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VEXTEC Awarded Two Patents for Virtual Life Management® Technology Application in Electronic Devices
U.S. Patent Office again confirms company’s powerful simulation technology remains unrivaled in its ability as a design tool to predict long term product reliability Brentwood, TN, November 15, 2012 – The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office recently awarded VEXTEC Corporation its sixth and seventh patents protecting the intellectual property upon which the company’s Virtual Life Management® (VLM®) simulation technology is built. Patent Nos. 8285522 [...]
Wired Article Cites Virtual Life Management® to Improve Product Design & Reliability
Nov. 1, 2012 – Brentwood, TN — Today’s manufacturing companies face a significant challenge as they work to balance the demands of the marketplace for better performing products against the need to bring new products to market faster, cheaper, and with greater reliability than ever before. […]
WIRED ARTICLE CITES VIRTUAL LIFE MANAGEMENT® TO IMPROVE PRODUCT DESIGN AND RELIABILITY
Today’s manufacturing companies face a significant challenge as they work to balance the demands of the marketplace for better performing products against the need to bring new products to market faster, cheaper, and with greater reliability than ever before. […]
VEXTEC In IBM: Making The World Work Better
Profiled with Alcoa, Amazon and Goodyear Excerpt from “Making the World Work Better” Predictive models are also emerging as powerful tools to anticipate breakage. Manufacturers dole out tens of billions of dollars in warranty payments a year.[i][i] Knowing when and how a product will fail would not only save money but also improve the safety of workers and [...]
VEXTEC Founders In Vanderbilt Magazine
Management was one of the elements that recently led Forbes magazine to name VEXTEC (see sidebar) the most promising company in America and for Vanderbilt Engineering magazine to publish a profile on the founders. […]
VEXTEC to Exercise Gearbox Virtual Twin to Predict Viability of “Cold Spray” Repair Technology
Brentwood, TN, October 7, 2010 – The U.S. Army announced the awarding of its Extended Support Program contract to VEXTEC Corporation to evaluate the viability of a “cold spray” repair process technology for critical helicopter components. […]
Modeling Stresses at Metal’s Grain Level
Published in Machine Design Magazine Finite element analysis has become a standard tool for ensuring the structural integrity of components such as turbine blades and diesel engines. So why do auto companies pay huge royalties and the largest U.S. companies spend about $30 billion a year on warranties? Because conventional macroscopic FEA doesn’t really account for part material [...]
VEXTEC Awarded Third Patent for Virtual Life Management® Technology
U.S. Patent Office confirms company’s powerful simulation technology remains unrivaled in its ability to predict long term durability and costs. Brentwood, TN, January 6, 2010 – The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office recently awarded VEXTEC its third patent protecting the intellectual property upon which the company’s Virtual Life Management® (VLM®) technology is built. Patent No. 7,480,601, the third in [...]
First Part Designed Using Life Simulation Tool Nears FAA Approval
Published in: Aviation Week & Space Technology; October 26, 2009; Issue, pg. 74 Author: Graham Warwick Printed headline: Virtual Breakthrough A computational tool that can estimate how long a component will last even before it is produced promises to revolutionize engineering, but illustrates the hurdles innovations must overcome to earn a place in the heavily regulated aerospace industry. [...]
Forbes Honors VEXTEC As America’s Most Promising Company
Firm is selected from thousands of US-based companies for the quality of its management, technology, and opportunity. Brentwood, TN, September 16, 2009 – After months of sifting through the financials, business and technology descriptions for thousands of companies from all over the country, the results are finally in: Forbes magazine has named VEXTEC America’s Most Promising Company. “VEXTEC’s technology promises [...]
VEXTEC’s Virtual Life Management® Selected for Energy Industry Technology Showcase
Oil and Gas Innovation Center selects Virtual Life Management as one of the most promising technologies. Brentwood, TN, July 29, 2009 – The Oil and Gas Innovation Center has selected VEXTEC’s Virtual Life Management (VLM®) Service as one of the most promising new crossover technologies for the Energy Industry. The O&G Innovation Center is a valuable resource utilized by [...]
VEXTEC to Pilot Computational Simulator for Improved Aircraft Designs
Greener designs, improved fuel consumption, and reduced operating costs are among the long-term targets of firm’s predictive technology. Brentwood, TN, July 1, 2009 – Soaring operating costs, driven by fuel price surges and ballooning maintenance budgets for older fleets, are problems the Air Force knows all too well. But they are determined to find innovative ways of making their [...]
Navy Contracts VEXTEC to Predict Actual Mission Effects on Critical Parts
Firm’s powerful simulation technology will bring maintenance schedules into line with the demands of real-life mission profiles. Brentwood, TN, June 11, 2009 – During wartime, the actual missions flown by DoD aircraft are substantially different from the “standard” mission profiles the aircraft were designed for. And that’s a problem because, when the routine maintenance and part replacement schedules don’t reflect [...]