ollow Cognity
Assessing structures’ life expectancy
As ageing structures approach the end of their original design life, detailed Finite Element Analysis (FEA) can be used to provide better insights into the structure’s true performance and capacity.
Our analysis can often demonstrate that the structure’s life can be safely extended beyond original empirically-derived timescales, resulting in massive savings for your company.
We can also recommend retrofit modifications to further extend the structure’s life.
Complete Support
For most structural design projects, we produce 2D fabrication drawings as part of the final delivery package.
Structural Design can be combined with:
Mechanical Design
- Add complex components and machined details on structure
- Design linkages and moving mechanisms
- Engineer bespoke running, installation and retrieval tools
Advanced Analysis
- Safely extend the design life of an existing asset by a detailed fatigue assessment
- Assess complex geometries, delivering robust designs without including excessive conservatism
- Reduce the structure complexity and weight by improving design efficiency
Draughting
- Comprehensive fabrication drawings suitable for manufacture
- Layout, transportation and installation sequential drawings
- Rendered images and high quality animations for manuals and promotional materials
3D Printing and Rapid Prototyping
- Quickly visualise structural designs as solid 3D parts and assemblies
- Test function fit and finish of designs before machining / manufacture
- Demonstrate complex design concepts with ease
- Create accurate models for marketing, training and demonstration purposes