VEXTEC to Demonstrate an Integrated Computational & Experimental Approach for Rapid Certification of AM Parts Using VPS-MICRO

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AFWERXBrentwood, TN, December 05, 2022 – AFWERX – the innovation arm of the US Department of the Air Force (DAF) – has selected VEXTEC for a new Phase I SBIR program, intended to create greater visibility within the DAF for its computational predictive software, VPS-MICRO®.  The software tool enables risk-based certification of parts by predicting failure characteristics from microstructural data. The 3-month program focuses on identifying strong potential customer leads for proven, innovative technology throughout the Air Force and Space Force.

The overall mission of AFWERX and its AFVentures division is to fill capability gaps for the DAF and to transition promising technologies at scale. Phase I SBIR awardees are placed in a cohort which provides them with Air Force resources and tools to facilitate meaningful interactions between small businesses and Air Force customers and end-users. VEXTEC’s VPS-MICRO software for Additive Manufacturing (AM) was a differentiating factor in awarding the Phase I program.

“The Department of the Air Force is a very large customer for many small businesses like ours,” noted Dr. Bob Tryon, Chief Technology Officer at VEXTEC. “We are excited to use this opportunity to reach out to DoD groups organized under the DAF, and inform them about our Digital Engineering solution for analyzing performance of critical metallic components in their platforms. And as metal AM continues to gain momentum, the need for techniques to aid in certification of AM parts will only increase.”

About VEXTEC:

VEXTEC Corporation is the home of VPS-MICRO, a unique microstructural fatigue durability prediction software based on ICME (Integrated Computational Materials Engineering). This technology fills a gap in the existing capabilities provided by CAD/CAM, FEA, statistical modeling, and physical material and component testing, by effectively integrating them into a single computational processing framework. Since 2000, VEXTEC has provided predictive analytics prognostics and life extension capabilities for hundreds of different products. VEXTEC’s clients include leading multinationals in the aerospace, automotive, electronics, energy, heavy industry and medical device manufacturing sectors, as well as many federal government agencies. VEXTEC has seven US patents related to its technology. For more information on VEXTEC and VPS-MICRO software, visit: http://vextec.com.