Services

Solidtech Engineering is a high quality provider of mechanical engineering and drafting services. We provide our clients with excellent technical abilities, which, when coupled with the level of technology we utilise, ensures that the work is completed accurately and efficiently. We currently service clients in the mining, oil and gas, agricultural, transport, and consumer goods industries.

We are frequently requested to take on-site details and measure existing structures or equipment for analysis and modification.  Our principal engineer, John Shaw, is an RPEQ qualified Mechanical Engineer, giving Solidtech Engineering the capacity to take a job from start to finish.

We have significant experience in many broad applications for design, analysis and drafting.  Some of these are:

  • Mechanical Analysis
  • Structural Analysis
  • Detailed Finite Element Analysis
  • Equipment Design and Drafting
  • Plant Maintenance Support Equipment
  • Lifting Equipment, Beams and Monorails
  • Oil and Gas Rig Masts and Substructures
  • Transport Frames and Load Restraint
  • Work Platforms
  • Impact/Demolition Tools
  • Customised Trailers

Suffice to say that our practical experience covers an extremely broad range of work. We will always be straightforward in our response to your questions and work specifically to your best interests.  Where our tasks overlap with skill sets better suited to others, we engage sub-contractors to complete specific portions of the work.  We enjoy excellent relationships with civil and structural engineers, electrical and hydraulics specialists, as well as a number of fabrication and machining workshops.

 

Additional Drafting Services

In addition to the above services which typically combine the resources of our engineers and draftsmen, we are also proficient in other areas more specifically related to drafting services:

  • Contract Drafting
  • Onsite training of SolidWorks
  • Promotional/descriptive models and rendered images for client brochures, parts and maintenance manuals, proposals and vendor data approvals

 

Key Design Codes

With over 140 Australian and International standards and design codes, our library is constantly expanding.  Some of our most commonly applied design references include:

  • AS1170 Design Loads on Structures
  • AS4100 Steel Structures (limit state design method)
  • AS3990 Mechanical Equipment – Steelwork (allowable stress design method)
  • AS1665 Aluminium Structures Part 2 (allowable stress design)
  • AS4024 Safety of Machinery
  • AS1418 Cranes, hoists and winches, (including special purpose appliances and monorails)
  • AS4991 Lifting Devices
  • AS1657 Fixed platforms, walkways, stairways and ladders
  • AS4766 Polyethylene Storage Tanks for Water and Chemicals
  • AS1100 Technical Drawing
  • NTC Load Restraint Guidelines
  • API Specs 4F and 7K – Drilling and Well Servicing Structures and Equipment
  • ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems

Our library also contains many supporting standards such as requirements for steel and aluminium in cast, hot rolled and cold formed supply, or transport chain, webbing and components.  These are often referred to for confirmation that our design parameters are correct, as well as the accuracy of annotations on our drawings.

 

Availability and Lead Times

We understand that there are many occasions where an instant response is needed, and are happy to say that this is a strength of our business.  It is a sign of the quality of our staff and relationships with our clients that enables this.  Communication is the key and through our progress review systems and frequent contact we ensure that jobs are completed on an agreed schedule, with options readily available for attending to emergency requests.

 

CAD Software

We own seven SolidWorks licenses, four SolidWorks Simulation (FEA) licenses, one Strand7 (FEA) license and one Mathcad14 license, as well as many other computer aided design tools and references.  Our software is run on high-end computers which ensure the best efficiency for designing with CAD.  The 3D SolidWorks CAD software gives accurate mass and centre-of-gravity estimates which are particularly important for lifting and maintenance designs, while the interference detection function makes sure everything fits first time.   FEA (finite element analysis) is an integral part of our design checking process and we use it extensively to ensure conformance to the relevant standards.  With the assistance of these tools we can absolutely be relied upon to supply accurate, functional and fully detailed designs.

 

Quality Assurance

Solidtech Engineering operates within strict quality assurance guidelines.  Some of these include validation of FEA’s and drawing checking by a third party, regular design reviews, the provision of job progress updates and a very refined part number and revision tracking system for drawings and documents.

We are in the process of preparing our documentation in accordance with ISO 9001 and are on track to implement this system by the end of this year.  Until that time we are confident that our in-house quality assurance programme meets every requisite.  If you have specific requirements or wish to review our systems please feel free to request that our quality assurance manager gets in touch with you.