DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
BEIN Engineering’s personnel have extensive experience in the design and construction of technical solutions and products. We achieve this through systematic and creative processes. In product development, we contribute with idea generation, detailed engineering, and product design — all the way to a fully tested and documented product. Here are some of the ways we support the development of creative solutions during the design process:
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In the early stages, we use cost-effective visualization tools to illustrate and animate ideas, making them easier to share with others. This is particularly effective in sales and application processes. It is also useful in studies related to mechanical design, control and automation systems, construction and infrastructure visualization, marine operations, or other technical solutions.
BEIN’s personnel possess strong skills in hand drawing and 3D modeling using the visualization tool 3D Studio Max during the early phase. These 3D files are simpler and faster to handle and modify than traditional CAD models, as they contain less information. This makes them especially suitable for exploring designs and testing interfaces.
Existing 3D models from software such as Autodesk Inventor, SolidWorks, DWG drawings from Autodesk AutoCAD, DraftSight, SketchUp, and hand sketches can be used as a basis and/or combined with new models. Images of environments and maps can also be implemented.
The models are textured and rendered to create a sense of realism through still images and animated films. These can also be presented in the form of virtual reality or augmented reality. BEIN has equipment and facilities for virtual reality presentations. Software such as Vantage, Lumion, and Unity with real-time rendering can be used to quickly convey possibilities, which is cost-saving. The 3D models from these visualization tools can easily be transferred to 3D printing of physical objects.
BEIN delivers 3D prints in all quality levels and can also provide prototypes in actual material grades and with specified tolerance requirements. In close dialogue with the client and other stakeholders, we develop requirement specifications based on the environment in which the product will operate, the nature of the operation, interfaces with other equipment, human interaction, other stresses the product will be exposed to, manufacturing methods, and requirements related to cost, HSE, and aesthetics. This is done in accordance with relevant standards such as Eurocode, DNV, NORSOK, and legal requirements from the Working Environment Act, the Machinery Directive, and the Pressure Equipment Directive. We have experience with CE marking of machinery, pressure vessels, and piping, which is important to consider early in the process, as it can influence material choices, design preferences, and costs.
BEIN delivers 3D prints in all quality levels and can also provide prototypes in actual material grades and with specified tolerance requirements. In close dialogue with the client and other stakeholders, we develop requirement specifications based on the environment in which the product will operate, the nature of the operation, interfaces with other equipment, human interaction, other stresses the product will be exposed to, manufacturing methods, and requirements related to cost, HSE, and aesthetics. This is done in accordance with relevant standards such as Eurocode, DNV, NORSOK, and legal requirements from the Working Environment Act, the Machinery Directive, and the Pressure Equipment Directive. We have experience with CE marking of machinery, pressure vessels, and piping, which is important to consider early in the process, as it can influence material choices, design preferences, and costs.
We also perform preliminary calculations, such as hand calculations and simple 2D and 3D CAD models, to verify aspects like strength, proportions, and interface testing. This helps us distinguish promising concepts from less viable ones before investing significant resources. BEIN has extensive experience with concept evaluation processes and has developed its own systems for this, including risk assessments of products and solutions.
Once a concept is selected, the process moves into detailed design and engineering. At this stage, BEIN typically produces 2D and 3D models used for detailed analyses, working to ensure the concept meets the requirement specifications. This phase includes structural calculations, detailed interface checks, dynamic analyses, and calculation of reaction loads for hydraulic, pneumatic, or electromechanical components and systems. BEIN uses tools such as SolidWorks, STAAD Pro, Mathcad, Visual Vessel Design, Colbeam, Orcaflex, among others. By “detailed design and engineering,” we mean a theoretical approach based on physics, mathematics, and empirical data, enabling our engineers to verify whether a product or technical solution meets the design requirements before it is physically built. This work is typically documented in design reports or operational procedures.
In addition, test procedures are often established for further physical testing to uncover any deviations or additions beyond the theoretical process. BEIN has extensive experience with load, function, friction, pressure, and system testing of various machines and mechanical solutions, handling equipment for cables, umbilicals, and risers, subsea tools, tanks, and load-bearing structures. Fully tested and, if necessary, modified solutions or products then proceed to operation or fabrication. At this stage, we use our quality-assured procedures and fabrication drawings. We are ISO 9001 certified and have access to a wide network of qualified manufacturers and suppliers in Norway and abroad, capable of machining various metals, welded structures, assembly, and testing. For larger constructions requiring sea transport, manufacturers with quay facilities may be preferred partners.
Our interdisciplinary and experienced team is skilled in project management. We assist with this according to the client’s wishes throughout the project execution—whether it involves products and solutions for marine operations such as heavy lifting, installation, decommissioning, and subsea technology, or land-based industries, energy, stage technology, transportation, construction, or research and development. Occasionally, reverse engineering is performed. This is a methodology where, starting from an existing product or solution, documentation is created through measurements, photography, 3D scanning, and reporting. This is then analyzed and may replace all or part of a traditional product development process.
BEIN has experience with technical documentation of existing facilities or operations, where we have assisted with photography, measurements, and 3D scanning. This material has subsequently been used as a basis for P&ID drawings, layout drawings, design of new equipment, or for the implementation of other adjacent components