Finite Element Analysis

Design Optimization with Finite Element Analysis

To successfully deploy new products, you have to move quickly to get an edge in the market. And while product life cycles get ever shorter, the cost of warranty and service is on the rise. The traditional design-prototype-test approach to new product development can be slow and inefficient when problems are encountered.

Deaton Engineering uses Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to accurately model products and processes. Our techniques can measure performance, reliability, wear points and predict failures long before you commit to tooling or start to build. We are adept at helping companies improve profitability by dramatically reducing development time, rework and quality issues. Our approach will help you speed up the design process through rapid optimization.

Key FEA Services

Design Optimization
Our goal is to reduce product development costs and improve quality. FEA helps solve design challenges without arduous manual iterations or prototyping.

Solution Verification and Validation
Experienced mechanical engineers verify all FEA findings against empirical test data, simplified models, and classical calculations to ensure accuracy. 3-D modeling is also used to validate designs.

Partner with Deaton Engineering for:


Linear Analysis
  • Static Stress and Strain
  • Critical Buckling Load
  • Fatigue
  • Natural Frequency (Modal)
  • Frequency Response/ Response Spectrum
  • Random Vibration

Nonlinear Analysis
  • Nonlinear materials
  • Creep and viscoelasticity
  • Plasticity
  • Temperature dependent materials
  • Load and/or geometric stiffening
  • Large displacements
  • Large strain formulation
  • Dynamic loading, contacting and response

Thermal
  • Steady-state heat transfer
  • Transient heat transfer
  • Thermal stress
  • Thermal design optimization
  • Airflow and pressure characterization

Engineering Services
FEA