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Mechanical Equipment Skid Development
Partnering with a mechanical contractor to bring manufacturing of critical systems in-house and improve project profit margins.

Project Summary: We partnered with our client to design mechanical skids used in HVAC industry. The equipment (Heat Pumps and hot water, chilled water, and condenser water pumps) traditionally are installed and fabricated in place on the roofs of buildings. To reduce the cost, construction time, and complexity associated with building onsite on a rooftop, we designed standalone skids that are instead pre-manufactured in the client's shop and later lifted into place on the roof for final electrical/mechanical connections.

Project Success Tools/Skills:

  • 3D CAD and 2D Drawings

  • Electrical Routing

  • Structural Analysis with FEA

  • Weldment Design

  • Mechanical and System Layout

Mechanical Pump Skid.jpg

Project Outcomes:

  • Developed full set of 3D CAD models exported for use in BIM design tool.

  • Full set of Engineering drawings used for design submittals and final fabrication/manufacturing of equipment skids.

  • Established CAD database of common components to simplify future skid development projects.

  • ​Created an efficient process for laying out and designing equipment skids which can be used for future projects.

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