Rhodes State College serves ten counties in the Lima, Ohio area by providing regional industries with skilled technicians. One of its major academic divisions, the Division of Information Technology and Engineering Technology, has a reputation for graduating associates degree-level technicians who have become a major resource for area manufacturers and machine shops.
Topics: MTESTQuattro, eXpert 2600, University
The Instone Group, based in Durango, Colorado, is an entrepreneurial company with the flexibility and creativity to pursue new ventures. In 1999, Dr. Joe Bowden began developing a new type of compostable material to replace paper, plastic and Styrofoam trays and packaging in food services industries. A new company, called New Ice, Inc., was created to focus efforts on completing the development and marketing of the new class of compostable products, called Verdepack.
Topics: product development, eP2 Digital Controller, Packaging, eXpert 5600
The University of Miami College of Engineering’s Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Department Center for Repair of Buildings and Bridges with Composites (RB²C) conducts theoretical and experimental research on novel composite materials and systems for new construction and structural rehabilitation.
Topics: Retrofit, MTESTQuattro, University, Construction, Laboratory research and consulting
Habasit, a Switzerland-based company headquartered in Atlanta, GA manufactures a number of standard and custom conveyor and flat power transmission belts using multi-layer composites. Its products are used in power transmission and conveyance in a wide range of industrial applications ranging from automotive and tire to paper and textile manufacturing.
Topics: product development, Tensile Test, eP2 Digital Controller, Plastics, eXpert 2600
Dexter Axle Company is the premier supplier of running gear and components to the trailer industry. Committed to uncompromised quality, continuous improvement, and superior customer service, the company has invested heavily in manufacturing and testing technology.
Topics: Retrofit, MTESTQuattro, Metals, product development
Niacc-Avitech Technologies is an aircraft component overhaul and manufacturing facility in Fresno, CA. A subsidiary of HEICO Aerospace, the company repairs and overhauls starter/generators, fuel assemblies, cable harnesses and electronics, brake and hydraulic components, and other aircraft appliances and components.
Topics: MTESTQuattro, product development, Compression Test, ExPress, Servo Hydraulic
Alphacasting Inc. casts over 100 ferrous and non-ferrous metals. It serves several high technology industries, including aerospace, armaments, forestry, medical sciences, military, telecommunications and transportation. The company maintains a lab where it conducts several tests, including tensile tests, on production output. The company pours a test bar, or flat bar, in each casting run to test against American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standards.
Topics: Retrofit, MTESTQuattro, Metals, product development
Charles E. Larson & Sons Inc. forges steel, aluminum, copper, brass titanium, and high-temperature alloys for the aerospace and nuclear industries, and other commercial sectors. Recently, the company updated its in-house tensile testing capability.
Topics: Retrofit, MTESTQuattro, Metals, product development
