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MECHANICAL DESIGN
The best design is often the simplest one.
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Finding
innovative ways to make the product simpler, more
reliable and less costly
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Based on extensive experience, attention to detail and a
practical, hands on approach
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FLUID, GAS AND HYDRAULIC SYSTEM DESIGN
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Hydraulic system design, including sizing and selection
of hydraulic valves, pumps, cylinders and other
components
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Design
of and selection of components for water systems and
systems for handling gases
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Custom
design of special application valves and other
components for fluid or gas systems
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MANUFACTURING
H. Dasken works with various machine shops, welding and
fabrication shops to get parts made to the required
specifications and tolerances, including quality of fit and
finish.
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Building the finished assembly
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Testing
prototypes or one off designs to ensure correct
functionality
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Performance testing mechanical designs
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Function testing hydraulic or gas systems
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Life cycle testing
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TUBE BENDING
Hugh Dasken is highly regarded for his skill in bending
stainless steel tubing for undersea vehicles.
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Hydraulics systems
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Air,
oxygen and other gasses for life support systems
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Water piping
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MANUALS and DOCUMENTATION
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Operation and maintenance manuals
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Technical reports and documentation
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TRAINING
Hugh Dasken has an Instructor’s Diploma and has conducted
training on a number of occasions. Some of these are listed
below:
Undersea Vehicles Course
Created the
36-hour course Undersea Vehicles and taught it four times at
the British Columbia Institute of Technology.
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The
course was intended for people involved in the design
and operation of manned submersibles and Remotely
Operated Vehicles (ROVs), and provided an introduction
to the concepts of designing an underwater vehicle.
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End of
course evaluations ranked the course 5 out of 5 in many
categories
Operations and Maintenance Training
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Trained
the Canadian Navy manned submersible SDL I
operator-maintainers in the functioning of the life
support gas and ballast systems
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Trained
the US Navy PRMS rescue submersible operator-maintainers
in the functioning of the oxygen system and mating skirt
dewatering systems
Tube Bending Training
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Trains
technicians in the science and art of tube bending
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