X Engineering Design | Driven to eXceed

Consulting

Technical Solutions

We are able to back our crediability with our history of engineering successes. We are the right path to getting you the best fit-for-purpose solution to suit you.

We are able to use the following tools on your project:

3D design and modelling coordination using Revit, Inventor, Solidworks
FEA, CFD and computer modelling
Visual aerial drone footage (for planning, monitoring, surveying, earth volume calculations)
Stand mounted high definition 3D scanning (retrofitting existing installations, base for 3D modelling and design)

Sound Advice

There is a fine balance between our passion for innovation and proven engineering solutions. We provide logical options and assessments to justify our recommendations making it clear what gives you the best benefit / risk solution to your requirements.

FAQ

It's hard to understand your specific engineering specialty?

Understandably! We have a large range of experience across the technical fields such that it is complex to explain what it is we do exactly.

Simply put, we solve technical problems using our professional engineering "tool kit" and experience. We are chartered professional design engineers with a practical approach developed from life and industry experience. If you have questions, by contacting us we may be able to relate past work experiences to your particular situation.

How can a small engineering design company offer resourcing for large projects?

Outside of mechanical services, our project management experience on large projects seamlessly addresses the issues of coordination across disciplines. We have a large established network of tried and trusted professional engineers, designers and drafters, including, in building services - surveyors, geotech, planners, engineers and designers for structural, civil and electrical engineering.

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Design Certification

Do it right the first time

Certification of design proves that they are safe and have been proven compliant to the appropriate standards and regulations, and that they have been checked as fit for purpose by a suitably qualified design engineer. We have experience in a large range of custom equipment including lifting devices, industrial machinery and entertainment equipment.

Great results

Know with certainty that you have provided the best means of securing the safety of your staff and business operations for day to day tasks with the right equipment, designed for the job at hand.

About Us

Engineering Since Forever!

Us engineers are generally born this way, we are motivated and inspired to improve the world we live in and are challenged to solve problems to create a positive change by making dreams and desires reality.

Given this beginning and adding to this our experience, and our hope to make the process of creation as easy for our clients as possible, you may have an appreciation of our company's foundation and focus.

Outside of our normal services offered, our project management experience on large projects seamlessly addresses the issues of coordination across disciplines. We have a large established network of tried and trusted professional engineers, designers and drafters, including, in building services - surveyors, geotech, planners, engineers and designers for structural, civil, lighting and electrical engineering.

Please feel free to ask us about our 16 years of work experiences and we will be more than happy to demonstrate what we have done and what we are capable of.

Our Core Values

People First

People and relationships are at the core of all we believe to be key for an enduring business model. We want to see the results of our enthusiasm and effort bring happiness to the people that choose to use our services!

Through this approach we treat all people with respect and integrity and realise that real purpose and success rewards everyone involved.

Always Better

We strive to be the best we can be, to think of new and improved ways to get better results in terms of service and delivery for the work we do. We appreciate that sometimes the hard roads need to be travelled to get to where others may avoid because of the obstacles, but our eyes and direction are focused far ahead on the path of potential.

Passionate about Purpose

Life and work are part of everyones understanding, but we believe drive, passion and inspiration serve purpose and fulfillment. Acheiving dreams is part of our company values that ties engineering into the greater development and sense of connection that is larger than the individual. This is often made up of much smaller projects and goals each of which are stepping stones to something more.

Saul Hoggard (Director)

CPEng, IPEng, MCIBSE, HVSC, BE(ME), NZGBCAP

Focused on providing great service and achieving superior results, Saul has been engineering minded from as far back as his childhood, dismantling and "improving" things in the family workshop.

With 16 years professional experience he has consistently driven to overcome new challenges and to excel in engineering services, with roles and experiences ranging from:

Large project management and multi-discipline team coordination ($500⁺M project delivery for design and documentation)
Building services designer (hospitals, healthcare, prisons, laboratories, data and IT applications, apartments and offices)
Pressure and pipework designer (pressure/vacuum vessels, pipework systems, dam penstocks)
Large construction site monitoring (developed systems for issue tracking, assignment, coordination and resolution)
Investigative technical reporting
Heavy vehicle specialist certifier for NZTA (truck and trailer design with certifications covering unique designs for various transport applications)
Design of mechanical machinery for industrial and entertainment applications (reverse bungy rocket, downhill go-karts, 600hp tree stump grinder, Antartica ice-core cutting table, 10T rotating forklift for Siberia)
Autonomous robot visual navigation (DARPA challenge, successful autonomous visual aid navigation using VisionBlock and LabView)
Fibreglass boat construction (small to medium design and builds, moulds, forming and construction)
Valley-crossing catenary cable supports (design of fibreoptic cable supports spanning 1 km)

"What we usually consider as impossible are simply engineering problems..."
Michio Kaku

Services Overview

Engineering & Design Services.

Building Services

Our experience covers Hospitals, Prisons, Offices, Workshops, Factories, Laboratories and all aspects of HVAC.

Consulting

With a diverse background across many industries, we are able to provide dependable guidance on where to go from here.

Engineering Design

We strive to excel in our service delivery and our technical engineering solutions to provide reliable design and documentation to get the job done right.

Inspections

Our onsite evaluations and assessments can give your project the right technical input and insight to resolving difficult problems.

Design Certification

We are able to issue producers statements (PS1, PS2, PS4) and design certificates to suit varying regulatory requirements and standards to ensure you are covered legally with sound designs and that appropriate health and safety considerations are met.

Project Solutions

Understanding the problem and the appropriate solutions to suit your situtation comes from good communication and industry experience.

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On top of what we are able to provide locally, our large network of trusted engineers and designers means we are able to provide a wide extent of knowledge and experience and easily scale our services to deliver on large or difficult projects.
Contact us to find out what we can do for you!

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