Pacitic Press collaborates with USI students on app for calculating tensile strength

Pacific Press Technologies, a Mount Carmel, Ill.-based manufacturer of hydraulic presses, press brakes, and shears, has announced its collaboration with the University of Southern Indiana’s Center for Applied Research (CAR) to develop a mobile application for its customers that calculates the tensile strength of various metals.

Chris Robinson, sales manager of Pacific Press, originally contacted CAR regarding a 3-D print project produced in the Applied Engineering Center. Following that, the company shared the need for a custom mobile application based on a spreadsheet available on its website. A student team led by two assistant professors helped develop the app, which now is available for download on Android® devices, with the potential for iOS compatibility in the future.