• · Materials and applications coupled to manufacturing issues
  · Seals for long term HPHT applications – very high reliability
  · Electro-mechanical systems
  · Electro-hydraulic systems
  · Electronic control, sensing, DAQ, transmission systems and motion control
  · Seismic, clamped sonde design (dynamic mechanics)
  · Thermal management – heat shields & isothermal design
  · Battery powered data acquisition and control electronics

• Calidus Engineering Ltd can assist in the area of visualisation through modelling and prototyping, allowing the product to be assessed without having to go to the time and expense of building the real entity. We can also help by identifying optimal routes for development and possible flaws with proposed approaches. Extensive use of 3D modelling using Solid Works compliments the process.

• Calidus Engineering Ltd can, through a process of requirement analysis convert the marketing/business requirement into technical specifications, technical architecture, functional specification and 3D Models. These are the precursors to formal project planning on medium/large scale projects, forming the description of the deliverables for contractual purposes and are ideal to get a sense of what the implementation cost will be.

• As a core function within Calidus Engineering Ltd, technical project management is a skill that we rely upon every day. The significance of it being that the project managers all have a technical background, allowing them to understand the issues as they occur rather than only managing the process around issues. This Calidus Engineering Ltd have identified is key to the successful delivery of technical projects because the PM internalises the requirement, understands the customer expectation and can identify variance from plan.

• Drawing on over 80 years of experience the mechanical design team have the ability to start with a "blank sheet" and through a process of client discussion convert that into a requirement to start producing interpretations of ideas using 2D drawing packages such as AutoCAD and 3D models using Solid Works.

• The core skills are:
  Design of easy to use, fit for purpose systems
  Ability to “think outside the box”
  Design for manufacturing (utilising in-house facilities)
  Extensive materials applications knowledge
  Mechanics – static & dynamic
  Hydraulics
  Actuation systems
  Connector systems
  Stress analysis – static and dynamic using Finite Element methods (ANSYS Professional FE suite)

Electronics Design.

• The Calidus Engineering Ltd electronics design team provides the capability to design and develop innovative turnkey solution hardware and infrastructure for downhole and subsea electronic equipment and systems. This is a very potent capability geared to finding solutions and solving problems rather than just providing a product offering. Our Electronics team is experienced in harsh environment, high temperature electronics and use the PROTEL CAD suite.

Precision Engineering.

• Calidus Engineering Ltd can offer its own on-site precision engineering and manufacturing facility specialising in materials for harsh environments including stainless steels, aluminium alloys, nickel alloys, cobalt alloys, plastics, elastomers and ceramics.

• The facilities include:
  · 2 CNC DPM-Mills with CADCAM software interface
  · 2 Semi CNC Lathes – Alpha 550 + Alpha 400
  · Manual lathe - Colchester
  · Power saw
  · Extensive inspection equipment fully traceable to national standards.

Plant Engineering.

• Drawing on prior experience we are able to undertake R&D, design, development and manufacture of surface based equipment. Over many years Calidus Engineering Ltd staff have been designing and developing surface equipment either as support systems for downhole activities or as independent surface plant. From a technology position we can offer expertise in the following areas:
  · System design
  · Material selection
  · Surface treatments for corrosion protection and wear resistance
  · System manufacture

Technology Innovation.

• Core to the Calidus Engineering Ltd ethos is the constant trialling, testing and experimentation of new technology and ideas. This is essential to providing the ability to very quickly assess if a proposed idea or technology is suitable for a particular application and likewise what technology would best suit a requirement.