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Mechanical Engineering Testing Services

Our skilled engineers diagnose machinery faults, support failure investigations, and validate modeling parameters with advanced engineering testing.

 

 

Engineering Testing Solutions

For over 40 years, SimuTech Group has combined experimental and simulation techniques to conduct engineering investigations in a wide variety of systems.

We use an iterative methodology whenever possible. By using simulation data to inform test development, we can conduct tests to validate finite element models and update modeling parameters such as loads, material properties, damping, and boundary conditions with real data.  We understand that precision and punctuality are imperative to mechanical testing services.

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Mechanical Testing Request Examples

 

Turbine Blade Frequency

For new, refurbished, or reverse engineered turbine blades (buckets) to ensure that natural frequencies are within specifications.

 

Campbell Testing

Measuring the natural frequencies and mode shapes of rotating turbine blade (bucket) rows.

 

Failure Investigation

Comprehensive analysis of of materials, environment, and operating loads to identify the root cause of a failure.

 

Generator Vibration

Performing vibration tests on utility scale electric power generators in fossil and nuclear plants.

 

Ground Vibration Testing

Measure the dynamic response characteristics of an airframe with MIMO signal processing and analysis.

 

Modal Testing

Deploy an instrumented hammer, EM shaker, or piezoelectric actuator to excite vibration and analyze frequency response functions.

 

Moment Weighing

Measure and analyze blade weight and the COG location to determine the optimum blade stacking position.

 

Resonance Assessment Profile

Measures the dynamic response characteristics of a component, system or sensor via modal hammer to excite vibration.

 

Strain Gage Measurement

Measure static strain from constant loads via pressure/thermal expansion or dynamic strain due to transient events and vibration.

 

Torsional Vibration

Determine the natural frequencies and mode shapes of a rotor train as it twists about the axis of rotation.  Functional engineering testing.

 

Vibration Diagnostics

Identify the root cause of noise and vibration problems in machinery via ODS, spectral, order tracking or joint time frequency analysis.

 

Wind Turbine Testing

Power performance curve measurement, loads testing, blade bending, displacement, and other power performance testing services.

 

Customers Testimonials

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“As we strive for lighter weight, optimized heat exchanger designs, it becomes more and more important to know the product’s ultimate design limitations. SimuTech Group provided us with strain instrumentation expertise that coupled with our traditional engineering testing procedures and allowed us to better understand our product design limitations.”

– Karl K., Senior Test Engineer at Delphi Automotive

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“Analysis software is written by its developers to satisfy a broad range of industries. Best applying the programs for applications in a particular industry such as ours requires insights into the nuances of the software for performing those specialty tasks. SimuTech Group has the know-how in helping us optimize use of the technology for our work. They’re really up on the applications and problems we face every day at Hatch.

– Ted Barrette, Supervising Mechanical Engineer in the Hatch Autoclave Group

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“SimuTech Group did an excellent job regarding our 7-meter FEA study. We consulted with a lot of other companies before finding SimuTech Group. None of the others could figure it out.”

– Stanley Widmer, President of Stanley Widmer Associates Inc.

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“SimuTech Group is a valuable partner in our regular business of building blades for the turbo generation industry. We can always count on SimuTech Group to support our efforts in meeting or exceeding our customers’ expectations.”

Brian Meyers, Production Manager at Stork H&E

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