F E Associates offers mechanical engineering development and analysis-based process control services F E Associates is a value-added reseller of MSC Software Inc. engineering applications and consulting services. With the world's largest portfolio of computer assisted engineering tools, the world-standard MSC Patran and Nastran applications, and the world's largest supporting consultants, FEA is your one stop for structural and mechanical engineering support. F E Associates develops embedded engineering applications based on finite element analysis, including ARPPAS, automated engineering tools for interactively analyzing composite aircraft part repair requirements, specifications, and plans. ARPPAS calculates the specifications for repair fixture setups that compensate for self-induced deformations of composite part repairs, assuring a perfect fit of the repaired part on the airframe. ARPPAS enables users with no specialized engineering knowledge, such as mechanics, business analysts, and logistics managers, to automatically calculate self-induced composite part repair deformations, strains, and stresses and better manage composite part repair logistics and spare parts inventory. ARPPAS can be readily adapted to other applications as well, such as engineering analysis-based process and manufacturing control. F E Associates translates these exciting new technologies into high rates of return on investment by reducing scrap and rework, reducing the numbers of engineering prototypes, and accelerating time to market and profitability.
