UCC Product Development
Requirements for product designs, redesigns, or reverse-engineering can stem from such issues as obsolete parts, mechanical or performance failures, regulation changes, long production schedules, or inefficient spare parts availability in mission-critical applications. A part or assembly that requires a redesign or reverse engineering must meet fast turnarounds along with the necessary technical improvements to minimize unexpected failures and costly downtimes. UCC’s turnkey Product Development, Redesign, and Reverse-Engineering services mitigate these potential risks by providing high-quality, reliable products. UCC continually invests in state-of-the-art software and equipment, which allows our expert engineers to design superior products that outperform non-UCC parts and products. Our turnkey workflow includes performance analysis, precision inspection, troubleshooting, product concepts, modifications, designs, and reproduction for critical parts and components.
How can we help?
Our team of experts are happy to help answer any questions you have about UCC’s service solutions.
Capabilities
3D Laser Scanning
• Quickly captures measurements of any physical object
• Ensures parts are dimensionally equivalent
• Precision scans capture 100% reality
3D Modeling with Finite Element Analysis
• Fast calculations and improved accuracy for simulation
• Enables seamless product development workflows
Computational Fluid Dynamics
• Theoretically simulate any physical condition
• Ability to examine any location of interest and interpret its performance through a set of thermal and flow parameters
Scanning Electron Microscope
• All imaging is calibrated to a traceable standard allowing for easy-to-apply analysis
• Provides qualitative elemental analysis that can be used to examine defects and identify the elemental composition
3D Printing
• Faster production of fully functional parts
• Cost-effective market testing and physical demonstration
Electron Dispersive Spectroscopy
• Provides quantitative data for quick elemental analysis
• Most frequently used chemical analysis tool in failure analysis
Areas of Application
• Utility Plants
• Steam Plants
• Mining
• Heavy Industrial Facilities
• Chemical Plants
• Steel Mills
• Pulp and Paper Mills
• Cement
