Teton Composites has set up its Finite Element Analysis (FEA) Service Business. The business specialises in helping clients design and analyse complex composite structures, providing fundamental baseline designs while also reducing expensive iterations between design and testing. Use of composite structural components has been growing in several sectors.

“We’re building a highly skilled technical team that will have the capacity to analyse both continuous and chopped fibre filled structures. This unique simulation capability is very specialised and very necessary. It is critical that a company developing a composite component fully understand performance before manufacturing,” said Rick Dalgarno, director of analysis services, Teton Composites.

Composite structural components continue to see widespread growth in many industries including aerospace, automotive, defence, watercraft, sporting goods and renewable energy. The real challenge with any industry’s adoption of composites is how best to design structures to minimise material while maximising performance. Teton’s expertise shines in this regard with deep competency in areas of progressive failure analysis, vibration analysis and buckling theory.

“Teton’s capabilities are a rare find in the industry. I initially used their services some years ago when their team was with Firehole Composites. Their composite material analysis capabilities truly pave the way for successful product launches,” said Mark Bishop, president, Waterfront Composite Solutions.

Teton is also working on an advanced stress analysis tool for evaluating structural integrity of “as manufactured” parts made by additive manufacturing. The National Science Foundation (NSF) is currently funding the development.

The company expects to release its first software product in late 2018. (SV)