Product Design
Concept Development & CAD
Elaboration of technical concepts to meet the structural requirements
Development of lightweight structures is our strength
Knowledge about the structural possibilities and limitations of advanced materials
Finding the perfect „Trade-Off“ between performance, economy and sustainability
Computer Aided Design (CAD) for parts, assemblies and surfaces
Surface-Design according automotive standards (Class A)
Expert in CATIA V5-6
Wide range of CAx software skills, e.g. SolidWorks, PTC Crea, Siemens NX, AutoCAD, etc.
Simulation
FEA
More than 15 years of expertise in Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
Quasi-Static (implicit), dynamic (explicit), modal, etc... any kind of structural analysis
Abaqus for implict simulations
LS-Dyna (Ansys) for explicit similuations
Altair Hypermesh for meshing/modeling
Safety, Reliability & Quality
Methods & Training
More than 10 years experience in moderation of risk analysis based on applicable standards (e.g. AIAG/VDA, ISO 26262) for automotive, aviation, marine and industry
Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) for Systems, Products, Processes, MSR
Failure Mode, Effect and Criticality Analysis (FMECA)
Fault Tree Analysis (FTA): Qualitative and quantitave analysis
Failure Modes, Effects and Diagnostic Analysis (FMEDA)
Dependent Failure Analysis (DFA)
Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment (HARA)
Hazard and Operability Study (HAZOP)
Layer Of Protection Analysis (LOPA)
Common Mode Analysis (CMA)
Instrinsic Hazard Analysis (IHA)
Zonal Safety Analysis (ZSA)
Ishikawa Diagram
Trainings for risk analysis methods
Prototypes
Design & Manfucturing
- Lightweight and composite structures: Aluminium, Composites (CFP, GFP, etc.), others
- Composites manufacturing processes: wet-layup, autoclave or RTM
- 3D Printing
- Testing of structural strength, fatigue strength and damage tolerance
- Proof of concept (functionality test)
- Measurement technology (tailored equipment and software)
Safety, Reliability & Quality
Engineering & Management
- Deep knowledge in Safety engineering and management according industrial standards e.g. ISO 26262, IEC 61508, ISO 61511, IEC 62282, ARP 4761
- Moderation of Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment
- Creation of Functional Safety Concepts
- Creation of Technical Safety Concepts
- Verification & Confirmation Reviews and Assessments
- Specific risk analysis
- Determination & calculation of failure rates
Testing
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MTS "Bionix": servohydraulic test system - max. axial 25 kN + max. Torsion 250 Nm (simultaneously)
Material characterization for fatigue-damage-analysis
Fatigue testing of material specimens
Verification and validation of simulations
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