Membership
Current members
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- NASA-Glenn Research Center
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- NASA-Marshall Space Flight Center
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- Battelle (observer, MMPDS liaison)
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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- GE - Aviation and GE - Energy
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory (MST
6)
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- US Naval Surface Warfare Center
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory (ESA)
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Member case study: Rolls-Royce
“In engineering design we don’t use
average material property values but ‘allowable’ values
that account for variability. If we can demonstrate
that we have reduced this variation then we can
improve the design allowable. To embed such optimization
in our design process, all relevant materials information
must be accessible from a single source and open
to continuous assessment and analysis.”
Dr. Malcolm Thomas,
Director of Materials and Mechanical Behavior,
Rolls-Royce.
Materials data is often seen as an obstacle in
the product design and improvement process. But,
in this quote from his presentation at the Aeromat
2006 Conference in Seattle, Dr. Thomas describes
a model in which materials data becomes a competitive
advantage for organizations able to fully exploit
it. Such forward-thinking has led Rolls-Royce to
join the MDMC and deploy the GRANTA MI system.
In addition to a more proactive approach to process
control and innovation, Rolls-Royce expect productivity
benefits. Indeed, they are already realising such
rewards:
“I can say with complete confidence that
the MDMC’s fatigue crack growth module will
result in at least an 80% reduction in the time
it takes me to do analysis and to roll-up data
into a useful model.”
Jeffrey Sickmeier, Materials & Process
Engineering, Rolls-Royce.
Read more on Rolls-Royce's use of GRANTA MI at the Granta website >>>
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