Five disciplines,
each one on its own.

• ANL

  AnalyseStrength · Fatigue · Thermal · Flow

  Modelling that can be followed, assumptions that are written down, and reports in the form the applicable standard requires.

  • Structural analysis under static, dynamic, linear and nonlinear load
  • Stability analysis
  • Fatigue and damage tolerance, including crack propagation
  • Thermal analysis, transient and steady state
  • Coupled thermal and structural analysis
  • Flow analysis, profile and surface optimisation
  • Fluid–structure interaction
  • Multiphysics optimisation for weight, shape and surface
  • Stress analysis reports

• DES

  DesignConcept · 3D · Manufacturing

  From the first concept through to a drawing a shop can work from, and on to the prototype.

  • Concept design
  • 3D design and manufacturing drawings
  • Design and calculation of metallic components
  • Design and calculation of composite components
  • Jig and tooling design
  • Structural optimisation for material use and series production
  • Prototype support through to testing

• CIV

  Civil and structuralEurocode · AISC · GB · IS

  The same analysis methods as aerospace under a different set of rules, with documentation prepared for approval.

  • Structural verification for steel and concrete structures
  • Foundation and connection design
  • Fire protection design
  • Wind turbine structures
  • Towers and e-modules, structurally optimised
  • Cranes
  • Ship components

• ELE

  ElectricalControl · Power · Electromagnetics

  Schematics, cabinets and control code, with the component selection and marking that has to go with them.

  • 3D design and circuit diagrams
  • Design of busbar systems
  • Control cabinet design
  • Component selection with CE marking
  • PLC and SCADA programming
  • Computational electromagnetics

• LSA

  Analysis and planning

  • Logistics planning and analysis
  • Level of Repair Analysis (LORA)
  • Reliability, availability and maintainability (RAM)
  • Lifecycle cost analysis, to forecast and optimise operating cost
  • Sustainment planning for long-term maintenance strategy

• CTL

  Control

  • Configuration management across change states and variants
  • Obsolescence management for components at end of life
  • Supply chain analysis, aimed at shortening lead times
  • Documentation and training material following the LSA result

• CON

  Consulting

  • Analysis, costing and implementation planning for documentation projects
  • Process optimisation along the existing editorial and release chain
  • Creation of Data Module Requirement Lists
  • Evaluation and selection of editorial, browser and storage systems
  • Introduction of controlled language and terminology management
  • Migration strategy for legacy data

• TRN

  Training

  • S1000D, from decision-maker level to the editorial team
  • Simplified Technical English to ASD-STE100
  • Tool training for editorial and illustration software
  • Fundamentals of technical documentation for engineering teams

• CRT

  Certification support

  • Consulting, gap analysis and audit preparation to IFS Broker
  • Building a quality management system, including templates and processes

Engineering recruitment, on request. Where a project needs people on site, ALTHOM places them through the affiliated company TPS (Thomas Personnel Solution) GmbH, which holds the required licence for employee leasing under the German AÜG. It is a supplementary service, not a core one, and it is provided by TPS rather than by ALTHOM GmbH.