Repeat business and referrals; these are compliments that our company receives on an ongoing basis. We are told it is because PEA has become THE trusted source for engineering know-how and attention to detail. Chemical clients, tire manufacturers, packaging manufacturers...they all call on PEA for everything from complete Project Management to Structural and Civil Engineering support.

In addition to facility specific engineering, we are also professionally structured to be adept at resolving issues in areas critical to manufacturing processes: pipe bridges and towers, equipment support, crane and hoist beams, and equipment foundations. Just as no two plants are alike; no two plant owners come to us with the same issues. It is this creative problem solving that continues to grow both our experience and our capabilities.

Equipment supports & foundations

Many of our industrial clients also request our expertise in the design of supporting foundations for their machines. Large machines often vibrate, resulting in enormous, cyclic loads, which must be absorbed by the foundation. These cyclic loading conditions pose a unique design opportunity for our staff, Professional Engineering Associates utilizes state of the art 3-dimensional finite element modeling software to study load conditions and tailor competent final designs.

These designs include:

• Foundation for steel presses exceeding 3500 tons
• Felt machine foundations
• Low RPM foundations for mixer equipment in food processing plants

Then again, our Industrial projects are not limited to structures, process and equipment foundations. Often times it is the "secondary" structures in a facility that are of concern to our clients, including, for example; multi-ton rail cranes, pipe bridges, and rating hoist beams that must meet minimum OSHA requirements.