineer to certify that their machine met API 7K specification. That is the American Petroleum Institute’s specification...
Fatigue Failure in a Cylinder

Fatigue Failure in a Cylinder

We at Meadows Analysis & Design have seen some interesting problems. One of these was a customer who was experiencing a failure inside a large cylinder. This hydraulic cylinder was over a foot in diameter, and with the hydraulic pressure could produce almost a...
Patenting the Gangline Restraint System

Patenting the Gangline Restraint System

We got some great news recently! We started the process of patenting the Gangline restraint system in May of 2012. We were successful in March of 2015 when we were awarded our latest patent. We have shown the system in previous blogs, but in this article we would like...
Ever Needed A Ring Lifter?

Ever Needed A Ring Lifter?

How do you assemble rings for a tower? Sometimes the scale of jobs for welding or assembly require massive jigs to support the manufacturing process. We had to analyze and refine the design of this ring lifter. There needs to be enough strength to lift separate...