Engineering Group

Engineering services offered by Parrish Associates include traditional mechanical engineering services as well as CAD services.

Please do not hesitate to contact us with your CAD or mechanical engineering needs.

Mechanical Engineering Services

Get design consultation on your machine design from experienced professionals. Our engineering team boasts an average of 15 years experience with each member bringing unique skills and capabilities, some adding years of experience and others adding fresh new ideas. Mechanical engineering design services include the design of automated machinery, materials and design consultation, and finite element analysis (FEA).

Our staff consists of experienced Mechanical and Electronic engineers along with highly qualified technical support personnel. The staff have been honored with a total of 16 patents to-date and have 3 additional patents pending. Our experience has an emphasis on product design-development and machine design.

3D Engineering Services

Increase the effectiveness of sales literature or web-based catalogs with presentation renderings from 3D solid models. PAI uses 3D solid modeling for all design work and can provide 3D capabilities as a service to your company. Models are available in a number of common 3D solid modeling platforms including ProEngineer, Solid Works, Iron CAD, and Inventor.

3D Solid modeling at PAI is performed using either SolidWorks or IronCAD.

In addition to our Solid Modeling capabilities, we also offer Rapid Prototyping. This complimentary capability allows product design to proceed to the prototyping stage without delay and at the most cost-effective price. A good selection of materials and colors is available with the newer Rapid Prototyping machines, which is a valuable feature to consider.

Please do not hesitate to contact us with your 3D engineering needs.

2D to 3D CAD Conversion Services

Upgrade your CAD system to 3D solid modeling with our 2D to 3D conversion services. 2D to 3D conversion services assist you in converting older drawings into 3D solid models. Models are available in a number of common native and generic file formats. Manual drawings or electronic drawings in AutoCAD format can be converted to SolidWorks, ProE, or IronCAD solid models. sSimilarly, solid models can be converted for use by different CAD system software.

PAI also offers conversion of traditional 2D drawings to 3D Solid Models in a number of native and conversion file choices. We can produce 3 dimensional renderings of your product for use in evaluating appearance, form, fit or function. These renderings can also be used as illustrations in manuals and sales literature.

File output types include: native AutoCAD 2000, IronCAD 4.0, SolidWorks 2001 and ProEngineer file types; along with STEP or IGES files; or generic ACIS or Parasolids files.

PAI's CAD conversion services will save your company time in moving from 2D to 3D. Please do not hesitate to contact us with your 2D to 3D conversion needs.

Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

Check for proper design considering stress and strain loads that may otherwise lead to component failure with finite element analysis.

Finite Element Analysis, FEA, has traditionally been performed on high-end CAD packages using fairly complex operational techniques. Today, the latest software allows for FEA services to be available at reasonable prices.

PAI can provide FEA services to you for your specific needs. In doing so, we can also make recommendations as to design changes that would enhance the product either through strength improvements or in maintaining strength but designing for manufacturability. Maximizing the design in this fashion results in a better product that can be produced in the most economical manner.

Design For Manufacturability

Check for proper design considering manufacturability. This ensures that the manufacture of products is possible and at it's least effective cost.

Product design is difficult enough without having to consider what manufacturing processes will be necessary to produce the part. However, the concept of Design For Manufacturability (DFM), will produce a product that is easier and, therefore, less expensive to manufacture.

In today's marketplace, cost savings are critical to market success and profitability.

PAI is well-positioned to assist you in DFM matters. Our staff of experienced engineers are a valuable asset to the design team in this regard. We will review the design itself, together with the selection of materials and the necessary manufacturing processes. The result will be a product that maximizes the design functionality and minimizes the expense to manufacture it.

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