Mechanical Engineering

Our range of technological products and services apply to:

  1. Advice, auditing, training & technological intelligence
  2. Specialist work package,
  3. System work package,
  4. Combined modelling operations
  5. Building systems

Skills

  1. Studies and Mechanical design
  2. Mechanical and Structural Calculation
  3. Thermal Calculation
  4. Fluid Mechanics

Studies and mechanical design

  1. Design
  2. 3D and 2D design
  3. Layout
  4. Industrialisation study
  5. Monitoring of suppliers and manufacturing
  6. Tools
  7. Special Machines
  8. Boiler making
  9. Piping
  10. Plastics processing
  11. Metal Frames
  12. Robotics
  13. Machine tools
  14. 3D rendering
  15. optomechanical and mechatronic system architecture

Mechanical and Structural calculation

  1. Aerospace Design / Architecture
  2. Opto-mechanical engineering
  3. Structural calculations
  4. Dynamic analyses: modal analyses, vibration analyses (sinus, random)
  5. Dimensioning of screwed connections (ESA and VDI standards)
  6. Buckling calculations (ferrules, tanks, mechanically steel welded structures)
  7. Non-linear calculations
  8. Analytical calculations for welding work
  9. Damage / Fatigue tolerance
  10. Crack propagation tests/measures
  11. Digital simulations

Thermal calculation

  1. 3D modelling for Telecoms/Scientific satellites
  2. Thermal models (radiative, conductive) / mathematical / geometric
  3. Payload / Platform
  4. Solar generators and related mechanisms
  5. External instrumentation (antennae)
  6. High resolution optical instruments
  7. Internal equipment (OMUXES, PPU, PCDU, etc.)
  8. Propulsion systems / AOCS / Structural components
  9. Test prediction models
  10. Orbitography
  11. GTO / LEO / MEO / GEO
  12. Missions to Mars / Observation at Lagrange points

Fluid mechanics

  1. Internal/External
  2. Hydraulics
  3. Multi-species

Structural mechanics

Our engineers’ mechanical design and calculation skills cover the use of CAD tools such as Catia V5, SolidWorks and AutoCad, together with simulation tools such as Ansys, Abaqus and Nastran.

These advanced skills allow us to provide our various clients with the following:

  • The design and dimensioning of mechanical structures and systems,

    • The study of complex phenomena such as fracture and vibratory mechanics.

In order to manage the designing of a full system, we prefer to use an organisation in project mode which brings together all of the phases involved in developing the systems:

  • Technical feasibility analysis (functional analysis, AMDEC, etc.),
  • Pre-dimensioning,
  • Overall design,
  • Detailed design,
  • Justification by digital modelling.

Fluid Mechanics

Our engineers’ skills in both calculation (CFD) and the complete building of systems mean that they are fully conversant with CFD applications such as Fluent, Star CD, SolidWorks Flow Simulation and EcosimPRO

These skills allow us to operate in the following areas:

  • Internal and external aerodynamic calculations
  • Shape optimisation
  • Pressure loss calculations

The complete building of systems covers all the phases involved in the development of fluid systems:

  • Technical feasibility analysis
  • Pre-dimensioning
  • Detailed design
  • Test study
  • Final validation

The sectors in which we operate are the Aeronautical, Defence, Nuclear and Oil / Petrochemical etc. industries.

Areas of application

  1. Nuclear industry
  2. Wind power
  3. Oil and Gas industry
  4. Space industry
  5. Hydraulics
  6. Aeronautical industry
  7. Motor industry
  8. Defence industry

A few Mechanical engineering projects

“Sophia Engineering is a fast-growing high-tech company and a prime example of an SME combining performance and innovative management”

Bernard Espannet

General Secretary of the GIFAS