ABOUT
Van Doren Designs, LLC
Van Doren Designs, LLC (VDD) is an engineering consulting company that was founded in 2004. VDD specializes in finite element analysis, mechatronics, robotics, precision machine design, machine dynamics, and opto-mechanical design. VDD uses SolidWorks and ANSYS software in its engineering practice. The primary mission of Van Doren Designs is to provide engineering design and analysis services in support of mechanical, robotic, mechatronic, and optical design applications.
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Specialties: Finite element analysis, mechatronics, robotics, opto-mechanics, precision machine design, machine dynamics, and general mechanical engineering design.
Matthew Van Doren, PhD, PE
Matthew Van Doren is VDD's company principal and has over 35 years of engineering experience. Matthew is a licensed professional engineer and earned a PhD in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Early in his career, Matthew worked for the semiconductor photolithography company SVGL, which was later acquired by ASML (the world's leading manufacturer of lithography equipment). Following SVGL/ASML, Matthew designed optical metrology equipment at Zygo Corp. In 2004, Matthew started his consulting business, Van Doren Designs, LLC. During his twenty years at VDD, Matthew has worked on a wide range of engineering design and analysis projects including robotic arms, flexure hexapods, high precision opto-mechanical systems, mechatronics systems, and a variety of other projects.