Mace Aviation performs aerospace structural analysis from simple hand calculations through full-aircraft finite element analysis. We use Hypermesh, FEMAP, and NASTRAN, the same industry-standard tools specified in defense and advanced development program contracts. Our analysis team is integrated with our design and fabrication operations. Analysis results directly inform the parts we build.
Mace Aviation uses Hypermesh, FEMAP, and NASTRAN. These are the tools specified in defense and advanced development contracts. Programs managed by NAVAIR, the Army, or major prime contractors often require that analysis be performed in specific software packages. Mace Aviation meets those requirements.
Our design software, CATIA V5 and SolidWorks, is directly integrated with our FEA workflow. Geometry changes are reflected in the analysis model immediately. That enables rapid iteration between design and structural sizing.
The FEA service market is dominated by pure engineering consultancies. These firms deliver analysis reports but have never fabricated a part. Mace Aviation is a fabricator that also performs analysis. When we size a composite laminate, we know what it costs to build. When we recommend a design change to reduce stress concentration, we know whether it is manufacturable. This integration between analysis and fabrication is not common in the industry. It is directly valuable to programs that need to control both structural performance and production cost.
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Our analysis work has included FEA of targeting pod structures, wing spar sizing, helicopter nose mount stress plots, and weapons system structural qualification. The M134 pod, MX-25D targeting system, AH-1 nose mount, and Extended Range Weapons Wing have all been through Mace Aviation structural analysis.
We use Hypermesh, FEMAP, and NASTRAN. These are the industry-standard tools specified in most defense and advanced development program contracts. Our analysis workflow is directly integrated with CATIA V5 and SolidWorks, enabling rapid iteration between design changes and structural sizing.
Both. Mace Aviation is a fabricator with integrated analysis capability, not a pure consultancy. We routinely perform structural analysis on components we also fabricate, so analysis results directly inform material selection, layup schedules, and tooling design.
Yes. Our analysis work has supported structural qualification for targeting systems, weapons structures, helicopter nose mounts, and weapon wing assemblies. We are familiar with the documentation requirements and load conditions typical of DoD structural qualification programs.
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Mace Aviation is a unique company that can rapidly design and develop advanced composites for the aerospace industry and then produce these products at a very competitive price. The Mace team is both innovative and practical with decades of experience in the fixed and rotary wing market. They are smart, practical and affordable and very good to work with. Mace is a top notch team.
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