Transportation

With over 20 patents and 50+ intellectual property disclosures, our local and global teams work together in delivering world class product engineering design consulting services to OEMs and suppliers. We offer automotive mechanical engineering design services as well as electrical engineering services for fully integrated automotive design and manufacturing processes. Our automotive experts have extensive experience delivering complex technology-driven solutions in worldwide automotive manufacturing systems applications, including instrument panels, seating systems, trim, IP, HVAC systems and consoles. Our diverse cross functional team of Mechanical, Electrical, Prototype and Manufacturing Engineers constantly push the limits of technology in product design and development, ensuring the success of each project.

Intent Design provides advanced automotive component and system designs

  • Engineering design and consulting services
  • Concept creation to launch support
  • Complete systems integration
  • Innovation

New product design, development and supplemental engineering services

  • Cost effective, timely innovative solutions
  • Multi-disciplinary team of engineering experts, design engineers and design artists
  • High performance focused on meeting market-driven goals
  • One-stop solution for custom design and engineering
  • Specialized management, interface and execution of complex product development processes

Our key Transportation domain areas are

  • Seating systems
  • Dashboard panels and consoles
  • Exterior trim and panels

Additional capabilities:

  • Comprehensive product engineering
    • Concept
    • CAD (Catia, UG, Pro E)
    • Drafting
    • CAE (FEA, Variation Analysis)
    • Stress analysis (hand calculations, FEA using Hypermesh, Nastran, Abaqus, Ansys)
    • Prototype development
  • Release engineering
  • Program management
  • Contract & consulting services

Automotive

Our Capabilities

  • ISO 9001 - 2000 Certification (ASQR Registrar)
  • Kaizen (lean) implementation
  • Multi-skilled team in more than 10 different CAD programs.
  • 7 different analysis tools to design and measure results.

Seat System Engineering

We provide engineering solutions in all areas of Seat System Engineering:

Seat Design

  • Industrial Design
  • Structures
  • Mechanisms
  • Foam Development
  • Plastics
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Prototype Development
  • Testing and Validation Support
  • Comfort Analysis
  • Value Engineering
  • DFSS
  • Cost Analysis
Seat Concept Design & Styling
Complete Seat Product Development
Seat Prototyping & Customer Validation

Our Seat engineering services include:

  • Thermal heating and cooling
  • RFI
  • Electro-mechanical
  • Human Factors
  • Structure
  • Controls, wiring and motors

Case Study - Volvo Nova Bus Door Assembly Installation Analysis

Our Objective:

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  • Improve door assembly installation and reduce costs

Our Scope of Work:

  • Problem Analysis, On-Site Documentation and Variation Study
  • Tolerance Stack Revision and new GD&T Scheme Development
  • Multiple Two and Four Point Installation Jig Design Proposals
  • Thirteen Improvement Suggestions
  • Revised Construction and Assembly Methods
  • Mechanical Design and Engineering of Affected Parts and Assemblies with FEA
  • Finalized Jig Design and Engineering with Full 3D Solid Model Documentation and Fabrication Direction
  • Senior Level Program Management and Customer Support

Our Results:

  • Tolerance Stack and Part Quality Improvement Between 25.6% and 63.4%
  • Labor Saving Average 43.5%
  • Drastically Reduced Need for Multiple Post-Installation Adjustments in Factory
  • Substantial Part Cost and Part Count Reduction
  • Future Improvement Programs Identified
  • Satisfied Customer
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Please contact us for further information:

Phone: 248-381-5930
Email: Service@Intent-Design.com