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img_350x250_industrialImprove Industrial Productivity by Eliminating Premature Manufacturing Line Failures

All industrial equipment is designed to operate safely within a certain range of conditions, and in a perfect world, would be operated within its predetermined limits. But often, the designed-for conditions and actual operating conditions are worlds apart, with predictable results: premature failure, unanticipated downtime, unplanned maintenance, productivity losses, unexpected repair and replacement costs, and lost revenue. Such was the case with an industrial manufacturing company that was turning out products for the construction industry using a series heavy rollers operating at pressures above designated operating limits. VEXTEC was asked to determine the root causes of failure, and to identify and evaluate possible corrective actions. pdf_icon_23x9 READ MORE >> (PDF, 167 KB)


img_350x250_pacemakerVirtual Life Management for Electronic Medical Implant Wires

There are few operating environments harsher than the human body. Medical implants have to endure violent, unpredictable stress and strain, and constant exposure to corrosive chemicals, all while facilitating life-dependent reliability, day after day. In addition, no two bodies are alike, and installation procedures vary with the surgeon performing them. To complicate matters even further, material, vendor and manufacturing variability all play interconnecting roles that affect device durability. pdf_icon_23x9 READ MORE >> (PDF, 194 KB)


img_350x250_gearsA New Approach to Helicopter Gear Life Prognosis

Gears are among mankind’s oldest mechanical devices, and they continue to play critical roles in a myriad of applications from the esoteric to the mundane. For decades, accepted industry methods for predicting gear health have been adequate. But that’s changing. Gear performance requirements are pushing the design envelope and now require more sophisticated modeling capabilities than what the standard AGMA methods can deliver. In this case study, helicopter gears are profiled, but the VEXTEC durability simulation approach will benefit all types of gears in a broad range of applications, from on & off highway vehicles to aircraft to wind turbine energy production, and more. pdf_icon_23x9 READ MORE >> (PDF, 490 KB)

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