Certification by analysis is the testing of
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goods through modern techniques such as computer modelling, rather than solely relying on the destructive physical stress-testing that has long been standard practice in manufacturing. Digital technologies, simulation and advances in mathematics offer significant opportunities to optimise the use of physical testing, cutting development costs and time to market. However, transitioning to a ‘certification by analysis’ approach remains a major challenge and one that requires input from industry and certification organisations.
a collaborative project, led by the HVM Catapult, that aims to identify and take critical early steps to accelerating these capabilities in the UK. At its heart is a team of experts recruited from industry, regulators, academia and the HVM Catapult network, tasked with developing an overall product certification assessment framework – the results of which will inform a roadmap. New manufacturing techniques, increasing
product complexity and the need to keep costs and development times competitive, mean new regulatory and certification frameworks and techniques are required – the traditional ‘make and test’ approach may no longer be the optimum choice. Net Zero targets demand we change the way new products are designed and manufactured. Certification is key, as companies
CATS owner and VP sales manager, Gilles Veyrunes, added: “We are
very happy to start a strategic partnership with Pulsiv as it offers a complementary technology and product range compared to other partners in that sector. We are convinced Pulsiv and their innovative technology will provide a very efficient solution to the market and CATS is proud to offer such innovation again.”
and consumers must be confident that the goods they buy meet safety and performance standards. The certification framework will assess the
relative readiness level of individual products to transition to certification by analysis and identify the core challenges. The framework will be tested against industrial use cases with the team producing a more detailed study establishing the first steps towards accelerating certification of composite and steel pressure vessels in multiple current and future applications. The project team will also collate current ‘best
practice’ from across industrial sectors, delivering case studies where certification by analysis techniques have proven effective, and publishing a final report on research findings.
The CMI for the fourth quarter of 2022 was 73 compared to 102 for the
previous quarter and 110 for the final quarter of 2021. Looking at 2022 as a whole, the year started slowly before showing healthy growth from May to August before tailing off in September. The average CMI for 2022 was 91, which was just 6% down on the average for 2021 and 3% up on the average for 2020. The CMI reflects the total purchasing budget for outsourcedmanufacturing
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of companies looking to place business in any given month. This represents a sample of over 4,000 companies who could be placing business that together have a purchasing budget of more than £3.4bn and a supplier base of over 7,000 companies with a verified turnover in excess of £25bn. The baseline for the index is 100, which represents the average size of
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from the previous site, the new building has been fully customised to allow for a vastly improved operational flow and increased production output. Pennine’s sales director, Graham
Womersley, said: “This is a milestone in the history of Pennine, and the 3rd time in our 55 year history that we have upgraded our premises. Having a new purpose-built facility will allow us to improve production processes and provide shorter lead times for our customers. We are all very grateful to West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s Business Growth Programme who supported the move.”
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