Hill Engineering Blog

HE Pet Spotlight: Tau

by Camille Fowler

There’s a new addition to the HE pet family that I’m excited to tell you about. Joining my family and I at home is Tau, the orange ticked tabby cat.

New Case Study: Express RS

by Robert Pires

Our latest case study highlights ExpressRS®, our dedicated service to high-priority, accelerated schedule projects.

Renovations finished at Hill Engineering’s Utah office

by Camille Fowler

Hill Engineering is happy to announce the completion of our Utah office renovations. Working with Gladwell Construction, a licensed general contractor based in Ogden, Utah, we created a thoughtfully designed and functional workspace with our employees, current projects, and future opportunities in mind. Thank you to Gladwell Construction for a job well done.

Case Study: strain gaging services

by Camille Fowler

Strain gages are a key component of many of the residual stress measurements that we perform at Hill Engineering. These small but mighty sensors can also be used for other experiments, and this is something that we highlight in our recent case study.

New case study: Residual Stress

by Robert Pires

The heart of work at Hill Engineering has everything to do with residual stress. That’s why we thought it was about time we published a case study giving a general overview of what residual stress is, and why it is so important for designers and manufacturers to consider.

BAMpF achieves USAF software certification

by Robert Pires

We are happy to announce that our BAMpF® software version 8.x has achieved software certification from the United States Airforce (USAF) to operate on the USAF network.

Advances in Residual Stress Technology in honor of Drew Nelson

by Adrian DeWald

A special Issue of Experimental Mechanics on Advances in Residual Stress Technology in Honor of Drew Nelson was recently published. The Special Issue recognizes Dr. Nelson, Mike’s PhD advisor at Stanford University and a leader in the residual stress community, on becoming emeritus after 40 years of research contributions and teaching on the experimental determination of residual stresses and their effects on fatigue.

Hill Engineering featured in Railway Track & Structures – August 2022

by Camille Fowler

We recently learned that some hole drilling method and contour method results were highlighted in the August 2022 issue of Railway Track and Structures. The article is titled Residual stress investigation of ultrasonic impact treated and untreated thermite welds.

Pipe Corrosion Inspection: Hill Engineering in the field

by Hill Engineering

Eric Summer and I recently packed up the DART repair tool for a trip down to Naval Base Ventura County in Port Hueneme, CA. There, we participated in the Navy’s Repair Technology Exercise, or REPTX 2022. Onboard the Navy’s Self Defense Test Ship (SDTS), Hill Engineering demonstrated how the DART repair tool can be applied as an industrial maintenance solution.

HE Pet Spotlight – Sunshine and Malibu

by Robert Pires

When we’re not performing residual stress measurements, some of the Hill Engineering team members love spending time with their furry friends! This is true for Debra LaChappell who lives with her golden retriever lab mix Sunshine, and her cat, Malibu!