Stork Technimet offers FEA and DMA product performance testing

NEW BERLIN, WI - November 20, 2008

Stork Technimet is proud to announce two new capabilities: Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA). FEA and DMA are just two of the sophisticated techniques Stork experts use to predict your product's performance, lifespan, and other important characteristics. If your product has quality specifications to meet, contact the experts at Stork Technimet for information about a cost-effective and customized testing program that helps you avoid the expense of unintended product failures.

FEA analyzes strength without physical testing
Finite Element Analysis (FEA) is a useful tool for analyzing the strength of a product without physical testing. It can be used to simulate how and where structures bend or twist, and to show the distribution of stresses and displacements, thus giving insight as to how a product will perform in service.

Stork has now acquired Solidworks/COSMOS software, and is ready to perform Finite Element Analysis on your assembly or component.

Stork Technimet is now a one-stop shop for analysis and testing with the following services available:

Solid model creation from 2-D drawings
Determination of boundary conditions through field measurements and calculations
linear, or nonlinear stress analysis
fatigue analysis
thermal analysis
virtual drop tests
frequency analysis
buckling analysis

Stork Technimet can also help confirm the FEA results through physical tests and measurements.

DMA: a better way to predict performance
Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) is a thermal analysis technique that measures the modulus (stiffness) and damping (energy dissipation) of materials as they are deformed under periodic stress. It can be used to assess the effects of temperature on a material, and characterize its physical properties.

For plastics, rubbers, and other polymeric materials, which are viscoelastic and have mechanical properties that are subject to time, frequency and temperature, DMA is an effective method. Stork experts use DMA to measure:

Modulus
Creep and Stress Relaxation
Fatigue Resistance
Damping
Glass Transition and Softening Temperature
Degree of Cure

To fully understand properties and predict their performance over the lifetime of specific applications, engineers sometimes use short-term test information to project long-term high-temperature performance. DMA is a better way to evaluate and predict long term service life, and as such provides a more realistic indication of properties.

To learn more about FEA, DMA, or other product and material testing capabilities at Stork Technimet, contact us at info.technimet@stork.com