Virtual Engineering

At Virtual Engineering, we have been providing product development services to manufacturing companies for over 30 years. Founded in 1992, our specialties include mechanical and electro-mechanical systems. Our team of highly skilled, degreed engineers has a solid engineering capability and product development experience. We take a hands-on approach to ensure that your product is designed to efficiently match the intended product functions and applicable manufacturing processes.

Our Approach

Our engineers are versatile and adaptable to all program phases from napkin sketch to production release designs. We place our emphasis on implementation, establishing relationships with our customers at the project inception. This ensures that your product is designed to meet your specific needs and requirements. Our approach allows us to deliver quicker response times, lower project costs, reduced product costs, reduced engineering overhead, and robust designs.

Product Development Process

Our product development process involves a variety of services, including:

• CAD modeling and surfacing
• Creo Parametric
• Motion studies and animation
• Tolerance analysis
• Drawings
• GD&T
• Finite Element Analysis - Creo Simulate
• Stress analysis
• Kinematic analysis
• Animation
• Statistical tolerance stacks
• Design optimization
• Gear mesh and tolerance analysis

Manufacturing Experience

We have extensive experience in manufacturing processes, including:

• Conventional stampings
• Fineblank stampings
• Cold form / headed
• Screw machine
• Springs
• Threaded fasteners / bolted joints
• Injection mold
• Die cast
• Powder metal
• Rivet and stake
• Arc weld
• Laser weld
• Finishes and coatings

Customized Projects

At Virtual Engineering, we understand that every customer has unique needs and requirements. We customize our services to meet your specific needs, providing flexible and tailored solutions to fit your product development process. Our services include:

• Conceptual design
• Brainstorming and innovation
• New product development
• Finite element analysis
• Field failure analysis
• Value analysis
• Engineering
• CAD modeling and surfacing
• Creo Parametric
• Design for manufacturing and assembly
• Analysis
• Finite element analysis - Creo simulate
• Stress analysis
• Kinematic analysis
• Animation
• Statistical tolerance stacks
• Design optimization
• Gear mesh and tolerance analysis
• Drawings
• GD&T
• Support

Our Work

We have successfully completed a range of projects, including:

• Recliners and floor locks for automotive SUVs
• Latches for automotive sedans
• Seat linkages for automotive SUVs
• Power actuators for automotive running boards

Case Studies

To learn more about our work and the value we can bring to your organization, please review our case studies. We are proud of our expertise and the quality of our work.