Engineering Consulting

Looking for independent advice to optimise your company? Through engineering consulting, Caden helps you get the most out of your software, systems, and personnel.

Consulting begins with an audit, where a Caden expert thoroughly analyzes your current situation and working methods. The goal is to present a phased improvement plan with concrete steps that lead to better, faster, and simpler operations. Additionally, the report explains how you can optimize your processes, for example, by using SolidWorks. This includes better structuring your files and organizing components (library) more effectively.

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Facing a temporary capacity shortage in your drafting department? Our staff can be quickly deployed, thanks to their extensive practical experience and expertise in software packages like SolidWorks and various other CAD tools.

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Engineering Consulting

Engineering & reverse engineering

Efficiency - Innovation - Optimization

Caden not only designs new tools and machines but also maps out existing machines. Our engineering projects address mechanical challenges across various sectors, from pharmaceuticals and chemicals to heavy lifting and traditional machinery. In everything we do, we strive for high-quality designs and technological innovation.

Engineering & reverse engineering

Knowledge-based engineering

Rely on Caden's knowledge and skills for all your engineering needs, CAD drafting work, or for improving your machine safety. We can also digitize a product line to support your sales team with presentations on a tablet.

Based on the information gathered, Caden designs a detailed concept. If necessary, we first conduct a preliminary study of a machine (or component). In addition to design, we place significant emphasis on aesthetics, user interaction and experience, and sustainability.

A crucial part of the digital design process is creating a fully virtual 3D model of a physical object. Thanks to this digital twin, a component can be simplified in a short time, such as by reducing weight, resulting in a smarter and more cost-effective production process.

The entire assembly is done in our own "makerspace." This often results in the physical construction of a prototype or the first in a series by Caden.

Thanks to extensive experience and deep knowledge of CAD, Caden's engineers are the perfect team to guide and support your innovation journey. Throughout the entire engineering process, Caden places great importance on communication between you as the client and our team.

Reverse engineering

Caden analyzes existing machines or components. Measurements or 3D scanning accurately map the machine. Thanks to extensive technical knowledge and CAD expertise, new parts can be produced quickly and precisely.

Measurements are preferably taken with a 3D laser scanner. The results (parts) are correlated both statically and dynamically, and the details are recorded in a digital assembly. This way, the data needed to control 3D printers and CNC machines is obtained.

With all this information, components can be tested for strength, material stress, or deformation. They can also be used to create production and assembly drawings.

Caden stores your existing machine in their on-site warehouse for the duration of the engineering process.

Heavy lift & transport engineering

Caden specializes in the efficient and safe relocation of heavy objects such as bridges, machinery, or heavy loads. This form of engineering is also known as operations engineering and is very similar to machine engineering, as both are based on the same fundamental principles. Our engineers have extensive expertise in 3D simulations and considerable experience in this specific field.

Heavy lift and heavy transport engineering are specialized tasks. Based on a study, Caden provides the best solution, which consists of a 3D lifting plan or a comprehensive lifting dossier. The plan or dossier includes advice, a step-by-step description of the operation, and information about all necessary equipment such as cranes and transport.

If needed, Caden also designs new lifting tools tailored to the specific situation. These can range from simple but strong hooks to complete lifting setups.

Lifting and transport plans can be applied in a wide range of sectors, including:

  • (Petro)chemicals
  • Onshore wind energy
  • Power plant construction projects
  • Civil construction or demolition
  • Plant stops: maintenance, shutdowns, turnarounds, etc.
  • Offshore wind: load-out in harbors and module yards
  • Heavy or exceptional transport (using SPMTs)
  • Mobile (30-1200t) – mobile tower (40-60m) – crawler cranes up to 1250T
Heavy lift & transport engineering

Computer Aided Engineering (CAE)

In Computer Aided Engineering (CAE), specialized software is used to improve product design or solve engineering problems. This is a diverse field in which Caden has extensive expertise. This includes flow simulation, industrial design automation, and Finite Element Method/Analysis (FEM/FAM) strength calculations.

Using digital twins, FEA simulations, and CAD tools, components can be simplified. This allows for smarter production, reducing both the weight and cost of a product. Most organizations already have these tools but lack the knowledge and insights to use them efficiently.

The return on investment in Computer Aided Engineering is short. This technique quickly reveals a number of quick wins that can improve the efficiency of your production.

Prototyping

Do you have an innovative idea that you want to bring to life? We start from scratch and will work with you to develop a prototype. No idea is too crazy!

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Product design

Is your product less industrial or technical than a complete machine? Even then, Caden is your ideal partner. Our product developers assist you throughout the development of your product, covering the entire design process from idea to concept or production. We employ innovative techniques to create a groundbreaking and unique product. By involving engineers in the design process, we also ensure that the final product is technically robust.

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3D-scanning

Do you need ultra-accurate measurement results of a product? With a 3D scan, various products or spaces are thoroughly and precisely scanned in three dimensions. The result is an accurate 3D model that can then be compared with an original 3D model to map the differences between theory and practice. Such a scan can also be used as a tool in a design process. From machines as large as a train to parts smaller than a hand, the possibilities are nearly endless. Practical applications include scanning a factory hall with running pipes or parts for which you are developing a lifting tool.