ENGINEERING
Amusement industry innovation and engineering begins at Recreation Engineering. Countless engineering projects, form design to testing and operations, trace their success to REI. Our staff of engineers and inspectors have a broad background in mechanical and industrial engineering. REI holds professional engineering licenses in many states in throughout the United States. If you need help on a project or park, we are certified and ready to support.
REI engineers have specialized experience in providing both owner/operators and manufacturers with assistance in achieving jurisdictional design approval for new ride installations from coast-to-coast.
From children’s cereal box toys to forklift trucks – we’ve been consulted in engineering aspects of hundreds of different projects.
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
- Aerial Tramway Systems Design
- All-Terrain Vehicles
- Amusement Ride Design and Design Review
- Biodynamic Ride Evaluation
- Boating Safety and Design
- Design Analysis for Jurisdictional Approval
- Mechanical Design Review
- Mechanics of Pool Diving
- Go Kart Safety and Hazard Evaluation
- Impact Attenuation in Playground Surfaces
- Skiing and Sledding Safety
- Safety Analyses of Equipment
- Personal Watercraft Design
- Slip and Fall Characteristics of Walking Surfaces


INCIDENT INVESTIGATION
Recreation Engineering has been involved in many critical incident investigations. as an expert witness Both manufacturers and owner/operators have called upon REI for its expertise in incident and accident investigation. Years of conducting field examinations and equipment documentation coupled with amusement industry experience gives REI an added edge when filtering through the aftermath of an incident. Priority treatment is given to evidence preservation, documentation and collection.
REI professional engineers have expressed opinions by deposition and courtroom testimony when incident investigations are involved in litigation. Findings, facts and information from investigations will always be held in the strictest of confidence.

