Engineering services for turbine construction, engine construction and fixture engineering – from design through construction to manufacturing support.
EnChip GmbH
Frankenstraße 140, 90461 NurembergNew on Amplifa
EnChip – The Company
EnChip GmbH is an engineering consultancy for consulting and engineering services founded in 2000, headquartered in Nuremberg, emerging from Alstom turbine construction (formerly MAN turbine construction). The company works preferably in the fields of turbine construction, engine construction as well as fixture and special machinery construction. Core competencies are thermodynamic and strength design, 3D construction (CATIA V4/V5, Solid Works, NX) as well as static and dynamic FEM calculations including nonlinear analyses, creep processes and vibrations. In steam turbine construction, EnChip takes on complete tasks from design through construction of rotors, guide wheels and rotor blades to manufacturing placement and manufacturing support; references include retrofit and new development of steam turbine components from 6 to 800 MW. In addition, the company offers reverse engineering, the production of hot-pressed sheet metal guide blades, damage assessments and failure analyses as well as the construction of clamping, assembly, measuring and testing fixtures, among others for the assembly of the Airbus A380 vertical tail fin.
- Site
- Nuremberg
- Processes
- 3D construction (CATIA V4/V5, SolidWorks), FEM calculations (static and dynamic, nonlinear, creep processes, vibrations), Damage assessments / failure analysis (crack analyses, material fatigue, operating events), Construction and manufacturing support of turbine rotors, guide wheels, rotor blades, Reverse engineering (scanning, preparation of scan data, 3D construction, delivery), Production of sheet metal guide blades: machining of the blanks, hot pressing in the die, grinding, Construction and delivery of clamping fixtures, Construction of assembly fixtures (e.g. assembly station for the Airbus A380 vertical tail fin)
- Materials
- CATIA V4/V5, NX, Solid Works, FEM calculation, Reverse Engineering, Hot pressing in the die
- Certificates
- Quality monitoring and acceptance in manufacturing
- Founded
- 2000
- Industries
- Turbine construction, Engine construction, Fixture and special machinery construction, Aircraft construction
- 01
Concept and design
- 02
Thermodynamic and strength design
- 03
3D construction (CATIA V4/V5, NX, SolidWorks)
- 04
FEM calculations
- 05
Creation of manufacturing and order documents
- 06
Manufacturing placement and manufacturing support
- 07
Quality monitoring and acceptance
Materials and Processes
CATIA V4/V5, NX, Solid Works
3D construction of components and assemblies including drawing derivation and neutral data delivery.
FEM calculation
Static and dynamic component analysis including nonlinear calculations, creep processes and vibrations.
Reverse Engineering
Scanning and preparation of scan data for new construction and delivery of installation-ready guide wheels.
Hot pressing in the die
Production of sheet metal guide blades by machining the blanks, hot pressing, grinding and cutting to steam channel contour.
Site
Nuremberg
DEHead office, engineering and construction
- Materials
- Steel, stainless steel (turbine components)
- CATIA V4/V5
- SolidWorks
- NX
- FEM simulation software
Components and References
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3D construction (CATIA V4/V5, SolidWorks)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| FEM calculations (static and dynamic, nonlinear, creep processes, vibrations)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Damage assessments / failure analysis (crack analyses, material fatigue, operating events)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Construction and manufacturing support of turbine rotors, guide wheels, rotor bladesEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Reverse engineering (scanning, preparation of scan data, 3D construction, delivery)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Production of sheet metal guide blades: machining of the blanks, hot pressing in the die, grindingForming | – | – | – | – | Sheet metal |
| Construction and delivery of clamping fixturesEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Construction of assembly fixtures (e.g. assembly station for the Airbus A380 vertical tail fin)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Construction of measuring and testing fixtures as well as test benchesTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Thermodynamic and strength design of steam turbine componentsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
EnChip carries out quality monitoring and acceptance in manufacturing as well as the assessment of NCRs. The manufacturing process is supported from order document creation through to acceptance.
| Evidence | Nuremberg |
|---|---|
| Quality monitoring and acceptance in manufacturing |
History
- 2000
Foundation of EnChip GmbH in Nuremberg, emerging from Alstom turbine construction (formerly MAN turbine construction)