Smart design: certification by analysis
We are leading a project to tackle barriers and help accelerate ‘certification by analysis’ capabilities in the UK.
Harnessing the potential of digital
Digital technologies and simulation techniques offer significant opportunities to optimise physical testing within existing certification frameworks.
Validating complex net zero products
Accelerating pathways to certification is critical to the commercial viability and early introduction of net zero generation products that will be manufactured and designed in entirely new ways.
Driving innovation in certification
The traditional ‘make and test’ approach may no longer be the optimum choice. Increasing complexity and the pressure to keep costs and development times competitive demand a review of regulatory and certification frameworks.
The problem with physical testing
A physical ‘make and test’ approach relies on experience, knowledge and large-scale experiments and demonstrators to generate certification data – but in most cases these are prohibitively costly and time-consuming.
In fact, this approach is impossible for some new products.
What is certification by analysis?
Certification by analysis is the testing of products using digital technologies such as computer modelling and simulation, rather than solely relying on physical testing techniques.
For current products, certification by analysis offers manufacturers a significant opportunity to optimise the use of physical testing as they evolve designs, ultimately cutting development costs, reducing waste and accelerating time to market.
Smart design network: certification by analysis
The High Value Manufacturing Catapult, Alan Turing Institute, British Standards Institution (BSI), National Agency for Finite Element Methods and Standards (NAFEMS) and National Physical Laboratory (NPL) have formed a certification by analysis network.
The group is looking to grow and engage with industry and regulators to identify and formulate bids to target strategic opportunities that enable the widespread adoption of CbA methodologies.
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Certification by analysis assessment framework
Structured around six levels, this assessment framework is designed to help manufacturers assess their readiness in relation to making greater use of virtual testing techniques for a given product.
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Roadmap to certification by analysis for composite pressure vessels
The roadmap highlights the engineering skills, systems and processes needed to accelerate use of certification by analysis for composite pressure vessels for hydrogen.
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In-process measurement handbook
The handbook maps manufacturing processes, detailing specific defects, exploring state-of-the-art techniques and inspection methods for post process and in-process measurements, and their associated maturity level. It also highlights the steps required to mature and accelerate in-process measurement techniques.
Contact to accessGet involved
To find out more about the certification by analysis network, view outputs or to speak to those involved about your certification by analysis challenges, get in touch with our project team.
