Vehicles and Transport

Packer Engineering provides the transportation industry with expert accident reconstruction, failure analysis, and engineering design solutions. Packer has worked with a wide range of vehicles including automobiles, motorcycles, forklifts, trailers, off-road and construction vehicles. Clients rely on our engineers to provide sound, technical solutions to their automotive and vehicular questions. Whether involved with reconstructing an accident scene, industrial testing of a vehicular component, or developing new technologies for the automotive industry, Packer engineers provide answers.

Packer holds a national reputation in automotive/transportation engineering, serving consumers, automobile manufacturers, component suppliers, and materials producers as well as end users and consumers.  Our mechanical engineers assist in developing and improving various vehicles performance through analyzing shock and vibrations, testing vehicle dynamics, and evaluating braking effectiveness. Performance tests and safety evaluations of airbags and seatbelts are also available.

We also combine the experience of lift industry professionals with nearly forty years of multi-disciplinary engineering experience. Our affiliation with the relevant organizations insures our engineers keep up with the pulse of this dynamic industry. We possess a broad range of experience in a variety of equipment, including rotating aerial devices, elevating work platforms, locomotive cranes, and other material handling equipment.

Additionally, Packer performs testing and design evaluations on off-road and construction vehicles such as four-wheelers, bulldozers, and agricultural equipment. Our engineers have experience with safety evaluations, design analysis, and performance testing.

 

Automotive Engineering

Industrial Trucks and Forklifts

Packer Engineering combines the experience of lift industry professionals with nearly forty years of multi-disciplinary engineering experience. Our affiliation with the Scaffold Industry Association (SIA), The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and other relevant organizations insures that our engineers keep up with the pulse of this dynamic industry. We possess a broad range of experience in a variety of equipment, including rotating aerial devices, elevating work platforms, locomotive cranes, and other material handling equipment. Services include:

• Accident investigation and reconstruction
• Bench and field durability testing
• Failure analysis
• Full litigation services
• Human/machine interaction analysis
• Human performance evaluation
• Mechanical testing and analysis
• Metallurgical services
• Product liability assessment
• Product safety standards analysis
• Tribological testing
• Welding and joining testing

 

Off-Road and Construction Vehicles

Packer Engineering performs testing and design evaluations on off-road and construction vehicles such as four-wheelers, bulldozers, and agricultural equipment. Our engineers have experience with safety evaluations, design analysis, and performance testing. Past projects involve investigating fuel and lubricant contaminations, component failure analysis, ergonomic design, and electronic control system evaluation. Services for off-road and construction vehicles include:

• Accident investigation and reconstruction
• Automotive electronics services
• Bench and field durability testing
• Failure analysis
• Full litigation services
• Human/machine interaction analysis
• Human performance analysis
• Product safety standards assessment
• Product liability assessment
• Mechanical testing and analysis
• Metallurgical services
• Tribological testing
• Welding and joining analysis

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