Case Study: ECKOLD GmbH & Co. KG achieves safer bolted connection design with Meshparts

ECKOLD GmbH & Co. KG - Customer Case Study

ECKOLD GmbH & Co. KG, a pioneer in innovative clinching technology, faced challenges with the conventional bolt calculation method (VDI2230), which was complex, error-prone, and could not fully account for many practical conditions in their designs. They turned to Meshparts and its FEM analysis service to address this challenge.

Meshparts provided a solution that allowed ECKOLD to define large assemblies with numerous screws and contact conditions as FEM models with reasonable effort. The service enabled comprehensive analysis of several load cases, featuring a library of predefined FEM screws for fast definition and replacement. This allowed ECKOLD to design bolted connections with high safety, saving unnecessary design loops and costs.

ECKOLD GmbH & Co. KG

Bernd Polossek

ECKOLD GmbH & Co. KG