1. Small Business Engineering Product and Structural Analysis for smaller companies A service of QuikTech Consulting

2. Typical Applications Products Structures

3. Why its needed? Typical Requirements : – Failure Analysis – Life cycle – Code conformity – Material selection – Warranty – Product Liability – Product recall – Expert witness – Patent Infringement Analysis for: – Stress – Shock – Fatigue – Thermal – Vibration

4. Finite Element Analysis Nastran Patran FEMAP ANSYS FORTRAN PCL

5. Who needs our service? Companies with limited engineering resources – Special projects – Complex Engineering problem – Inexperienced FEA user – Dedicated resource – Deadline constraint – Occasional need for FEA – Weight reduction through design optimization

6. Typical Standards Conformity American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) American Standard for Testing of Materials (ASTM) American Bureau of Ships (ABS) American Standard of Mechanical Engineering (ASME)

7. Customers using FEA Services General Electric Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Westinghouse BAE Systems American Bureau of Ships