WHO: Dayco Products, Inc. Dayco Products provides industrial hoses, power transmission systems and related components. Trapped moisture was causing corrosion in their autoclaves, causing the need for extensive, and expensive, repairs. The Thurston Company Sealants SOLUTION: Use an epoxy provided by a coating company out of Pennsylvania. RESULTS: The total cost of materials and labor was $5,000 to repair each autoclave, where it previously cost $30,000 - a savings of $25,000 per autoclave. WHO: Budda Belly Glass Studio BACKGROUND: Budda Belly creates and makes glass artwork that is sold at The WALT DISNEY WORLD Resort. CHALLENGE: The furnaces used to work the glass were leaking large amounts of heat. The Thurston Company Temperature Management SOLUTION: Engineers from the Thurston Company used the design and materials behind the space shuttle's heat tiles to develop a system that retained the heat tiles to develop a system that retained the heat inside the furnace, with no leaks. RESULTS: Over $2,500 in reduced electric bills for this small business owner.
WHO: Dr. Alan Ulert and Mr. Henry Lang BACKGROUND: A retired physician, Dr. Ulert saw the CHALLENGE: The businessmen needed assistance with a pager-sized device that patients could wear to detect medical emergencies. Hernandez Engineering Engineering safety and mission assurance, documentation and information management training. SOLUTION: A Hernandez engineer helped with the electrical design of the critical sensor component, which triggers the audible alarm and the instructional message.RESULT: Ulert and Lang have signed a preliminary venture capitalist contract for market analysis.