Grand Staircase Frame Zelpha Engineering

Intro

Working from a 3D model of the scenic cladding, Iland Engineering was tasked with designing a steel frame that was structurally sound, easy to install and could house a mechanical sloat within it.

Bringing all of these requirements together made the design challenging but we went about it in typical ‘Iland fashion’ and the end result was a well thought-out frame with all of the bells and whistles.
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‍Outcome

Efficiency is at the centre of our design process. When it comes to designing structural frames, we use the Solidworks Weldments tools, which allows the frame to be modelled up as a wireframe initially and then the materials and sections can be selected and modified later.

This is incredibly useful on projects where there is a practical approach to the design and install and structural verification comes further down the line. For instance, if all of the steel frame elements need to be sized up, this can be done at the click of a button. Additionally, this process also makes the mitres, endcap and connections all very simple and mostly automatic which saves even more time!

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