The requirement for design assessments to
become more comprehensive and complex is developing as a result of commercial
and regulatory pressures.
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Customers and end-users are demanding
products to be supplied at lower cost, within shorter design times, and having
lower mass and space requirements, and with the increasing tendency to
litigate, it is critical that products meet the specification.
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| In addition, regulators are becoming more
demanding with respect to proof that designs are adequate and provide the
levels of safety demanded. |
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Eatec has extensive experience of undertaking design
assessments and working with clients to optimise designs to ensure they meet or
exceed the specification. Most of this type of work undertaken by Eatec
requires finite element techniques to be used, due to complexities in the
geometry, loading or boundary conditions, although all project requirements are
assessed and the most appropriate techniques employed.
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| Design assessments /
optimisations have been undertaken for clients in industries that
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Automotive |
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Oil and gas |
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Defence |
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Power |
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Rail |
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Marine |
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Aerospace |
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Process |
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| In order that a design assessment is
valid, loadings and boundary conditions must be known with the appropriate
degree of confidence. Where necessary, Eatec can undertake Testing to obtain in-service measurements for subsequent use
in a design assessment. Where required, Eatec can perform Testing to validate the Design Assessment or Optimisation.
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