Earlier this year, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) launched its QUalificaiton of Additive Structures for Aerospace Requirements (QUASAR) Program. The intent of this program is twofold: to identify state of the art and current gaps in the qualification and certification (Q&C) activities for additively manufactured (AM) fracture-critical metallic [...]
BPMI will utilize VEXTEC's commercial software to integrate materials science and structural modeling for more efficient design and analysis in support of the U.S. Navy FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Brentwood, TN (September 4, 2024) – VEXTEC Corporation was selected by Bechtel Plant Machinery, Inc. (BPMI) to provide its VPS-MICRO Software [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Brentwood, TN, October 10, 2022 – VEXTEC Corporation was awarded a sole source contract from the U.S. Navy to expand its Corrosion Cracking Maintenance Prediction Software (CCMPS). CCMPS is used by the Navy to predict the future maintenance needs for aluminum (5000 series) ship structures. The [...]
To celebrate our 2nd anniversary with America Makes, VEXTEC is offering discounted pricing on VPS-MICRO to America Makes members. VEXTEC provides software and services to predict and improve product durability. Our VPS-MICRO software helps clients virtually qualify their metal components for fatigue durability. It is an Integrated Computational Materials [...]
Collaborative work between VEXTEC and Lockheed Martin Aeronautics on Additive Manufacturing (AM) has recently been presented at two high-profile aerospace conferences. The work focused on Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) additive techniques for AlSi10Mg and Ti-6Al-4V alloys. VEXTEC's computational VPS-MICRO® product reliability software predicted the fatigue performance of LPBF [...]
In this America Makes TRX Webinar, VEXTEC and a special guest from the US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center discuss Qualification & Certification (Q&C) challenges facing the widespread adoption of metal AM in critical industries like aerospace, automotive, and medical devices. […]
Recognizing the need to maintain competitive technological advantage against adversaries, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has been organizing a strategy to implement additive manufacturing (AM) – also known as 3D printing – across its vast enterprise. Though AM technologies are varied in their materials and methods, they can [...]
The transformation of additive manufacturing (AM) from the fringe to a proven application has happened in a matter of years. Along the way, the factories deploying the method have also transformed to open up new possibilities for production. At this point, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and the Tier 1 [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: BRENTWOOD, Tenn., April 28, 2020—VEXTEC® Corporation in Nashville, TN, has been awarded a small business innovative research (SBIR) contract, supported by Aerojet Rocketdyne, to develop an additive manufacturing certification framework for Air Force applications, with the objective of accelerating the qualification and adoption process for new additive [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: BRENTWOOD, Tenn., November 18, 2019 – VEXTEC was selected to be an awardee at the Air Force’s inaugural Technical Executive Officer Pitch Day, held near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio on November 15, 2019. This marked the second Pitch Day award that VEXTEC garnered [...]