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Preissner Engineering & Consulting, LLC is an Ann Arbor, Michigan-based engineering consultancy specializing in mechanical systems, structural design, advanced finite element analysis (FEA), 3D computer-aided design (CAD), computational fluid dynamics (CFD), and test data acquisition (DAQ). It provides innovative analysis and design solutions to organizations in high-tech industries including defense, aerospace, transportation, energy, and infrastructure.
NIST 800-171
Advanced simulation services spanning basic static analysis to complex assemblies with dynamic, vibration, contact, nonlinear, and fatigue effects across metallic, non-metallic, and composite materials.
Comprehensive evaluation including stress and strain analysis, buckling and stability assessments, dynamic and impact loading, and fatigue and durability prediction.
Analysis of complex physical phenomena such as thermal management, vibration and modal effects, seismic and shock simulation, and fluid-structure interaction.
Evaluating structural performance, damage prediction, and stress states in advanced composite and non-metallic materials.
Capabilities are organized into targeted child services.
Capabilities are organized into targeted child services.
Precision 3D modeling utilized from initial design space exploration through the production of finished drawings for communication and fabrication.
Early-stage exploration of design spaces for form, fit, function, or motion studies.
Detailed design and packaging of robust electronic enclosures engineered for challenging environments.
Design and analysis of custom structural lifting hardware tailored to unique industrial applications.
Technical analysis, planning, and coordination to secure rigorous airworthiness and logistics certifications for critical hardware.
Securing Air Force Air Transportation (ATTLA) certification for transporting complex payloads on specialized military transport aircraft such as the C-5.
Aerospace · Space · Defense · Transportation · Industrial · Manufacturing
Space · Client: Nelson Manufacturing
Teamed with fabricator Nelson Manufacturing to design, analyze, manufacture, and test STTARS, the specialized transporter for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. Performed complex assembly finite element analysis (stress and shock), directed critical technical design choices, developed the test plan, and led the Air Force air transportation (ATTLA) certification effort for C-5 aircraft flight.
Aerospace · Client: Aerospace OEM
Partnered with an aerospace OEM and manufacturer to design, analyze, and test a custom 10-axle, large-payload transporter. Performed detailed finite element and fatigue analyses to ensure complete compliance with strict performance specifications, integrating a custom frame geometry, hydraulic suspension, and ultra-high-strength steel. Instrumented the first article with accelerometers, strain gauges, and string pots to validate analytical predictions.
Aerospace · Client: Aerospace OEM
Designed and analyzed a carbon fiber composite engine ground test bellmouth over a honeycomb core. Conducted static and dynamic finite element analyses to verify full compliance with demanding stiffness, strength, and vibration guidelines.