Simulation processes within the aerospace sector can be time-consuming and costly. Usually involving the manufacture of prototypes, these can then be subject to several modifications and rebuilds, adding to the overall intricacy of the simulation procedure.
The benefits of testing products are obvious, but tests are often duplicated unnecessarily just to ‘cover all bases’.
Grant Schmitz, eyes just inches away from a seven and a quarter square meter panel of ultra-high performance concrete, studies the smooth surface for tiny cracks. He and other research engineers at Iowa State University carefully mark every one with black marker pens.
Faced with slimmer profit margins in a shrinking economy, today’s leaders of manufacturing businesses find themselves scrutinizing every aspect of their business model to find ways to shave costs.
A new voltage optimisation system, purpose-built for small and medium-sized business, can make significant energy and cost savings, paving the way for bigger profits, says Geoff Clifton.