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Residual Stress 101

by Adrian DeWald

The upcoming SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics will include a Pre-conference Course titled: Residual Stress 101. Scheduled for Sunday, June 2, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m, the residual stress short-course aims to cover a broad, practical introduction to residual stresses for interested students, researchers and industrialists. Michael Prime, Michael Hill, Adrian DeWald, Antonio Baldi, and Cev Noyan will teach the course. Registration is currently open through the SEM website. Continue reading Residual Stress 101

Propulsion Safety & Sustainment Conference 2019

by Adrian DeWald
Hill Engineering is presenting at the upcoming Propulsion Safety & Sustainment Conference (PS&S) in Washington, D.C. from April 23rd through April 25th. We invite you to come see us. The mission of this conference is to proactively address or prevent problems with safety, readiness, reliability, and sustainment within the tri-service turbine engine fleet. This is to be accomplished through the transition of existing and emerging technologies. Hill Engineering’s presentation will include a summary of recent work related to residual stress measurement in support of production quality control. The abstract text is presented below. Continue reading Propulsion Safety & Sustainment Conference 2019

Welcome Jason Barker

by Adrian DeWald

We would like to welcome Jason Barker to Hill Engineering. Jason has 15 years of experience as a design engineer. As a Senior Engineer for Hill Engineering, Jason’s responsibilities will include: supporting the modification of A-10 legacy product definition to Model Based Definition (MBD) effort at Hill Air Force Base, working with A-10 engineers to develop and implement best practices and policy, providing guidance to subcontractors to ensure proper Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) models are delivered to the government, and working with prime contractors to ensure a quality deliverable to the Air Force. Jason is also actively involved with implementation and management of Teamcenter Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system within the A-10 community and supports the MBD (Model Based Definition) design effort on the A-10 Wing Replacement Program. Continue reading Welcome Jason Barker

Name That Aircraft Challenge winner: Gerold Arheilger

by Robert Pires

Everybody put your hands together for 2018’s #Namethataircraft winner, Gerold Arheilger! For those of you who were unaware, we began a bi-weekly competition this past year where our twitter followers scored points for identifying photographs of aircraft on our twitter account. Continue reading Name That Aircraft Challenge winner: Gerold Arheilger

Hill Engineering Holidays: 2018

by Camille Fowler

The holidays are always a special time at Hill Engineering. The end of the year is a busy time for everyone and the annual holiday party at Hill Engineering is always something to look forward to. In addition to residual stress measurements; putting up decorations around the office, playing festive music, and putting on our best holiday sweaters were just some of the things going on during this time of year. Continue reading Hill Engineering Holidays: 2018

Welcome George Kaschner

by Adrian DeWald

We would like to welcome George Kaschner to Hill Engineering. George comes to Hill Engineering with more than 30 years of experience, most recently from Los Alamos National Laboratory. George has degrees in Applied Physics and Materials Science & Engineering, and received his Ph.D. from UC Davis in 1997. Since then, he has accumulated significant experience in materials science, materials testing, and data analysis. Continue reading Welcome George Kaschner

Overview of a strain gage

by Robert Pires

We talk about strain gages a lot in our blogs, vlogs, and all over our website. That’s because strain gages are a crucial element of the work we do at Hill Engineering. Our little rectangular friends are very important sensors for residual stress measurements. That something so small can be so important is astounding, but how exactly do strain gages work? Continue reading Overview of a strain gage

ASIP conference 2018

by Adrian DeWald

Hill Engineering is presenting at the upcoming 2018 United States Air Force Structural Integrity Program Conference (ASIP) in Phoenix, AZ. Our talk will focus on residual stress evaluation in legacy aircraft cold expanded fastener holes. The 2018 ASIP Conference is specifically designed to bring together the world leaders in the area of aircraft structural integrity, to disseminate information on state-of-the-art technologies for aircraft structures in both the military and civilian fleets. Hill Engineering’s presentation will include a summary of recent work in airframe structures, demonstrating the effect of aircraft service on the residual stress at cold expanded fastener holes. The abstract text is presented below. Continue reading ASIP conference 2018