"Czero is one of the best companies I have worked with for analysis and simulation; including dynamic modeling, CFD and FEA. Their deep expertise and comprehensive quality system ensure accurate results. Czero's project management is excellent, providing clean concise information on progress, schedule and budget. Czero is a go-to source for projects ranging from analysis and simulation to prototype product development and testing. They deliver strong solutions to the challenges faced by Offshore and Subsea markets."
FEA Expertise
Czero has the expertise to handle your engineering problems. Whether you are tackling the design of a new part, or a complete system, or you need help with a failure analysis, our team is here to help.
We have PhD educated staff with individuals having over 20 years FEA experience serving industry and retired academic professors.
This level of expertise and experience allows our engineers to provide our clients tremendous insight into their problems.
FEA Capabilities
Our FEA experience and expertise covers a broad spectrum of different analyses.
Static Analysis
- Linear analysis
- Nonlinear analysis
- Quasi-static analysis
- Buckling analysis
- Creep/stress relaxation analysis
- Contact bolt joint analysis
- Leakage, interference analysis
Dynamic Vibration Analysis
- Modal analysis
- Transient dynamic
- Frequency response harmonic analysis
- Random vibration analysis
- Shock spectra analysis
- Multi-body dynamics
Explicit Dynamic Analysis
- Impact analysis
- Drop test analysis
- Large deformation analysis
- High velocity impact
- Fracture
- Crack propagation
Fatigue/Durability
- Stress-life approach
- Strain-life approach
- ASME standard fatigue analysis
- DNV standard fatigue analysis
Thermal Analysis
- Steady-state thermal analysis
- Transient thermal analysis
- Coupled field thermal/structural analysis
- Transient weld analysis
Optimization
- Topology optimization
- Size, shape, and volume optimization
- Functional optimization
Miscellaneous Analysis
- Optical analysis
- Magnetostatic, low, and high frequency magnetics
- Acoustic analysis
- Particle analysis
Experience and expertise encompassing a range of industries and sectors
We offer a comprehensive range of standard simulation tools and engineering services, alongside specialized industry capabilities and expertise tailored to meet your unique project requirements. Our solutions deliver the flexibility and scalability essential for your success, empowering you to achieve your requirements. Let us help you elevate your projects to new heights with our innovative offerings.
Test and Analyze Designs
FEA is a tremendous productivity tool that allows Czero to virtually test and analyze designs on a computer, predicting how a product will behave under real-world conditions like stress and strain, without needing to build physical prototypes, which saves time and money while helping to identify potential problems early in the design process and optimize the product's performance before manufacturing.
FEA allows product validation economically by creating virtual models of real-world assets. It's especially useful for complex or high-risk environments where building physical prototypes would be expensive, time-consuming, or dangerous.
Flexible Services
Czero understands it can be a large investment for a company to develop in-house simulation expertise therefore we offer flexible services to meet all our customers’ needs:
- Standard FEA Consulting
Working closely with our customers, Czero can help you define a simulation approach, solve the problem, and provide you with the analysis results in the form of a report. If the analysis shows that the design passes all the loading environments, then the problem is solved and is ready for the customer to advance the design. If the analysis indicates possible design issues or areas that can be improved, then we work with our customers and provide input to help solve these inadequacies. We can then update the model and provide an updated set of results.
- Design by Analysis
Our customers can come to us and can describe the objectives and criteria for a product or system to be designed. Czero can start afresh or take an existing design and use our in-house expertise and software resources to deliver you a new or improved design. This approach usually provides the best return on investment since identifying possible issues early in the design cycle can be made and corrected before extensive design effort and any prototypes have been manufactured. This is often the quickest solution to get a product to market.
- Knowledge Transfer, Mentoring and Training
We can develop a model, provide the model as a learning template, and show/explain to our customers how the model was developed. This option provides a conduit between consulting and mentoring where the customer gets the benefits of the Czero expertise and allowing the customer to engage and learn the simulation process.
Training Courses
Czero provides a comprehensive range of training options to meet all your needs. Whether you're looking to gain a better understanding of ANSYS with specific topics or require customized training, we have you covered. We offer both personalized one-on-one sessions and group training. Based on your preferences, we can deliver training online through synchronous learning or in-person at your office. Reach out to us to discuss your requirements, and together, we’ll explore the best solutions for you.
We offer a range of training courses, including:
Course Descriptions
Course Title: ANSYS Mechanical Introduction
Course Description:
This course offers a comprehensive introduction to ANSYS Mechanical, focusing on structural analysis using finite element methods (FEM). Students will learn how to model, simulate, and analyze mechanical systems for various engineering applications. Key topics include:
- Navigating the ANSYS Workbench interface
- Meshing 3D models using refinement options
- Defining boundary conditions, loads, and material properties
- Choosing and running different physics: static structural, modal, and steady-state thermal
- Post-processing results, including stress, strain, and deformation visualization
Through hands-on practice, this course equips participants with the essential skills to perform mechanical simulations and interpret results for real-world engineering problems.
