Brian Tenace is a Licensed Professional Engineer and holds a FenestrationMaster® Professional Certification. He has over 15 years of manufacturing and machine design experience in production and quality-driven environments. Brian earned a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Florida.
As a design engineer, Brian managed, coordinated test plans and collaborated with multiple departments to set up new production lines for windows. In addition to fenestration design, he designed hardware, above/below ground spill containment vessels, extrusions, dies and molds. He conducted root cause analysis for fatigue, weld, and corrosion failure of steel, springs, pressure vents and sheet metals. He developed tests according to standards and custom specifications as needed, along with modifying manufacturing processes. His failure analysis experience includes impact testing, design for ballistic protection, water infiltration resistance and corrosion.
Brian regularly investigates property damage claims involving machinery and equipment in a variety of environments, as well as personal injury, wrongful death, and product liability claims for both insurance adjusters and attorneys. Brian has an in-depth knowledge of many standards with emphasis on fenestration standards and impact standards.
Welcome back to my multi-part series about water resistance in windows and doors. Last time we discussed weep holes. Today, I’d like to talk about weatherstripping (also known as weathersealing). During the life of typical exterior fenestration products, every driven rain is a test of the product’s water weathersealing system. Most windows and doors handle […]
In architecture, the word fenestration is used to encompass the windows and doors in a building. During my twelve-year career as a design engineer in the fenestration industry, water infiltration resistance (I.E., stopping leaks) consumed almost as much time in the test lab as pressure or impact testing. During the life of typical exterior fenestration […]
Waterjet cutting machines (often simply called ‘waterjets’ in the industry) are essentially platforms that use ultra-high pressure water to manufacture cut parts with accuracy as high as .001 inch. They can cut materials ranging from glass and stone to steel and even plastics. Such machines can cost under $1.00 per minute to run, even including […]
Brian Tenace is a Licensed Professional Engineer and holds a FenestrationMaster® Professional Certification. He has over 15 years of manufacturing and machine design experience in production and quality-driven environments. Brian earned a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Florida.
As a design engineer, Brian managed, coordinated test plans and collaborated with multiple departments to set up new production lines for windows. In addition to fenestration design, he designed hardware, above/below ground spill containment vessels, extrusions, dies and molds. He conducted root cause analysis for fatigue, weld, and corrosion failure of steel, springs, pressure vents and sheet metals. He developed tests according to standards and custom specifications as needed, along with modifying manufacturing processes. His failure analysis experience includes impact testing, design for ballistic protection, water infiltration resistance and corrosion.
Brian regularly investigates property damage claims involving machinery and equipment in a variety of environments, as well as personal injury, wrongful death, and product liability claims for both insurance adjusters and attorneys. Brian has an in-depth knowledge of many standards with emphasis on fenestration standards and impact standards.
Welcome back to my multi-part series about water resistance in windows and doors. Last time we discussed weep holes. Today, I’d like to talk about weatherstripping (also known as weathersealing). During the life of typical exterior fenestration products, every driven rain is a test of the product’s water weathersealing system. Most windows and doors handle […]
In architecture, the word fenestration is used to encompass the windows and doors in a building. During my twelve-year career as a design engineer in the fenestration industry, water infiltration resistance (I.E., stopping leaks) consumed almost as much time in the test lab as pressure or impact testing. During the life of typical exterior fenestration […]
Waterjet cutting machines (often simply called ‘waterjets’ in the industry) are essentially platforms that use ultra-high pressure water to manufacture cut parts with accuracy as high as .001 inch. They can cut materials ranging from glass and stone to steel and even plastics. Such machines can cost under $1.00 per minute to run, even including […]
Not sure what you're looking for?
Browse All
