H7 Engineering
H7 / Track record

Capability statement: H7 Engineering.

H7 Engineering is a product-engineering firm founded by Daniel Hernandez, mechanical engineer and former Head of Structural Validation at Turbulent (Belgium). H7 turns one-off machines and hand-built products into product lines that cost less to build: design-to-cost for fabrication, parametric product families, structural validation and CE/ISO documentation.

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IMG-23Daniel Hernandez, founder
20+hydropower machines designed and validated, 5–160 kW, 7+ countries
~80%lower rotor cost, efficiency within 6% of the cast design
~32%lighter turbine structure, same structural margin
~50%lower cost across a standardized truck-scale range
Experience

Roles.

2024 – present
Founder, H7 Engineering

Product-line roadmaps, parametric product families, design-to-cost and validation for equipment makers and product brands, including a live product-line engagement for a motorsport parts brand.

Jan 2018 – Jan 2024
Turbulent, Belgium · Head of Structural Validation

Vortex-turbine maker. Mechanical engineer, then Head of Structural Validation for the last four years: structural sign-off before fabrication, all manufacturing drawings and machine manuals used for CE certification, a turbine structure made ~32% lighter, a cast impeller redesigned in sheet metal for ~80% lower rotor cost. Mentored a junior engineer. On site in Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland and Chile.

Apr 2021 – Dec 2023
Dynamictech de Venezuela · Head of Design Department

Standardized truck-scale range: one design family, strength validated per size, ~50% lower cost across the range; ISO 9001 support.

Jan 2017 – Feb 2018
BASMELCA Aragua · Head of Design Department

Design department lead; helped the company meet ISO 9001.

2014 – 2018
Industrial Engineering, UCAB

Universidad Católica Andrés Bello. Professional career in mechanical engineering.

Selected projects

Where the work is installed.

Doñihue, ChileVortex turbine (Turbulent), with work on site.
Otepää, EstoniaVortex turbine (Turbulent).
Versailles, FranceWater plant installation (Turbulent).
Green School Bali, IndonesiaVortex turbine (Turbulent).
United KingdomFish-friendly turbine technology approved by the UK government (Turbulent).
AfricaHumanitarian community hydro projects.
VenezuelaTruck-scale range (Dynamictech).
AustraliaOff-road accessory lines redesigned for sheet metal.
MotorsportProduct-line roadmap for a motorsport parts brand (ongoing).
Capabilities

What H7 does.

Design-to-cost

Castings and machined parts to sheet metal; fewer parts and welds; jigs and fixtures.

Product families

Parametric parents, variant tables, design automation and release checks.

Structural validation

Hand calculations and FEA: static, fatigue, buckling, modal. Sign-off before fabrication.

Documentation

Manufacturing drawings, machine manuals and files for CE marking and ISO 9001.

Product-line roadmaps

Market-gap research, coverage grids, fixed price per family, dated roadmaps.

Supply chain

Suppliers and fabrication shops managed in Europe, the US and China.

Company facts

At a glance.

Team

Drafters, mechanical engineers and simulation engineers on client projects, led and signed off by Daniel Hernandez.

Location

Spain, working worldwide.

Languages

English, Spanish.

Tools

SolidWorks, SolidWorks Simulation, Fusion, ANSYS, Onshape, Inventor, AutoCAD, Python, Excel/VBA, CloudCompare, Claude-based design and research workflows.

Contact

[email protected] · h7engineering.com

Contact

Send us the product that costs too much, or the line you want to grow.

A photo, a drawing or a short description is enough to start. NDA on request.