3SIDE01
Advanced Engineering
Predictive composite modelling, nonlinear FEA, quasi-static analysis with progressive failure, crash and impact, virtual validation, and manufacturing-to-structure workflows.
Advanced engineering / Industrial intelligence / Custom AI
ENGINEER
THE EDGE.
We solve complex engineering problems and build custom AI systems.
Combining our expertise with your knowledge, tools and workflows—from predictive models to automation and specialised AI employees.
01 / PHYSICS. METHODOLOGY. INTELLIGENCE.
The 3SIDE approach
Engineering depth. Commercial understanding. Intelligence put to work.
Our difference
Our expertise.
Built into your
workflows.
We translate our engineering and commercial know-how into specialised AI systems: the methods we follow, the questions we ask, the checks we make and the decisions we escalate.
3SIDE supplies the specialist methodology. We combine it with your requirements, data, tools and knowledge to develop workflows around the work you need done.
The expertise behind the process becomes part of the system.
What we do
Five capabilities.
One industrial partner.
From a difficult material problem to a custom AI system, we connect technical depth with practical delivery.
02
Industrial Intelligence
Connect test evidence, material behaviour, simulation, operational knowledge and market context to support useful engineering and business decisions.
03
Custom AI Systems
& Automation
We design, build and integrate AI systems across engineering, operations, sales, research and other business functions. The application starts with your needs—from a specialised assistant to a complete system connecting your data, software and workflows.
04
AI Employees
Specialised assistants for engineering, technical sales, research and business operations, configured for defined roles with clear review and approval steps.
05
Business Development
Technical value translated into commercial opportunities: positioning, customer and partner development, market research and digital presence.
Custom AI systems & automation
Your challenge.
A system built for it.
We build custom AI systems for technical and business needs across sectors. Your objectives determine the scope: the knowledge to connect, the tasks to execute, the tools to integrate and the interface your team needs.
KNOWLEDGE & DECISIONS
Make information useful.
Systems for document processing, knowledge retrieval, research, data analysis and decision support, developed around your information and domain expertise.
WORKFLOWS & OPERATIONS
Connect work across tools.
Automate tasks across business software, reporting, customer support, sales processes and internal operations, with the review steps your organisation needs.
SPECIALIST APPLICATIONS
Build around the problem.
Tailored applications, interfaces and coordinated agents for specific technical or business requirements. These are starting points; we define the solution with you.
Selected examples / Engineering applications
Agentic engineering
workflows.
Three examples of how we apply our engineering expertise within the wider custom AI offering. Specialised agents plan tasks, use tools and adapt to results within defined limits, with expert review at critical stages.
01 / MATERIALS
Composite material
characterisation
Bring test evidence, material behaviour and solver requirements into a coherent calibration workflow.
THE WORK
Structure test plans, assess data quality, identify parameters and organise validation.
OUR METHOD
Interpret composite failure and select meaningful model inputs using material and solver expertise.
DELIVERABLE
Calibrated model inputs, verification results and documented assumptions within the agreed scope.
02 / MANUFACTURING
Press-forming
simulation
Connect process setup and material response to a realistic view of the manufactured part.
THE WORK
Prepare material orientation, tooling, contact and process inputs.
OUR METHOD
Apply forming knowledge to setup checks, deformation assessment and result interpretation.
DELIVERABLE
A reviewed simulation setup and forming assessment, with structural transfer where included.
03 / STRUCTURES
Progressive failure,
crash & impact
Set up quasi-static analysis with progressive failure, alongside crash and impact workflows.
THE WORK
Prepare materials, mesh, contacts, loading and analysis controls.
OUR METHOD
Check failure behaviour, energy balance, mesh sensitivity and numerical stability.
DELIVERABLE
A reviewed analysis setup, results assessment and evidence supporting the model’s intended use.
Our methods guide the work.
These are examples of workflows we can develop around an agreed application. The tools, degree of automation and validation requirements are defined for each project.
Predictive engineering
More than parameters.
Engineering judgement.
A predictive composite model connects physical behaviour, numerical implementation and test evidence. Entering values into a material card is only one part of the work.
01 / MATERIAL BEHAVIOUR
Know how composites fail.
Understand fibre and matrix failure, delamination, loading direction and rate effects. Interpret what tests reveal, what they miss and which mechanisms matter.
02 / EXPLICIT SOLVERS
Know how the model behaves.
Choose and calibrate constitutive and damage laws. Account for contact, mesh sensitivity, loading rate, energy balance and numerical stability.
03 / VALIDATION
Establish predictive credibility.
Compare predictions with evidence beyond calibration. Document assumptions and the range where the model is supported, including user-defined material models where required.
Development directions: predictive structural monitoring, simulation assistants and reusable engineering platforms can be developed through scoped projects with application-specific validation.
AI employees / Engineering & business
Specialised roles.
Useful work.
Give your team assistants built around defined responsibilities, approved information and the tools they use. 3SIDE develops the system and its workflows around the role.
Engineering & materials
Organise test data, retrieve technical knowledge, run approved calculation tools and prepare analysis reports for review. Specialist decisions follow the agreed engineering method.
Technical sales & product support
Clarify customer requirements, search approved product information, prepare comparisons and draft technical replies for the team to approve.
Market research & customer discovery
Research target markets, identify relevant companies and assemble evidence that helps your team prioritise commercial opportunities.
Follow-up & business operations
Prepare follow-ups, organise activity records and compile reports across agreed information sources. External actions follow the approval process you define.
Your custom system
Combine agents, automation, existing software and a tailored interface into a system built around your requirements. Define the data access, hosting and ongoing support as part of the project.
How we work
From challenge
to working capability.
A focused project starts with a useful task, clear evidence and a shared definition of what a good result looks like.
01 / DEFINE
Understand the task
Agree the application, inputs, tools, constraints and desired outcome.
02 / BUILD
Embed the method
Combine our expertise and your context in the model, system or workflow.
03 / VERIFY
Check the result
Use representative cases, technical checks and expert review to establish suitability.
04 / INTEGRATE
Put it to work
Deploy in the agreed environment, document its use and define support.
Start a conversation
Bring the problem.
Build the advantage.
A material challenge. A structural question. A process to automate. A custom AI system to build.
Tell us what you are trying to achieve and where the current approach falls short.