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Eatec Ltd is an independent UK
engineering consultancy which specialises in analysis, assessment
and testing services for clients who are engaged in the development
of new products, resolution of engineering problems, or undertaking
research.
The founding members of Eatec have been active in the engineering
consultancy field since the beginning of the 1980's, and have
developed extensive experience in finite element analysis (FEA),
noise, vibration and shock measurements and the development of
bespoke simulation and visualisation software.
The services provided by Eatec are described below:
Finite Element Analysis - Design
Assessments & Optimisation
Eatec has extensive experience of undertaking design analyses to
confirm that products meet national/international standards and
customer specifications. The majority of the projects are undertaken
using finite element analysis (FEA), although hand and Mathcad
calculations are also performed as appropriate.
The analyses range from complex highly non-linear problems to
simpler linear studies. Many of our projects involve optimisation of
proposed or existing designs with the objective of improving
performance or reducing mass, space requirements or manufacturing
costs.
The types of design assessments performed by Eatec include:
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Stress Analysis-
Fatigue Life Calculation-
Dynamic Analysis-
Thermal Analysis
Failure
Investigations
As a result of its analysis and testing expertise, Eatec provides an
efficient approach to the investigation of in-service failures, and
the identification of changes required to ensure a design performs
satisfactorily.
Examples of the types of failures investigated by Eatec include:
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Excessive vibrations and/or noise-
Fatigue failures-
Overloaded structures
In most cases, Eatec works with the
client to identify the design changes required to resolve the
problem. However, in some projects, Eatec’s findings have been used
to support a claim against a supplier or third party.
Noise & Vibration Monitoring
Eatec specialises in monitoring levels of noise and vibration and
assessing the results against national and international standards.
Monitoring can be short term where the environmental inputs are
constant, or over an extended period where some transient activity
is in progress such as construction or demolition.
Eatec configures each monitoring exercise to the particular
requirements of the investigation. Typical projects involving
monitoring have included:
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Pipeline monitoring to identify
sources of flow induced vibration-
Noise and vibration levels in
offices close to demolition works-
Assessing noise and vibration
levels near railways for planning approval-
Monitoring transport shock and
vibration of goods in transit
Shock &
Vibration Testing
Eatec has special expertise in configuring and performing shock and
vibration tests to investigate all types of dynamics problems, both
in the UK and worldwide. Eatec’s shock and vibration testing
services include structural integrity assessments, resonance
investigations, vibration isolation, checks for vibration compliance
and dynamic problem solving.
Simulation Software Development
In some cases standard CAE packages are not capable of simulating
particular phenomena or behaviour in an efficient way. To address
these situations, Eatec produces bespoke software packages which are
specifically tailored to the client’s requirements. Projects have
ranged from simple Excel macros, through to highly complex design
and simulation packages. |
