work on air dehumidifiers

[Marco93!]

good morning, are mechanical ing, cold mechanics in the automotive sector.
I have 4 years experience, lombardia area, where I have detailed structural calculation, fem, 3d modeling, fatigue tests and mechanical processing.
Unfortunately my current company is in crisis and likely will put us in cash integration and I began to look around me.

for a multinational of the area I have made talks in a totally different area: industrial drying and dehumidifying industry for food. therefore no refrigeration cycles or heat pumps but dryers firing hot air going to remove moisture working on dew temperature.

is a new sector for me, where there is also a lot of automation and sensory to face. I should take care of more load losses in the pipelines and rotating choice for air and fluid flow.

What scares me is that I would no longer have to model in 3d in practice. I wouldn't have any more trees and gears to size... everything I was good at is probably no longer needed.

I feel quite flattened, even if I have to say that the plant sector has always fascinated me at university times.

Does anyone know the plant sector of dehumidifiers and dryers? how spendable are my past experiences?
Has anyone made the transition from cold to hot mechanics?

Thank you.

 

[ramjet]

Look, my grandfather sold bicycles.
when the mechanization came and the bicycles were no longer sold, he sold kitchens.

I mean, if my grandfather was selling condoms, he could sell them.

I hope you understand the metaphor

 

[TETRASTORE]

is a new sector for me, where there is also a lot of automation and sensory to face. I should take care of more load losses in the pipelines and rotating choice for air and fluid flow.

depends on which position they have proposed.

What scares me is that I would no longer have to model in 3d in practice. I wouldn't have any more trees and gears to size... everything I was good at is probably no longer needed.

is not accurate; it depends on the production, size of the company and the profile they are looking for at that time. Of course, you will have much less gear but as a modeling there would be a lot, more and more new activities. I refer you as an example two positions still open of a well-known Venetian group of the sector (plants for drying and dehumidification, also for food) that is currently looking for:

mechanical engineer, whose tasks will be:feasibility studies, costs, specifications and design of industrial plants for different applications
meetings with commercial and productive sectors for preventive evaluations to the project
contact with customers to meet specific needs and environmental visits
interface with the purchasing office; separate basic drafting and, if required
supervision of assembly, relating to the production department
the mechanical engineer will also have to select and dimension the components, develop the design on cad 3d of the machines and the detailed drawings for the production and assembly, elaborate the list of the materials necessary for the construction of the plant.
the profile completes the knowledge of 3d software for design, in particular solid works and autocad, excellent organizational skills, strong curiosity, operational autonomy, relational skills.r&d engineer with the following functions:define the characteristics related to new products and any changes during installation and testing
participate in the selection and sizing of components
develop drawing on cad 3d of the machine, as well as the detail drawings for the production and assembly
elaborate the list of materials needed for the installation
define the logic of operation, the methods and procedures of the tests
supervise laboratory tests aimed at creating new models
manage the projects assigned in compliance with the expected times and costs
conduct market research on products and technologies, documenting results and relating to universities and/or research agencies for the study of new solutions.In practice, when you are looking for work opportunities, visiting the sites of the companies that interest you, you can find many indications both in the product pages and on the career page (if available) (or: work with us) where the professional figures are indicated with the assigned job.

how spendable are my past experiences?

Remember that all you have learned is yours and you will take it away with you and, even if it does not serve you in the next job, you will probably have other opportunities to apply it in the future.

even if I must say that the plant sector has always fascinated me at the time of university.

It is already a positive aspect for a possible new job based on these assumptions.

 

[Marco93!]

Thanks for the answers. this company specializes on food and drying machines for wheat etc.
coming from the oil platform industry, I have not seen anything of plant, but only structural.

Sometimes it scares us to change, mortgage to pay, want to make me a family and have stability...
you also have to leave the comfort zone and there is never a right or wrong choice.

 

[TETRASTORE]

coming from the oil platform industry, I have not seen anything of plant, but only structural.

You could start from here:
- processing cereals and legumes
- energy-economic analysis of a cereal drying plant
- furniture dryers for granella productsHowever, there is a lot of material on the net to give you an idea, and you can also consult the documentation on the production of the company you are in contact with.

you also have to leave the comfort zone and there is never a right or wrong choice.

It is true, but you have to make choices because if you let others do it, it is not said that their choices are of your liking, and you have the advantage that being young you still have the ability to tolerate a greater margin of error.