Tag: Polymers

Testing of Climbing Shoe Rubbers

The material properties of a climbing shoe’s outsole rubber directly affect a rock climber’s performance. Veryst performed friction and compression testing of two climbing shoe rubbers to quantify and compare their performance.

Testing Polymers in Cryogenic Temperatures

Many engineering applications require understanding the behavior of polymers under cryogenic temperature conditions. Veryst developed a test fixture and method to test materials submerged in liquid nitrogen (LN2) at its boiling temperature of -196°C.

Tire Deformation

Tires experience large, complex deformation during use, and the highly filled rubbers are difficult to model. Veryst designed and calibrated a custom material model to capture the mechanical behavior of the tire to improve the design.

Additive Manufacturing

Veryst Engineering helps clients realize high-performance additively manufactured parts. Our strong foundational knowledge in materials science and mechanics coupled with practical expertise in experimental methods and engineering software make us uniquely qualified to solve complex additive manufacturing challenges.

Adhesive Joints & Interfaces

Veryst assists clients with the selection of adhesive materials, development of bonding processes, and mechanical analysis of interfaces. We employ chemical characterization, mechanical testing, and advanced computational methods to design robust adhesively bonded structures and to understand delamination failures.

FTIR Spectroscopy and Microscopy

Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy is a method for identifying the chemistry and structure of a material.  FTIR works by measuring the infrared light absorption properties of molecules.  Each functional group in a molecule, such as an alcohol or carboxylic acid, absorbs infr

Medical Devices

Veryst works with clients to develop high-performance, reliable, and manufacturable medical devices. We apply advanced characterization technologies, engineering analysis, and sophisticated simulation software to provide cost-effective solutions to time-critical engineering problems.

Polymer Analysis

Veryst provides expert services for product design, manufacturing processes, and failure analysis of polymeric components. Our expertise includes experimental characterization, computer modeling, and failure analysis. Our work is based on advanced characterization and physically-based computer models to solve industrial problems involving polymer systems.

Simulation & Analysis

Veryst provides expertise in many aspects of simulation and analysis for use in product design, manufacturing processes, and failure analysis.  This includes modeling and analysis involving polymer materials, multiphysics modeling, finite element analysis, computational fluid dynamics, compu

Species Transport

Veryst assists clients in addressing problems involving transport of species or chemical substances. Our experience includes transdermal drug delivery and permeability of polymer systems. We employ advanced computational methods which allow us to model the complex coupled interactions between solute concentrations and carrier material properties.

Structural Finite Element Analysis

Veryst offers leading expertise in advanced finite element modeling, particularly for complex, nonlinear problems. We can address problems that other finite element analysis consultants either cannot or are not sufficiently experienced to do well.

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Article published on The Art of Accurate Polymer Modelling

"Stress-free Simulation: The Art of Accurate Polymer Modelling" is the title of an article by Veryst's Eric Schmitt and Jorgen Bergstrom. The article appears in the October 2016 issue of Benchmark magazine, published by NAFEMS.

New book published on the Mechanics of Solid Polymers

Dr. Jorgen Bergstrom’s book is now available! Mechanics of Solid Polymers: Theory and Computational Modeling explains how solid polymers behave, how they can be experimentally characterized, and how to predict their behavior in different load environments.  This comprehensive book reflects the latest advances in the understanding of polymers, and shows that with the right knowledge and tools it is possible to predict accurately the response of ALL polymers.

New Software Help Center

Veryst is pleased to announce our new Veryst Software Help Center! The Help Center makes it easy for those using the PolyUMod® and MCalibration® software to ask for help, share feedback, and track progress on service requests.  It's also easy to request a new license.