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Demystifying Finite Element Analysis (FEA) Part 1

Part 1: The Fundamentals Every Engineer Should Know 🧭 Introduction In engineering, the bridge between imagination and reality is analysis. It’s what turns a concept ...

Strengthening Internal Flood Protection at Nuclear Power Plants: The Role of Pipe Inspections, Floor Drains, and Probabilistic Risk Assessment

Introduction As nuclear power plants face growing scrutiny over safety and resilience, internal flood protection has emerged as a critical focus area. While external hazards ...

Pallet Elevator Framing

Pallet Elevator and Conveyor Structural Steel Detailing

Overview: In collaboration with a local industrial contractor, XCEED prepared comprehensive shop drawings and supporting structural calculations for the steel framework supporting a pallet elevator ...

Modular Platform Test Fitup

Modular Platform Design

A research institution required a modular, hand-assembled maintenance platform to service a component that is accessed only infrequently. The design challenge included the need for ...

Fully Insulated Tank with Heat Trace

Large Ballast Tank (LBT) Enhancements

Overview: The Large Ballast Tank (LBT) serves as a surge volume for off gas from a critical refrigeration cycle. The temperature of the outdoor tank ...

Double Wall Piping System for Deuterium Gas

Project Overview: XCEED developed, designed, and analyzed a double wall piping system specifically for the safe transport of deuterium gas. This system was crucial for ...

Helium Covergas System Enhancement [Blower Replacement]

Helium Covergas System Enhancement Overview: A research facility uses helium covergas to minimize contamination of the process fluid. The existing system, a vintage 1960s circulating ...

Custom Tool Design and Fabrication

Custom Tools A tool is a device or handheld implement that aids in accomplishing a task. When tasks become complex, the tools available at your ...

Why Outsource Finite Element Analysis? 5 Reasons to Outsource FEA Consulting

Finite Element Analysis (FEA) is an irreplaceable analysis tool in today’s design process. In the last five to ten years, FEA has emerged as the ...

Steel framing for Elevator Shaft

Streamlined Structural Design, Fabrication and Installation – 9 Best Practices

Erecting or renovating a steel structure in the modern era typically involves multiple contracted organizations all working together off one set of design drawings. The ...