VPERC Objectives
The objectives of VPERC are
- To facilitate the manufacture of parts utilizing a method that minimizes expense and maximizes value to the customer;
- To facilitate the manufacture of quality parts that meet and exceed required mechanical testing parameters, failure acceptability and structural integrity;
- To identify recurring problems with parts and provide necessary evaluation and recommendations to increase reliability and functionality.
The VPERC team is committed to facilitating advances in technology that will lead to improved capabilities to sustain and maintain parts by utilizing ISO 10303 and STEP methods. Parts on demand will be manufactured utilizing CAD data maintained in a web-based repository for rapid manufacture. Globalization in manufacturing is also made easier by this process.
The VPERC process captures mechanical product designs in two specific STEP Application Protocols:
- AP203: Configuration-Controlled 3D Designs of Mechanical Parts and Assemblies
- AP224: Mechanical Product Definition for Process Planning using machining features
Once captured in STEP format, this "intelligent" data is validated to verify its accuracy and completeness. It is then provided to a certified manufacturer via the web to produce the required parts.
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Structural Analyses & Re-engineering Structural and thermal analyses are carried out as a part of the re-engineering effort. |
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Student Involvement |
 Material Characterization |
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