What we do
Understanding what your plant actually has to do
Vessels, storage tanks, pipework, reactors, heat exchangers, pumps, valves and the structures that carry them are what keep an industrial plant running. They carry high loads, they often sit in aggressive service, and they are rarely simple to take offline and replace.
That makes two questions worth answering properly. Is the asset correctly specified and strong enough for the duty it is being asked to do? And how much has that changed since it was commissioned — because under real operating conditions, degradation is not a risk, it is a certainty.
MTS Solutions exists to answer both. We combine current analysis software with hands-on engineering experience to give clear, timely answers, and we work through the problem with you rather than at arm’s length. Most of the value comes out of understanding what the plant has to do in practice, not only what the drawing says.
Our capability
Five areas of engineering support
Design documents and Pr.Eng sign-off
Development, review and Professional Engineer sign-off of engineering documentation.
- User Requirement Specifications (URS)
- Process Flow Diagrams (PFD)
- Quality Management Plans (QMP)
- Engineering and manufacturing drawings
- Isometric pipeline drawings
- Technical engineering support for project management teams
Structural design and analysis
Design and verification of high-integrity equipment to recognised international codes.
- Pressure vessels to ASME VIII Div 1 & 2 and equivalent codes
- Storage tanks to API 620, API 650 and equivalent codes
- Pipelines to ASME B31.3 and equivalent codes
- Finite element analysis (FEA) of high-integrity structures
- Flexibility and stress analysis of pipeline systems
- Design of support structures and 3D modelling of equipment
Fluid flow design and analysis
Understanding how fluid and heat actually move through the system.
- Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analyses
- Thermal analysis
- Pipe network flow analysis
- Pump sizing for correct flow rates in piping networks
Dynamic design and analysis
Behaviour under vibration, transient load and motion.
- Transient, modal and frequency response analyses using FEA
- Rigid-body dynamic analyses
Asset integrity and Fitness-for-Service
Whether in-service equipment can safely keep running, and for how long.
- Visual inspections and physical asset condition assessments
- Fitness-for-Service assessment to API 579-1 and equivalent
- Failure investigations
- Review of maintenance plans for effectiveness
About us
Discover MTS Solutions
MTS Solutions provides mechanical and transport engineering services to clients who need their assets specified correctly, compliant with quality and safety standards, manufacturable, maintainable and reliable over a long service life.
We use advanced analysis tools alongside practical experience in the field, and we work through an interactive consultation process to understand what the client actually needs and what problems they are hitting in practice — then develop the engineering solution around that.
How we work
A straightforward engagement process
We start by understanding the duty, the operating conditions and the constraints — what the asset actually has to do, not just what is on the drawing.
Structural, flow, thermal or dynamic analysis as the problem demands, using the appropriate code and the right software for the job.
A clear engineering report you can act on, with design documentation reviewed and signed off by a registered Professional Engineer.
Ongoing technical support to your project or maintenance team while the work is carried out.