CAD and design for manufacturing
3D models and drawings made to be built. Wall thickness, assembly and alignment features, and powder evacuation are designed in from the start, so the part is practical to print and to assemble.
Arizona · Engineering services
From CAD to finished parts, with the physics checked.
Barton Engineering Enterprise LLC provides CAD design, SLS nylon 3D printing, and CAE and CFD simulation. Work is led by a mechanical engineer with more than fifteen years in computational fluid dynamics and simulation.
Engineering services
One engineer from the first sketch to the part in your hand, or any single step along the way.
SLS nylon 3D printing
Selective laser sintering in nylon, printed in our own workshop: functional prototypes and short production runs, with no support structures and room for complex internal geometry. Parts are cleaned and finished before they ship.
CFD and CAE analysis
Flow and aerodynamics studies, design of experiments and optimization, and surrogate models for fast what-if answers. We scope the question with you, state our assumptions, and report what was and was not modeled.
Selected work
Custom trophy assemblies: CAD, SLS and engraving
A client asked for two display trophies from concept images. We interpreted the concepts into manufacturable designs and finished the pieces.
- A two-piece, hollow lightning-bolt trophy designed for SLS nylon, with an access port for powder removal.
- A locating feature on the base for repeatable, bonded assembly, and a mounting face for an engraved plate.
- An aluminum medallion, finished and engraved to the client's artwork.
Dimensions and proportions were set by engineering judgment against stability, manufacturability and appearance.
What SLS makes possible
Because the part is supported by unfused powder while it builds, SLS can produce shapes that are hard or impossible to machine or mold. The sample below is an open lattice sphere printed in one piece in nylon, shown at the depowdering station.
We use this freedom where it helps your part: lighter structures, integrated features, and fewer pieces to assemble.
More project write-ups are in preparation. Ask us about CFD and CAE work and we will describe relevant experience that can be shared.
How a project works
- Scope. You describe the part or the question, the requirements and the date.
- Model. We build the CAD or set up the analysis, and review it with you.
- Build or simulate. We print and finish the part, or run the study and write up the results.
- Deliver. You receive the parts or the report, with the assumptions stated.
Our own products
BEEQ Trader
Education, research tools, market data, backtesting and paper trading for self-directed traders, with automation you configure and approve. Currently in closed beta, paper trading only.
Educational tools only — not investment advice. BEEQ is not a broker, adviser or custodian. Trading involves risk, including loss of everything invested. Past or simulated results do not predict future results.
Precision printed parts
Replacement and upgrade parts, designed from measurements and fit-checked on the real object before they are sold. The first part has been fitted and verified on the real car and is being prepared for sale.
Listings will name the exact vehicle fitment that has been verified. Independent product; not made by or affiliated with any vehicle manufacturer.
Coming soon
The engineer behind it
Michael Barton is a mechanical engineer (B.S. and M.S., Northern Arizona University) with more than fifteen years in computational fluid dynamics, simulation software and applied engineering. His work spans external aerodynamics, aeroacoustics, design of experiments and optimization, and surrogate models for near-real-time simulation, on workstations and high-performance clusters. Earlier, he led software development for numerical weather prediction and solar-integration studies.
That discipline — define the physics, measure, validate, then ship — is how every BEE product is made.
Michael's background is his own professional experience. Barton Engineering Enterprise LLC is an independent company and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any current or former employer.
Contact
For quotes, partnerships or press, email [email protected]. We reply within a few business days.