Pacific Gas & Electric - Pipe Drilling & Stopping
Utilities · Client: Pacific Gas & Electric Company
Project details
Innovative engineering and additive solutions to optimize, streamline, and secure pipe drilling and stopping operations.

Providing Engineering and Product Development Expertise
Saratech is an engineering and product development services provider based in Dana Point, California, serving clients across aerospace, defense, automotive, marine, energy, and industrial sectors. It offers CAD/CAM/CAE design, computational fluid dynamics and structural analysis, manufacturing and 3D printing solutions, PLM implementation and training, and engineering staffing. Saratech is a Siemens Expert Partner and has received multiple Siemens Partner of the Year awards for North America.
AS9100 · ISO 9000
Comprehensive product design, CAD drafting, modeling, and analytical services from concept to production.
Accurate 2D drafting, 3D modeling, complex surface modeling, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, and reverse engineering using modern scanning tools.
Precise flow domain modeling, grid generation, external aerodynamics, aerothermodynamics, and evaluation of critical aeroelastic flight maneuver loads using adaptive meshing.
Design and physical fabrication of prototype parts and assemblies using metals, hardware, and advanced 3D printing technologies.
Conversion of legacy engineering and design data from outdated formats into fully parametric 3D CAD formats and assemblies.
Optimizing engineering workflows, life cycle data management, and operational efficiency.
Defining system architecture, functional modeling, and managing complex requirements across the development life cycle.
Implementing virtual representation systems to simulate and optimize physical products, assets, and production processes.
Streamlining engineering processes to accelerate development cycles and reduce manual inefficiencies.
Platform sales, implementation, custom development, data migration, and authorized user training.
Implementation, system architecture design, product configuration setup, and data migration for long-term product lifecycle management.
Targeted instruction and support for Siemens NX, Solid Edge, Femap, and Simcenter software suites.
Translating digital designs into physical parts with advanced CNC programming, posts, and additive manufacturing.
Automated multi-axis machining programming, custom post processor development, and integrated simulation kits to optimize cycle times.
Deploying industrial 3D printing technologies to manufacture high-strength, lightweight, and heat-resistant operational components.
Providing targeted on-site or offloaded resource solutions to fill critical talent shortages and technical gaps.
Managing distinct outsourced engineering design, simulation, and analysis projects from scoping through final validation.
Placing experienced designers, analysts, and PLM experts on flexible temporary or long-term contracts.
Aerospace · Space · Defense · Automotive · Marine · Utilities · Industrial · Manufacturing · Medical Devices · Electronics · Semiconductors · Consumer Products
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