Burt Process Equipment creates thermoplastic liquid storage tanks using advanced welding techniques. Without previous quantitative data collected, they are unable to further optimize their current tank design.​ As such, we are tasked to test their current welds in accordance with the Deutscher Verband für Schweißen und verwandte Verfahren e. V or German Welding Society (DVS) standards in order to compare their welds with industry benchmarks to see if they are able to reduce the amount of materials used to create their tanks. To do so, we are employing traditional specimen testing methods like tensile and bend testing to compare their welds along with polarized light microscopy and differential calorimetry scanning in order to optimize their welding processes.

Our team collaborated with Mechanical Engineering 10 on this project.