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Materials Engineering Research Laboratory MERL is a leading international provider of complete innovative engineering solutions. MERL offers a range of independent contract R & D services including material and component testing, stress and fatigue analysis, chemical compatibility and ageing testing, failure assessment, durability testing, prototype development, engineering design & manufacture of bespoke test equipment. MERL provides these services internationally to the oil and gas, marine, automotive, aerospace, rail, biomedical, civil, chemical and utilities industries. NDT Solutions provide high specification ultrasonic instrumentation and specialised consultancy for non-destructive testing with facilities that include C-scan facility, state-of-the art flaw detectors (single and multichannel) and high specification pulser receiver systems including phased array units. NDTS will develop the scanning equipment to work automatically on long spar structures. Energy Management
Consultants Limited Gurit – formerly SP Systems Group Suppliers of composite materials and consultancy to the wind turbine and marine industries. Will provide the project with materials samples for damage tolerance baseline testing, design models The UK’s leading composite yacht spar manufacturer. Formula has manufacturing and design expertise and will supply the project with NDT case studies, yacht spar sections for validation, FEA models of yacht spars, information on damage threats…. Provide state of the art structural health monitoring systems to
the wind turbine and yachting industries as well as aerospace and
oil and gas industries. Insensys will provide the SHM systems required
for the validation and demonstration cases, design and integration
advice for SHM systems, spars and models for demonstration and validation. The Maritime and Coastguard Authority (MCA) support the project as it addresses major mariner safety aspects. The methodologies developed will be incorporated into the MCA Large Yacht Code. The MCA are committed to maintaining the UK's lead in maritime safety. Testsure Technology Limited SME with expertise in production of instrumentation for thermoset and adhesive processing and application support for rapid ultrasonic scanning methods. Marine and composite design engineers with the latest CAD and FEA facilities. Involved in the full rig design and manufacture of the Mirabella V mast. Specialist in large yacht spar design. Provide design expertise, FEA modelling and manufacturing expertise. Germanischer Lloyd based in Hamburg/Germany sets standards in technology, safety and quality for the maritime and industrial sectors for more than 140 years. Our yacht-experts are focused on private and commercial sailing and motor yachts to support owners, representatives, consultants, designers, yards and suppliers during construction and classification of achieving their own expectations on the water. This service is based on long time expertise, experiences and close contact to our clients. |
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