Engineering Services - Fluid Power Design for Reliability

Assault Breacher Vehicle (ABV)

The key to developing a reliable, available and maintainable fluid power system is to make it an integral part of the engineering process, and to eliminate failures and failure modes through identification, classification, analysis and removal or mitigation.

When developing fluid power systems, it is imperative to select the right activities and to conduct those activities at the right time. If these activities are not properly followed, the results could be flawed or misleading.

The engineering faculty and staff at the FPI are experts in fluid power, and can help you develop highly reliable, available and maintainable fluid power systems and components. We can assist in developing your fluid power application from a simple design to an efficient and reliable hydraulic or pneumatic system.

Joint Assault Bridge (JAB)

Services include:

Improve reliability and efficiency to:
- Reduce costs and downtime
- Increase production
- Achieve a proactive maintenance program and a robust hydraulic system
- Improve safety and environmental controls
- Evaluate the efficiency of the system and components
Inspect, analyze and document system and component conditions
Ensure the use of appropriate technology for the application
Utilize the FMEA, FMECA, FTA and RCA
Analyze fluid cleanliness levels and contamination controls
Provide complete documentation and explanation of the system, along with recommended improvements
Develop modeling and performance simulation with validation

For more information, contact:

Timothy R. Kerrigan '90, '99
Fluid Power Consulting Engineer
(414) 277-7143

Russell J. Steinmetz, '91
Fluid Power Consulting Engineer
(414) 277-7559