UniStates: Industrial Trials

UniStates’ Industrial Trials Program (InTrials^SMprogram) is a joint undertaking with your company to re-engineer selected commercial parts and components with Reflexive Materials Technologies (RMT™ technologies). The intent is to improve the in-service performance and marketability of these products. The first step is to work together to identify and prioritize a list of your company’s current commercial products that we would expect to produce the greatest gains in product performance and profitability through re-engineering with RMT™ technologies. RMT™ technologies are especially advantageous for weight-limited applications where a high strength-to-density ratio, high stiffness, improved toughness, and affordability are important. Each selected product undergoes the same rigorous procedure in the InTrials^SM program, which follows these six basic steps:

Each step has a specific Target Milestone that must be met. The final Target Milestone is: An efficient system for the production of the RMT Informed™ product or structure to replace its in-service counterpart as it is currently in-use in specific commercial applications. The goal is to extend the commercial success of the product or structure. It’s like a refill, which can be repeated again and again through the RMT Precision™ Materials and RMT Informed™ Product Life Cycle (see below).

This chart describes the six basic steps of an InTrials^SM program and the Target Milestones associated with each step.

Step	Description	Target Milestone
Modeling & Simulation	UniStates’ software for computer-aided modeling, optimization, and visualization of the design of the RMT Informed™ product will be used to re-engineer the selected product for optimal in-use performance in its current commercial applications.	Computationally optimized design of the RMT Informed™ product and simulation of its enhanced performance in current commercial applications.
Production Analysis & Commercial Evaluation	UniStates’ software for computer-aided modeling, optimization, and visualization of RMT™ manufacturing systems will be used in the analysis and harmonization of the RMT Informed™ product and RMT™ process designs with Licensee’s plant/facilities to define computationally the optimal system for the commercial production of the RMT Informed™ product in accord with Licensee’s product re-marketing strategy.	Product Business Case - an assessment of the commercial potential of the computationally refined design of the RMT Informed™ product under the Licensee’s product re-marketing strategy.
Prototype Production & Testing	Laboratory prototype production, testing, and tuning of the design of the RMT Informed™ product for optimal commercial performance according to the Product Business Case.	Product Commercialization Scheme – a schematic of the integrated steps to commercialization of the validated design of the RMT Informed™ product consistent with the parameters established by the Product Business Case.
Process Engineering and Demonstration	UniStates’ software for computer-aided modeling, optimization, and visualization of RMT^SM manufacturing systems will be used to define modifications to Licensee’s current manufacturing process, and/or alternative process(es), to simulate production of the RMT Informed™ product on a commercial scale consistent with the Product Commercialization Scheme.	RMT^SM manufacturing system - computationally optimized manufacturing process and simulation of its operation.
Tooling	UniStates’ software for computer-aided modeling, optimization, and visualization of RMT^SM manufacturing systems will be used to design and engineer the additional tools and fixtures required for demonstration of the RMT^SM manufacturing system.	Laboratory prototype production, testing, and tuning of tooling design(s) using a laboratory scale manufacturing facility, i.e., UniStates’ mini-production line.
Manufacture of Demonstration Products	UniStates’ mini-production line will be appropriately tooled for testing and refinement of the RMT^SM manufacturing system through the production of a limited number of commercial-grade demonstration units of the RMT Informed™ product for mechanical and market testing.	An efficient system for the production of the RMT Informed™ product to replace its in-service counterpart as it is currently in-use in specific commercial applications.
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