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Castrol
Oil Company required a test rig to evaluate the life and performance of
hydrostatic pumps and motors using their transmission oil products. This
rig required a 100 horsepower induction motor driving a variable speed
hydrostatic drive to permit testing over a wide range of loads and
speeds. Design and construction was accomplished over a period of 9
months and the result was adopted as the standard for evaluating oils of
this type by the petroleum Institute.
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| Ameron
had a broad range of piping products they fabricated from glass
reinforced plastic that were used for the distribution of
corrosive fluids. Ian Ayton was hired to investigate the
feasibility of Ameron manufacturing a range of control valves from
2 to 12 inches that would be compatible with their pipe products
and allow Ameron to gain entry into the highly profitable
corrosive service valve business. Many design alternative s were
evaluated from performance and economic considerations before a
comprehensive report was drawn up discouraging Ameron from
entering the valve business. Sometimes it makes sense to stick
with the business you’ve come to understand. |
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Omni
Systems hired Ian Ayton to help with the mechanical design of a
Lunar spacecraft that would be launched into a polar orbit of
the Moon. Omni possessed most of the technical expertise
required to define the spacecrafts many performance and design
parameters but lacked the ability to tie the hardware together
into a coordinate design. Ian was responsible for the mechanical
design and fabrication of a full sized prototype that would be
used to assess the packaging specifications of the crafts many
systems. Omni did not complete the project but the work done was
later used as the basis for the Lunar orbiter successfully
launched in 1998. |
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| Innovative
Intelcom Industries required prototyping and design assistance
with the development of the combination portable phone / TV
controller they were developing for Hughes. In addition to the
mechanical engineering support provided, Ian fabricated 50 fully
functional prototypes to allow field testing of the product by
Hughes and provided the prototypes used by the injection mold
toolmakers for the final production design. |
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