DEFENCE AND NAVAL
Creaform Engineering has proven field expertise in R&D and engineering for projects in the civil and defence industry, including aerospace, naval, land systems and vehicle engineering sectors.
Our interdisciplinary know-how and extensive experience in various fields of engineering—especially in reverse engineering, numerical simulations and dimensional management—enable clients to develop innovative and compliant solutions on time and within budget.
OUR EXPERTISES IN DEFENCE AND NAVAL
DESIGN
We leverage the latest engineering best practices and metrology technologies to design cutting-edge solutions that are engineered for performance:
- 3D scanning and reverse engineering
- Design for manufacturing
- Retrofitting of flight simulators, aircrafts, vessels, and ground equipment
- Development of tooling and inspection jigs
- Part design in CAD software
- Optimization for user comfort and safety
- Ergonomic studies
ENGINEERING
The future of defence and marine engineering starts here. Explore our wide range of services:
- Mechanical systems development
- Vehicle engineering
- Development of tooling for production lines
- Electrical and electronic engineering
- Protection system development
- Design and development of complex military systems
- Electrical, electro-mechanical and fluid power
- Software engineering, design, coding and testing
- 3D handheld scanning capabilities for accurate modeling of as-built objects
- Advanced 3D modeling software to design from the system level down to the smallest component detail
SIMULATION
Creaform Engineering’s services let you control the future—today:
- Structural simulations (FEA)
- Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
- Hull optimization and loads identification
- Mechanical fatigue and life prediction analysis
- Dynamic analysis (modal, random vibrations and frequency response)
- Vibration transmission for noise and comfort (NVH)
- Failure and accident root cause analyses
- Accelerometer and strain gauge instrumentation
- Test plans and data analyses
- Non-linear stress impact and ship collision analyses
- Shock and DDAM analyses
- Contaminant, gas leak and pollution dispersion
- Conjugate heat transfer and thermal expansion analyses
- Composite material analyses
OUR PROJECTS
Explore our latest projects in the defence and naval industries. See how we can propel your projects to a whole new level.
PEEL X PEEL: LEVERAGING STATE-OF-THE-ART TECH TO SCALE DOWN AN ENTIRE CAR
Using traditional measuring and manufacturing instruments to acquire dimensional data, and find a means to build a scaled-down, 1:16 replica Peel P50 car. Learn More

Design of a New, Safer Landing Gear with Improved Durability and Resistance Capacity
Creaform Engineering’s expertise in numerical simulation was called upon to identify why the main landing gear was not performing as expected. Learn More

Modification to the Hawker Hunter’s Ejection Seat Design to Improve Pilot Safety
Creaform Engineering used the Discrete-Element Method to predict the mass distribution and mitigate the risk of material blockage in a coal transfer chute. Learn More

ANALYSIS OF LNG TANK HOLDING ROOM
Davie, a major player in the marine and shipbuilding sector in Canada, teamed up with Creaform for the preventive analysis of a LNG leak in the tank holding room of a specific ship. Learn More