Suggested Prerequisites: None
Duration: 1 day
Course Title: Static Structural Analysis - Linear
Course Description:
This course focuses on performing linear static analysis using ANSYS Mechanical. Students will learn how to analyze structures under static loading conditions to determine stress, strain, displacement, and other critical parameters. Key topics include:
- Setting up linear static analysis models in ANSYS Workbench
- Defining different material models, multi-loadstep boundary conditions, and loads
- Meshing techniques for accurate results
- Solving linear static problems and interpreting output data accurately
- Post-processing results, including stress, deformation, and safety factor visualizations
With hands-on exercises and practical examples, this course provides the skills necessary to perform effective linear static analysis and make informed engineering decisions based on simulation results.
Suggested Prerequisites: Course “ANSYS Mechanical Introduction” or familiarity with ANSYS
Duration: 1 day
Course Title: Static Structural Analysis - Nonlinear
Course Description:
This course focuses on performing nonlinear static analysis using ANSYS Mechanical. Students will learn how to simulate real-world nonlinear behavior in structures, including material nonlinearities, large deformations, and contact interactions. Key topics include:
- Setting up nonlinear static analysis models in ANSYS Workbench
- Defining nonlinear material properties, contact conditions, and large deformation effects
- Meshing techniques for nonlinear simulations
- Typical nonlinear failures such as buckling and nonlinear stabilization
- Running and solving nonlinear static problems
- Post-processing results, including stress, strain, and deformation visualizations
Through hands-on exercises and practical examples, this course equips participants with the skills to analyze complex, nonlinear behavior in mechanical systems and interpret the results for engineering design and decision-making.
Suggested Prerequisites: Course “Static Structural Analysis – Linear”
Duration: 2 days
Course Title: Advanced Materials 1: Hyperelasticity and Viscoelasticity Analysis
Course Description:
This course focuses on advanced material models in ANSYS Mechanical, specifically hyperelasticity and viscoelasticity, for simulating complex material behavior under large strains and time-dependent effects. Students will learn how to model and analyze elastomers, polymers, and biological tissues using specialized material models. Key topics include:
- Introduction to hyperelastic material models (e.g., Neo-Hookean, Mooney-Rivlin)
- Defining and applying viscoelastic material models (e.g., Maxwell, Kelvin-Voigt)
- Setting up simulations for large deformation and time-dependent analysis
- Meshing and solving hyperelastic and viscoelastic problems
- Post-processing results, including stress, strain, and time-dependent deformation
With practical, hands-on exercises, this course provides the skills needed to simulate and analyze advanced material behaviors for engineering applications such as automotive, biomedical, and polymer industries.
Suggested Prerequisites: Course “Static Structural Analysis - Linear” or adequate familiarity with ANSYS
Duration: 2 days
Course Title: Fatigue Analysis
Course Description:
This course focuses on performing fatigue analysis in ANSYS Mechanical to predict the lifespan of components under cyclic loading. Students will learn how to set up and analyze fatigue simulations, including high-cycle and low-cycle fatigue, using different fatigue life prediction methods. Key topics include:
- Introduction to fatigue theory and failure mechanisms
- Setting up fatigue analysis models in ANSYS Workbench
- Defining material properties for fatigue, including S-N curves and strain-life data
- Applying cyclic loads and boundary conditions
- Post-processing fatigue results, including safety factors, damage accumulation, and life predictions
Through practical exercises, this course equips participants with the tools and knowledge to assess the durability of components under repeated loading and make informed design decisions based on fatigue analysis results.
Suggested Prerequisites: Course “Static Structural Analysis – Linear” and familiarity with mechanical fatigue
Duration: 2 days
Course Title: Acoustics Analysis
Course Description:
This course focuses on using ANSYS Mechanical for acoustics analysis to study the interaction between structures and sound waves. Students will learn how to simulate vibration, sound propagation, and noise in mechanical systems, and how to predict acoustic behavior in various engineering applications. Key topics include:
- Introduction to acoustics and vibration fundamentals and understand sound source attenuation
- Setting up acoustics analysis models in ANSYS Workbench
- Defining material properties, boundary conditions, and vibration modes
- Simulating sound radiation, transmission, and resonance effects
- Post-processing results, including sound pressure levels, frequency response, and acoustic power
Through hands-on exercises, this course provides participants with the skills to analyze and optimize noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH) in mechanical systems, with applications in automotive, aerospace, and consumer product design.
