Engineering Services

Starting in 2004 EMD began offering Mechanical Design as a service and a few years later we added Mechanical Engineering to our offerings. In-house mechanical design expertise has allowed us to solve many difficult challenges over the years and is a core strength of EMD.

Contract Mechanical Engineering

EMD is authorized by Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) to offer Professional Engineering services to the public. We first began offering this service in 2013 when we were approached by a multinational corporation to fix a capital asset that had never worked properly since inception. To solve the issue EMD supplied the following services:

  • Performed multiple site visits to gather data and information on the system.
  • Limited documentation was available so EMD created a detailed 3D model based on site measurements.
  • A detailed study of the system identifying key issues and proposing a solution. The findings were presented in a comprehensive report.
  • Designed, built, installed, and commissioned the solution to get the system operational.

Since this first dedicated Engineering project, EMD has been consulted several times to get systems running. If you are in need of detailed mechanical expertise please don't hesitate to reach out; we can help.

Contract Mechanical Design

Mechanical design is the heart of all projects at EMD! We understand best practices and design for manufacturability in countless successful projects. SolidWORKS is our primary design tool but we are capable of working in other platforms. We have also developed custom design automation applications native to SolidWORKS.

Automation Feasibility Studies

In today's competitive global environment, many companies are looking to automation to increase productivity, reduce defects, and solve staffing issues. This can be a stressful time for established companies, as they realize they need to change to stay competitive - but automation is outside of their core competencies. EMD has successfully studied parts and processes and evaluated their suitability for automation. EMD employs a "Part-centric" design philosophy, which means we center the automation process around part capability. We evaluate theoretical tolerances, actual tolerances, and supplier capability. Many times our studies are the starting point for an automation system. Let us share our many years of experience and guide you through this journey.

Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

The Finite Element Method (FEM), or as it is more commonly known, Finite Element Analysis, is a powerful tool for determining displacement, stress, and strain of parts and assemblies. We have provided this service as part of consulting studies, as well as in the design process for machines and systems we build.