VisEng is at the forefront of research and development in the fields of stress analysis and flow visualisation. Years of experience in industry, combined with our links with the University of Warwick, give us access to the latest technology and allow us to take advantage of the latest techniques.
Engineeringtalk.com: 9th January 2003
Flow Visualisation Kit Is "The Real Thing"
Very busy times are approaching for the flow visualisation sector of VisEng.
A novel portable flow visualisation kit allows a designer to see the actual flow of liquids inside a system or component: not a computer simulation or an approximation but the real thing in real time.
It can be used for everything from optimising the flows round F1 cars to sorting out cooling systems for electronics.
VisEng has developed a portable flow visualisation kit in conjunction with the University of Warwick that goes beyond everybody's expectations.
This breakthrough enables manufacturers to conduct their flow visualisation in-house to ensure that performance, endurance and efficiency of engineered components are not affected due to unpredicted flows.
Technical Director Geoff Calvert says: "Our in-depth research and development period has finally paid off, both for us as well as our customers.
'With our portable flow visualisation kit we can now offer the best solution for real flow visualisation at a very affordable price."
This lightweight kit guarantees mobility and features Firewire connectivity.
Calvert adds: "This kit truly is a winner, because initial interest is already vast, although completion of the development won't be before February 2003."
As further evidence of VisEng's commitment to testing excellence the stress analysis sector has also been enhanced with new equipment.
The newly developed edge stress device (Edge Master) has been tailored for the glass industry and determines very accurately the critical stresses in glass.
The ease of use, accuracy and mobility are the winning formula of this equipment.
Calvert says: "Independent 6-Sigma (Gauge R and R) tests have certified exceptional results delivering higher quality at a lower cost which is a powerful selling tool for the customer, beating the competing optoelectronic devices by a considerable margin.
'The equipment is bound to become a standard for every glassmaker in the world."
Coventry Evening Telegraph: 29th October 2002
Fledgling Firm Aims For Big Change
VisEng's Geoff Calvert (left) with Chamber Business Adviser Dick Shacklock
A new Coventry company is hoping to revolutionise automotive design and save businesses thousands of pounds in research and development costs.
Consultancy VisEng, which is based at the University of Warwick, is offering two hi-tech services that cut cost and labour from the design process.
Its stress analysis tests can accurately analyse the stress placed on glass, plastics and mechanical components, while its flow visualisation technology helps get to the heart of machines before they reach the production line.
Company director Geoff Calvert said: "Our stress analysis procedures let us predict how much tension will be placed on the various parts of a piece of glass. This is especially important in products like car windscreens, where durability and flexibility are paramount.
'Meanwhile, our flow visualisation simulates the movement of liquid around complex machinery, such as oil around a car engine.
'Using our technology, it is easy to make sure that the liquid would behave as it should; that it reaches all the parts it is supposed to. If brought into the design stage, these processes can save both time and money as there is less need to build expensive prototypes to experiment with.
'We give manufacturers access to state-of-the-art technology, because we offer both stress analysis equipment for purchase as well as a comprehensive consultancy service to our customers."
VisEng created a long-term business plan with the help of the Business Link service at Coventry and Warwickshire Chamer of Commerce.
Business Link Adviser Dick Shacklock said: "VisEng has the capability to save automotive manufacturers significant sums through enhanced, hi-tech material dynamic analysis.
'This is a rare service that is potentially invaluable, especially to the automotive industry. We had to come up with the best way of unlocking that potential over the next decade."
Engineeringtalk.com: 30th September 2003
Practical System For Photoelastic Stress Analysis
Photoelastic stress analysis has become a fully automated dynamic real-time application, suitable for use in a production line environment with the release of the GFP 2000 Grey-Field Poleidoscope.
This powerful equipment will benefit design, endurance testing and quality assurance amongst others in the automotive, aerospace, windscreen, bottle, CD-ROM and tyre industries.
The benefits lie in the potential to minimise development costs at the concept stage of design because it provides a greater confidence in obtaining a "right first time" design.
Features of the GFP 2000 include dynamic testing, use in confined spaces, possible use in dynamic rigs, real-time images of stress patterns, a compact size camera head and fibre optic delivered light source, and use in a production line environment.
The system comprises a camera, a remote light source and projection head and computer hardware and software.
It is extremely compact and flexible so that it can be used in dynamic situations, providing a detailed moving stress map of the parts under analysis.
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