Suggested Prerequisites: Course “Static Structural Analysis – Linear” and familiarity with mechanical vibrations
Duration: 2 days
Course Title: Heat Transfer Analysis
Course Description:
This course focuses on performing heat transfer analysis using ANSYS Mechanical to study temperature distribution, thermal stresses, and heat flow in mechanical systems. Students will learn how to simulate steady-state and transient heat transfer phenomena in various engineering applications. Key topics include:
- Introduction to heat transfer principles (conduction, convection, radiation)
- Setting up heat transfer analysis models in ANSYS Workbench
- Defining material thermal properties, boundary conditions, and heat sources
- Simulating steady-state and transient heat transfer problems
- Post-processing results, including temperature distribution, heat flux, and thermal stress
Through hands-on exercises, this course equips participants with the skills to analyze and optimize thermal performance in components and systems, with applications in automotive, aerospace, electronics, and energy industries.
Suggested Prerequisites: Course “ANSYS Mechanical Introduction” or familiarity with ANSYS
Duration: 2 days
Course Title: Structural Dynamics: Linear
Course Description:
This course focuses on performing linear dynamics analysis using ANSYS Mechanical to study the vibrational behavior of structures under dynamic loading conditions. Students will learn how to analyze natural frequencies, mode shapes, and response to harmonic and transient excitations. Key topics include:
- Introduction to linear dynamics and vibration theory
- Setting up linear dynamics analysis models in ANSYS Workbench
- Performing modal analysis to determine natural frequencies and mode shapes
- Analyzing response to harmonic, transient, and random excitations
- Post-processing results, including vibration displacement, stress, and frequency response
Through hands-on exercises, this course provides the skills to analyze and optimize the dynamic behavior of mechanical systems, with applications in structural vibration, noise reduction, and resonance avoidance.
Suggested Prerequisites: Course “Static Structural Analysis – Linear” and familiarity with mechanical vibrations
Duration: 2 days
Course Title: Structural Dynamics: Nonlinear
Course Description:
This course focuses on performing nonlinear dynamics analysis using ANSYS Mechanical to study the complex behavior of structures under dynamic loading conditions, including large deformations, nonlinear material properties, and contact interactions. Students will learn how to analyze the time-dependent response of systems experiencing nonlinear effects. Key topics include:
- Introduction to nonlinear dynamics and key concepts in large deformation and nonlinear behavior
- Setting up nonlinear dynamics models in ANSYS Workbench using both implicit and explicit solvers
- Simulating dynamic response with nonlinear materials, contacts, and boundary conditions
- Solving time-domain problems for transient analysis with nonlinearities
- Post-processing results, including displacement, stress, and time-history analysis
Through practical exercises, this course equips participants with the tools to analyze and optimize systems with nonlinear dynamic behavior, with applications in structural engineering, automotive, aerospace, and machinery design.
Suggested Prerequisites: Course “Structural Dynamics: Linear” and familiarity with mechanical vibrations
Duration: 2 day
Course Title: Customized: Customer-Defined
Course Description:
This course offers tailored training designed to address a specific topic or a set of topics defined by our customers. This could be a particular problem, workflow, or optimization. Czero staff have extensive experience in providing this type of training and knowledge transfer. Some past example topics include laser weld schedule definition, failure analysis, aged material performance, rupture analysis, high strain rate failures, blast analysis, and many more. We work with our customers to tackle real-world problems, providing detailed examples and solutions that may involve supplemental calculations beyond ANSYS, which we also supply. Your success drives our success.
Suggested Prerequisites: Dependent on customer requirements
Duration: TBD
Tools
Czero employs ANSYS, a specialized tool for performing detailed FEA, used to analyze the structural, thermal, and fluid interactions within complex systems. We apply ANSYS to assess stress, deformation, heat transfer, and other phenomena within materials and components, allowing for detailed performance insights and design validation in areas like hydrogen and natural gas technologies.
RESCALE software offers high-performance cloud computing for FEA, allowing Czero engineers to run complex simulations more efficiently. By leveraging RESCALE's scalable computing resources, we can perform large-scale FEA tasks, such as structural, thermal, or vibration analyses, without the limitations of in-house hardware. The platform integrates with ANSYS, providing seamless workflows to optimize designs, reduce simulation times, and enhance performance across industries. RESCALE's cloud-based environment also enables teams to collaborate and share simulation data in real time, accelerating project timelines.
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Let our dedicated team help you with your design analysis needs. Not only do we provide you with the necessary analysis, but we also provide you with recommendations, whether this is for rectifying issues indicated by the analysis or to improve the functionality, costs, or manufacturing times. No project is too small or too large, let's talk and determine how we can help.
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