ENGINEERING STANDARDS
Our engineering practices are grounded in industry-recognized standards, ensuring consistency, safety, and regulatory compliance across every project we deliver. We work in alignment with leading international codes and specifications covering design, analysis, manufacturing, testing, and documentation.
Below is a selection of the key standards and guidelines we regularly apply:
STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY AND DAMAGE TOLERANCE:
BS 7910 – Guide to Methods for Assessing the Acceptability of Flaws in Metallic Structures
ASTM E561 – Fracture Toughness and Fatigue Crack Growth Standards
FAA AC 25.571 / EASA CS-25 – Damage Tolerance and Fatigue Evaluation for Aircraft Structures
ENGINEERING DRAWINGS AND TOLERANCING:
ISO 1101 – Geometrical Product Specifications (GPS) – Geometric tolerancing
ISO 2768 – General Tolerances for Linear and Angular Dimensions
BS 8888 – Technical product documentation and specification (UK equivalent of ISO standards)
PRESSURE VESSELS AND MECHANICAL COMPONENTS:
ASME Section VIII, Division 1 & 2 – Rules for the Construction of Pressure Vessels
ASME B16.5 – Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings
ASME B31.3 – Process Piping Code
CONTAINMENT AND SAFETY DESIGN:
HSE Guidance Notes (hse.gov.uk) – Pressure Systems Safety, Containment Shields, and Workplace Hazard Control
ISO 14120 – Safety of Machinery – Guards – General Requirements
ISO 13849-1 – Safety-Related Parts of Control Systems
ROTORDYNAMICS:
API 684 – Rotordynamics Analysis Methodology for High-Speed Machinery
API 617 – Centrifugal Compressors for Petroleum, Chemical, and Gas Industry Services
ISO 10437 – Requirements for Machinery Vibration and Shaft Alignment in Rotating Equipment
INDUSTRIAL GAS TURBINES:
API 616 – Gas Turbines for the Petroleum, Chemical, and Gas Industry Services
API 617 – Centrifugal Compressors for Petroleum, Chemical and Gas Industry Services
API 618 – Reciprocating Compressors for Petroleum, Chemical, and Gas Industry Services
API 671 – Special Purpose Couplings for Petroleum, Chemical, and Gas Industry Services
API 684 – Rotordynamics Analysis Methodology for High-Speed Machinery
ISO 3977 Series – Gas Turbines – Procurement, Design, and Operational Requirements
Part 3: Design requirements
Part 4: Fuels and environment
Part 5: Applications for petroleum and natural gas industries
ISO 10494 – Gas Turbines – Measurement of Emissions of Exhaust Gases
ISO 21789 – Gas Turbines – Safety
ISO 2314 – Gas Turbines – Acceptance Tests
ISO 7919 / ISO 10816 – Mechanical Vibration of Rotating Machinery (Monitoring and Evaluation)
AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES AND ENGINES:
FAA AC 25.571 – Aircraft Certification: Damage Tolerance and Fatigue Evaluation of Structure
EASA CS-25 – Damage Tolerance and Fatigue Evaluation for Aircraft Structures
EASA CS-23 – Certification Specifications for Normal, Utility, Aerobatic, and Commuter Aeroplanes
EASA CS-E – Certification Specifications for Engines
ARP4754A – Guidelines for Development of Civil Aircraft and Systems
RTCA/DO-160 – Environmental Conditions and Test Procedures for Airborne Equipment
RTCA/DO-254 – Design Assurance Guidance for Airborne Electronic Hardware
ARP4761 – Guidelines and Methods for Conducting the Safety Assessment Process on Civil Airborne Systems and Equipment
RTCA/DO-178 – Software Considerations in Airborne Systems and Equipment Certification
ISO 1101 – Geometrical Product Specifications (GPS) – Geometrical Tolerancing
ISO 286-1 – ISO System of Limits and Fits – Basis of Tolerances, Deviations, and Fits
ISO 286-2 – ISO System of Limits and Fits – Tables of Standard Tolerance Grades and Limit Deviations
ECSS-E-ST-10 – Space Engineering – System Engineering General Requirements
ECSS-E-ST-32 – Space Engineering – Structural General Requirements
ECSS-Q-ST-70-16C – Space Product Assurance – Structural Materials and Processes