{"id":3839,"date":"2018-06-14T04:27:49","date_gmt":"2018-06-14T11:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.plm.automation.siemens.com\/t5\/Solid-Edge-Blog\/Mecmesin-Solving-diverse-engineering-challenges-for-force\/ba-p\/498683"},"modified":"2026-03-26T07:23:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T11:23:26","slug":"mecmesin-solving-diverse-engineering-challenges-for-force-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/solidedge\/mecmesin-solving-diverse-engineering-challenges-for-force-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"Mecmesin: Solving diverse engineering challenges for force testing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P><SPAN><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mecmesin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Mecmesin<\/A> designs and manufactures a wide range of force testing equipment in Sussex, UK \u2013 you may have seen their bottle cap test<\/SPAN><SPAN>er<\/SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;featured in our Solid Edge 2019&nbsp;launch materials. Improving the design process for electromechanical design products is a key thrust of Solid Edge 2019, so it was great to have the opportunity to talk with Dr. Patrick Collins, Technical Director, at our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/global\/en\/topic\/solid-edge-university\/28539\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Solid Edge University<\/A> event in Phoenix.<\/SPAN><\/P><\/p>\n<p><P><span class=\"lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center\" style=\"width: 634px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/mecmesin-solid-edge-electrical-2.jpg\" alt=\"mecmesin-solid-edge-electrical.jpg\" title=\"mecmesin-solid-edge-electrical.jpg\" \/><span class=\"lia-inline-image-caption\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault();\">Mecmesin designs force and torque testing equipment using Solid Edge<\/span><\/span><\/P><br \/>\n<P>In this short video Patrick discusses how they have been using for Solid Edge for 20 years, and how he believes that <a href=\"https:\/\/solidedge.siemens.com\/en\/solutions\/products\/complete-product-development-portfolio\/whats-new-in-solid-edge-2019\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Solid Edge 2019<\/A> has many new and improved capabilities that will directly benefit Mecmesin. Patrick says that these improvements show how the Siemens Solid Edge team listens closely to the needs of its users. Of specific interest to Mecmesin are the new <a href=\"https:\/\/solidedge.siemens.com\/en\/solutions\/products\/electrical-design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Solid Edge Electrical Design<\/A> modules including Wiring Design, Wire Harness Design, and PCB Design. Patrick sees a lot of potential for Solid Edge to help integrate the mechanical and electrical design disciplines&nbsp;that need to collaborate to create Mecmesin\u2019s electromechanical products.<\/P><br \/>\n<P><\/p>\n<div class=\"lia-vid-container video-embed-center\">\n<div id=\"lia-vid-JhZjFqZjE6Zyo8ylTNS0s3YUq447pQJQw225h400r40\" class=\"lia-video-ooyala-player-container\"><\/div>\n<p><script>LITHIUM.OoyalaPlayer.addVideo('https:\/\/player.ooyala.com\/static\/v4\/production\/', 'lia-vid-JhZjFqZjE6Zyo8ylTNS0s3YUq447pQJQw225h400r40', 'JhZjFqZjE6Zyo8ylTNS0s3YUq447pQJQ', {\"pcode\":\"sxdjkxOluLl_gSQrV57FiGraFE2-\",\"playerBrandingId\":\"ODI0MmQ3NjNhYWVjODliZTgzY2ZkMDdi\",\"width\":\"225px\",\"height\":\"400px\"});<\/script><a class=\"video-embed-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.plm.automation.siemens.com\/t5\/video\/gallerypage\/video-id\/JhZjFqZjE6Zyo8ylTNS0s3YUq447pQJQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(view in My Videos)<\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/P><br \/>\n<P>I was also able to talk with Mecmesin\u2019s Chief Mechanical Design Engineer, Brian Howes. In the video below I captured a small part of Brian\u2019s presentation on the journey that Mecmesin has followed with 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing. They started by using an outside service to source some prototype parts around 18 years ago and have progressed&nbsp;with purchasing their own 3D printers, with the most recent purchase being a <a href=\"https:\/\/markforged.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Markforged<\/A> device that combines nylon and carbon fibre to create high strength components. One of their recent products has 30% of the parts produced by Additive Manufacturing, and the cost savings have been very significant. Brian also commented that the <a href=\"https:\/\/solidedge.siemens.com\/en\/solutions\/products\/3d-design\/next-generation-design\/generative-design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Generative Design<\/A> capabilities in Solid Edge have helped them to create new, more cost effective solutions for some existing components with cost savings of&nbsp;up to&nbsp;300%.<\/P><br \/>\n<P>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"lia-vid-container video-embed-center\">\n<div id=\"lia-vid-1xZjFqZjE6MMJGk4AM7lN8DnHYXMKPNUw400h225r332\" class=\"lia-video-ooyala-player-container\"><\/div>\n<p><script>LITHIUM.OoyalaPlayer.addVideo('https:\/\/player.ooyala.com\/static\/v4\/production\/', 'lia-vid-1xZjFqZjE6MMJGk4AM7lN8DnHYXMKPNUw400h225r332', '1xZjFqZjE6MMJGk4AM7lN8DnHYXMKPNU', {\"pcode\":\"sxdjkxOluLl_gSQrV57FiGraFE2-\",\"playerBrandingId\":\"ODI0MmQ3NjNhYWVjODliZTgzY2ZkMDdi\",\"width\":\"400px\",\"height\":\"225px\"});<\/script><a class=\"video-embed-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.plm.automation.siemens.com\/t5\/video\/gallerypage\/video-id\/1xZjFqZjE6MMJGk4AM7lN8DnHYXMKPNU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(view in My Videos)<\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/P><br \/>\n<P>After talking with Patrick and Brian, it is&nbsp;clear that Mecmesin solves a huge variety of engineering challenges for their customers. Supported by their local channel partner in the UK, <a href=\"https:\/\/majentaplm.com\/solidedge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Majenta PLM<\/A>,&nbsp;Mecmesin&nbsp;uses Solid Edge in diverse and creative ways to solve these challenges \u2013 and seem to have a lot of fun in the process!<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mecmesin designs and manufactures a wide range of force testing equipment in Sussex, UK \u2013 you may have seen their bottle cap test  er featured in our Solid Edge 2019&nbsp;launch materials. 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