Services
Company Overview
Rugged Engineering Solutions provides engineering consulting services for mechanical design, thermal, and structural analysis. Rugged Engineering Solutions is an expert in mechanical packaging for rugged electronics products with a proven track record across Electric Vehicles, Locomotive Systems, embedded systems, industrial electronics, and Robotics sectors
Evaluate
Starts with an open discussion about your application or product. How and
where it will be used along with the overall environmental and performance requirements.
Plan
We will propose an overview of the expect activities, deliverables and timelines, and
provide a quotation for the work required.
Solution development
We will develop a solution that best suits
your needs. We will provide open and
continuous communication throughout
the entire development process and
are flexible with design revisions.
Delivery
Following a critical design review, we deliver
full results and data, after which we would love to discuss any future projects.
Mechanical Design
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Machined component design -
Sheet metal design -
Plastic/molded component design -
Heatsink design along with heat pipe/vapor chamber integration -
Geometric tolerancing – BS8888 -
Drawing package generation – BS8888 -
Bolted joint calculations
Thermal Analysis (CFD)
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High accuracy thermal simulation of electronics components and PCB assemblies. -
High performance CPU/GPU cooling expertise -
Power electronics cooling expertise (automotive/locomotive) -
Passive cooling fin optimization -
Air Flow-Through system optimization -
Baseplate cooling -
Forced air cooling -
Thermal Feasibility Studies -
Validate Test Results -
Heat pipe sizing & integration -
TIM selection & application -
Detailed Thermal Reporting
Thermal Analysis (CFD)
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High accuracy thermal simulation of electronics components and PCB assemblies. -
High performance CPU/GPU cooling expertise -
Power electronics cooling expertise (automotive/locomotive) -
Passive cooling fin optimization -
Air Flow-Through system optimization -
Baseplate cooling -
Forced air cooling -
Thermal Feasibility Studies -
Validate Test Results -
Heat pipe sizing & integration -
TIM selection & application -
Detailed Thermal Reporting
Structural Analysis (FEA)
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Static Stress Analysis of mechanical systems and PCBs -
Modal Analysis of mechanical systems and PCBs -
Linear Dynamic Response Analysis of mechanical systems and PCBs due to specific input loads -
Shock and Random Vibration Analysis -
Static and Sustained Acceleration Analysis -
Failure prediction analyses or MTBF -
Fatigue Analysis due to PSD/sinusoidal input loads -
Shock & Vibration Test Plan Development -
Bolted joint torque and stress calculations