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VEXTEC Sponsoring Inaugural Additive Manufacturing Benchmark Meeting
VEXTEC is sponsoring and presenting at AM-Bench 2018, being held at the headquarters of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) near Washington, D.C. June 18-21 2018. The event is co-presented by NIST, the Naval and Army Research Labs (NRL & ARL), and The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS). […]
The Headache of Corrosion Control & Proposed Treatment
Read Next Blog in the Series We previously discussed how corrosion can be “the good guy” for some applications when degradation is beneficial, such as in self-deteriorating medical implants. Also, how it can be “the bad guy” for some other applications where degradation impairs the structural integrity, like in airplane structures and [...]
VEXTEC’s Presentation at the 2017 Simulia fe-safe User Group Meeting
Watch our recent presentation on "Computational Modeling of Complex Systems using Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME)" given at this year's Simulia fe-safe User Group Meeting:
The Physics of Fatigue- Part 1 – Nucleation
This is the first installment of a new blog series on the physics of fatigue. It has been adapted from the upcoming Ph.D. dissertation of VEXTEC’s Robert McDaniels. Fatigue can best be considered as a process, rather than an event [1, 2]. The fatigue process begins as soon as a component is manufactured and [...]
VEXTEC Presenting at AVTech 2017
VEXTEC is excited to be a part of this year's Air Vehicles Technology Symposium (AVTech 2017). Dr. Bob Tryon, CTO of VEXTEC, will be presenting Finite Element Modeling Correlation during the Airframe Digital Twin/Digital Thread session on Thursday, October, 26th at 2:00 p.m. This Symposium will bring together engineers, scientists, leaders, and operational personnel from throughout the air vehicle community, including [...]
VEXTEC Returning as Sponsor of SIMULIA Regional User Meeting
VEXTEC is excited to return as a sponsor of the SIMULIA Great Lakes Regional User Meeting (RUM) on September 28, 2017, marking the third consecutive year of our RUM sponsorships. SIMULIA’S annual RUM in Plymouth, Michigan brings together Transportation & Mobility simulation experts from all over the US, making it the largest industry event of its kind. […]
Grain Size Matters!
A turbocharger client of ours wanted to improve durability and reduce warranty costs on cast wheels made from a nickel superalloy with a radially-solidified (RS) microstructure. A significant portion of their previous field failures had been attributed to high cycle fatigue (HCF). […]
A Very Brief History of Fatigue Research- Part 4 – 1950’s to Today
Visit VEXTEC’s Learning Center for Example Applications This is the final installment of a four-part series on the history of fatigue analysis. It has been adapted from the upcoming Ph.D. dissertation of VEXTEC’s Robert McDaniels. You can read Part 1 here, Part 2 here, and Part 3 here. The 1950’s brought another [...]
A Very Brief History of Fatigue Research- Part 3 – The 20th Century through WWII
Read Part IV in Blog Series This is the third of a four-part series on the history of fatigue analysis. It has been adapted from the upcoming Ph.D. dissertation of VEXTEC’s Robert McDaniels. You can read Part 1 here, Part 2 here, and Part 4 here. The beginning of the 20th century [...]
A Very Brief History of Fatigue Research- Part 2 – August Wöhler and the Late 19th Century
Read Part III in Blog Series This is the second of a four-part series on the history of fatigue analysis. It has been adapted from the upcoming Ph.D. dissertation of VEXTEC’s Robert McDaniels. You can read Part 1 here, and Part 3 here. While early and important work was being done by Wilhelm [...]
A Very Brief History of Fatigue Research- Part 1- The Beginning
Read Part II of Series This is the first of a four-part series on the history of fatigue analysis. It has been adapted from the upcoming Ph.D. dissertation of VEXTEC’s Robert McDaniels. You can read Part 2 here. Isaac Newton wrote to Robert Hooke “If I have seen further, it is because [...]
VEXTEC Presenting at ASME 2017 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences
VEXTEC & Eaton Vehicle Group will be presenting at the ASME 2017 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE 2017) August 8, 2017 in Cleveland, Ohio. […]
VEXTEC Presenting at the DoD-Allied Nations Technical Corrosion Conference
VEXTEC will be presenting at the Department of Defense (DoD) Allied Nations Technical Corrosion Conference in Birmingham, AL, August 7 – 10, 2017. […]