This page represents some of the services we offer.
If you'd like to know more, feel free to get in touch: enquiries@qzm-engineering.com
From concept to reality, QZM will guide your project through every stage:
Feasibility Studies:
Technical and economic viability.
Detailed Design:
Design reports.
Computer-Aided Design (CAD).
Inventor, SolidWorks, etc.
Fabrication drawings.
Specifications.
Design Tools:
See Programming and data analysis below.
Test Plans:
Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT).
Field testing.
Design verification and checking.
Manufacturing Support:
Established relationships with reputable fabricators feed advice into QZM's designs for an efficient production route.
Typical work:
Lifting appliances.
Pressure vessels.
Offshore ancillary structures.
Hydraulic equipment.
Fatigue assessment.
More than 10 years experience with FEA provided an extensive set of skills across all major software (ANSYS, Abaqus, Nastran etc):
Linear and non-linear analysis.
Standard and exotic material selection:
Isotropic materials (metals, polymers, etc).
Composite materials.
Buckling analysis.
Complex contact interactions with large deflections.
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD).
Heat transfer.
Etc.
QZM Engineering offers invaluable guidance on navigating industry codes and standards such as DNVGL, ASME, AISC, BS, API, and Eurocodes. Our expertise ensures that your projects meet the highest quality and safety standards, enabling smooth certification and regulatory compliance.
A strong background in mathematics and physics allows QZM Engineering to develop advanced analysis and design tools based on first principles where programming enables efficient design solutions:
Task automation with Excel VBA.
Design tools in Mathcad.
Interfacing scripts between Excel and CAD / FEA tools.
Document control user forms
Image processing
Beyond our mechanical design engineering services, QZM Engineering can also assist with proof-of-concept electronics projects.
This includes designing basic PCBs and assembling components to create functional prototypes. We’re well-suited for projects requiring straightforward electronic integration like simple mechatronics, measurement devices and data-logging.