Matrix Engineering Consultants

Engineering Your Future, Together

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About the firm

Matrix Engineering Consultants is an engineer-owned, engineer-led consultancy providing specialized product development and machine design services from design support through physical testing. It delivers new product consulting, bolted joint analysis, product validation, electrification, systems engineering, root-cause failure analysis, and technical training for engineering teams.

Firm type
Mechanical Engineering · Electrical Engineering · Structural Engineering · Simulation Engineering

People

Scott HauserPresident

Jon NessManaging Governor and Principal Engineer

Audra MolletManaging Governor

Chuck MiltonManaging Governor

Bruce BirrManaging Governor

Troy WittManaging Governor

Capabilities

Product Development Consulting

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Specialized engineering consulting to support new product development, requirements gathering, and systems engineering from conceptual design through execution.

  • New Product Consulting

    Strategic advisory and conceptual design support to turn innovative ideas into commercialized products.

  • Systems Engineering

    Structured approach to defining, designing, and optimizing complex machine and equipment architectures.

  • Product Requirements & Risk Assessments

    Definition of key technical criteria and comprehensive failure modes or risks to ensure design safety.

Bolted Joint Engineering

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Comprehensive engineering, failure analysis, and validation of bolted joints, serving as an industry-leading resource for critical assembly designs.

  • Bolted Joint Consulting

    Expert advisory on selecting, validating, and testing bolted connections in highly loaded mechanical assemblies.

  • Bolted Joint Design & Validation

    Rigorous calculation, testing, and modeling of fasteners and joint configurations under operational stresses.

  • Root Cause Analysis

    Investigation into joint failures and structural assembly issues to trace and eliminate underlying causes.

  • Failure Investigations

    Forensic engineering assessment of physical components to prevent repeat failures and improve reliability.

Product Validation & Testing

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Testing and analysis solutions, including advanced FEA and CFD simulation, to verify product performance and validate structural integrity.

  • Structural Testing

    Physical stress and strain testing of mechanical assemblies to confirm strength and validate simulated calculations.

  • FEA/CFD Simulation

    Advanced Finite Element Analysis and Computational Fluid Dynamics to model thermal, structural, and fluid behavior.

Electrification & Systems Design

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Engineering support for machine systems, high-voltage electrification, and integrated electrical or hydraulic system design.

  • Electrification

    Development of high-voltage architectures, components, and integration strategies for electrified off-highway machinery.

  • Electrical System Design

    Routing design, harness development, and specification for low and high voltage electrical networks.

  • Hydraulic System Design

    Sizing, routing, and circuit design for robust mobile hydraulic power and control systems.

  • Machine Design

    Full-cycle engineering of complete machines and physical mechanical systems from initial layout to manufacturing details.

Technical Training

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Professional engineering training programs offering Professional Development Hours (PDHs) across mechanical, electrical, structural, and materials disciplines.

  • Mechanical Bolted Joint Training

    Customized training courses to improve skills in designing, assembling, testing, or inspecting critical bolted joints, delivered onsite, virtually, or in-person.

  • Structural Bolted Joint Training

    Customized training courses focusing on structural steel bolted joints, covering joint types and installation procedures grounded in fundamental engineering principles.

  • High & Low Voltage Electrical Design Training

    Training on low and high voltage electrical systems for off-highway equipment, developed for engineers and designers specifying, designing, and developing electrical routed systems and harnesses.

  • Weldment Design Training

    Training on weldment design focused on introducing engineers and designers to the skills needed to produce robust, cost-effective, and manufacturable weldments.

  • Hydraulic Training

    Hydraulic system design training for off-highway equipment, developed for engineers, designers, and technicians specifying, designing, developing, and troubleshooting hydraulic systems.

  • Metallurgy Training

    Comprehensive metallurgy training covering material selection, heat treatment, failure analysis, and metallurgical testing techniques for engineers, designers, and technicians.

Industries

Manufacturing · Agriculture · Mining · Solar · Electric Utilities · Rail · Defense

Projects

Laboratory Validated Verification of Slip-Critical Joints

Industrial · 2026

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When field indicators raised uncertainty around bolt pretension in slip-critical joints, Matrix Engineering Consultants developed a standards-based torque audit method grounded in laboratory testing.

Spray System Development

Industrial · 2024

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A self-contained spray system attachment was developed to enhance a vibratory roller, designed to suppress dust, compact aggregate, and prevent clumping during hot mix asphalt compaction.

In Field Machine Testing

Agriculture · 2024

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An agricultural equipment optimization program focused on weight, performance, reliability, and cost utilizing structural and operational testing.