"Firehole Technologies has cutting edge technology that will let us analyze
our composite construction before and during construction to ensure that the Lynx
is both as strong and light as it can be. That will ensure maximum performance and
enhanced safety. Another benefit of the Firehole Technologies analysis is that it
will help XCOR lower the cost of construction."
— Jeff Greason
CEO of XCOR Aerospace
Consulting
Firehole Technologies Inc. offers services such as Structural Analysis, Finite Element
Analysis (FEA) Custom Integration and Technology Development. Whether you are designing
new aerospace structures or simply looking to improve the quality of your sports
equipment, our services will benefit you greatly.
In the development of Firehole Technologies software products, we have become experts
in building extensions to commercial finite element analysis software.
Specifically, Firehole has experience developing the following:
- "User-defined Subroutines" in LS-Dyna
- "User Subroutines" in Abaqus
- "User Programmable Features" in ANSYS
In addition to innovative software products, Firehole Technologies offers analysis
services for your composite structures.
The team has been fortunate to participate in several government and commercial
programs. During these programs, correlation of analysis to experimental failure
testing has given Firehole unique, invaluable experience in structural analysis.
Many companies may feel that they have an in-house solution to predict the complex
failure of composite materials, but become frustrated when solutions take months
to arrive at, even if they can get a converged solution. Firehole is able to take
that analysis cycle from months down to days or even hours by using Helius:MCT™
and an intimate understanding of how to execute analyses efficiently — saving
you time and money.
Firehole Technologies has long been on the cutting edge of advanced composites analysis
technologies and continues to spend a significant amount of resources to develop
advanced methods for solving the most difficult composite material simulation problems.
Firehole has close R&D relationships with universities, government laboratories
and private industry to jointly develop additional best-of-breed technologies for
composites analysis.
As a small business, Firehole Technologies is eligible for US Government funding
for technology development through the Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR)
and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant programs. Firehole Technologies
is also a certified HUBZone small business - a designation having significant advantages
for US Government Contractors.
Firehole is specifically interested in developing technologies in the following
areas:
- Fatigue modeling of composite structures
- Self-healing composites
- Damage and failure prediction of composites
- More efficient modeling of composites, including the use of parallel processing
technologies
- Simulation technologies for composite armor
- Application of composites in non-traditional industries, especially the energy industry.