Company profile

Creative forge for extraordinary high-tech solutions

Founded in 1990 by Dr.-Ing. E. A. Werner, ISATEC has become firmly established on the market as an independent engineering service provider with over 3,000 successful projects. For you, ISATEC's decades of experience mean ...

... timely handling of even unusual and complex tasks
... sound know-how
... targeted developments, reliable products, reduced prototype phases
... improved production techniques and minimised product costs
... flexibility in implementing your task – be it for long-term activity planning or time-critical assignments
... an unbiased view of your project
... above all: a business relationship based on trust and a long-term perspective.

You bring the task – we provide the matching idea

ISATEC designs, analyses and optimises individual parts, system and mechanical components for a wide range of applications. New development or product optimisation. We offer you

  • development of solutions
  • selection of suitable manufacturing processes
  • 3-D CAD assembly designs
  • finite-element calculations
  • component optimisation
  • strength assessments according to different standards
  • test procedures performed by partner institutions
  • complete product developments

The selection of suitable manufacturing companies as well as the preparation of your manufacturing documents and series launch support in cooperation with customers are also part of our service offer.

Professional team – interdisciplinary approach

An interdisciplinary 45-person team for solution-oriented communication: mechanical engineers of various disciplines, designers, mathematicians, physicists. As a customer, you benefit from specialists who bring their in-depth knowledge to the issues and combine it to achieve an optimal result. Our cooperation with universities, research institutions, experienced specialists and innovative partners creates a competent network for complementary questions to realise your task.

 

Company highlights – a review

2020

Development of a complete train unit for the maintenance of the public rail network

2019

Successful test of a booster for satellite launchers which we helped design and prove and for which we predicted the behaviour under test conditions

2018

Start of the “HyFly” research project for hybrid aircraft propulsion systems with ISATEC and its expertise in high-performance generators and electric aircraft engines

2017

Start of the project partner research project “HIS” to develop a highly integrated stack module for high-temperature fuel cells with ISATEC as project partner

2015

Start of the HYBRIDi project to develop a tool machine with the most-moving axis made of made of a metal/composite material mix for more efficient production

2014 / 2015

Awarded the seal of approval “Innovativ durch Forschung” (“Innovating through research”)

2013

The AMS delivered initial successes in the detection of antimatter or dark matter

2012

ISATEC developed a new type of e-motor for hybrid-powered utility vehicles

2011

The FIA (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile) certified ISATEC for the calculation of roll-over structures in racing vehicles and places the company on the list of recognised engineering firms

2011

The AMS, developed with ISATEC's participation, began its journey to the ISS aboard the Endeavour

2009

Successful introduction of the PDM system Teamcenter for development data management

2008

Direct integration into customers’ development environment via Intralink

2008

Development and commissioning of a detector for measuring particles in the particle accelerator at CERN

2004

Our developments are worth gold! This is proven, among other things, by the three gold medals won by German athlete Wojtek Czyz at the 2004 Paralympics in Athens. He was supported by adapters for his sprint and long jump prostheses optimised by ISATEC.

2003

Certification according to DIN 6700, as of now: DIN EN 15085.

2002

The first PowerPack designed by ISATEC was completed and presented at InnoTrans 2002 in September after only seven months of development and construction

2002

Innovation Prize of the plastics industry alongside companies Impella and Unnapur

1998

The number of employees had been increasing so steadily that new office space became necessary. Therefore, moving to the historic soap factory was a done deal. Just two years later, we expanded our premises to three floors with over 1,000 sqm of floor space.

1998

In summer, after only two and a half years of development and successful safety certification for NASA, the design developed by ISATEC flew successfully during a 10-day shuttle flight (STS91).

1997

A decisive year for ISATEC GmbH: introducing a renowned 3-D CAD system. What had previously been done through pure calculation could finally be engineered and visualised. A new dimension for our service range!

1995 / 1996

The winter of 1995 – we participated in a CERN space project. The project’s aim was to combine mechanics and electronics for detectors in a satellite.

1993

Development of a press with 2,500 t closing force with optimisation and calculation by ISATEC

1991/1992

Tenfold increase of the service life of a hydraulic clamping element

1990

Foundation of ISATEC GmbH by Dr.-Ing. E. A. Werner

Technical equipment

Development and realisation

ISATEC is equipped with numerous modern workstations – from CAD stations and state-of-the-art calculation systems to various servers, e.g. with integrated platforms for secure data exchange with our customers.

Design (3-D CAD systems)

  • Creo (Pro/ENGINEER)
  • Inventor
  • Solid Edge
  • Solid Works
  • Unigraphics NX

Communication and visualisation

  • GoToMeeting: Web conferences
  • Skype/Teams: Web conferences
  • Viewer and conversion programs
  • Smart board

Itemised proof and fatigue strength calculations

  • ISACAEP*: Life time calculation for large welded structures
  • ISASEP*: Life time calculation for complex FE structures
  • FKM guideline for lifetime calculation
  • Hexagon: Screw verification

*Proprietary ISATEC development

FE calculation

  • ANSYS: General finite element software system
  • FloEFD: General computational fluid dynamics and heat transfer
  • LS-DYNA: Crash simulation program
  • HyperMesh: Mesh-generating software
  • ISAWind*: FE model generation and analysis

*Proprietary ISATEC development

Simulation

  • DIMA: Structure gauge calculation
  • ISAWind*: Filament winding process simulation
  • MatLab/Simulink

*Proprietary ISATEC development

Organisation and transparency

The design process is organised using PDM systems. As a rule, we are integrated via customers’ own PDM systems. From the management of internal and external data, component designations (by customers) and integrated processing and release mode to the creation of parts lists and the visualisation of technical documentation – the PDM system maps the entire project sphere. With this plus in transparency, all project stakeholders are involved in the work flow at all times. This also ensures maximum safety and facilitates revision.