We are all familiar with the uncontrollable vibrations when we drill a hole in a wall – But try to imagine those same vibrations when trying to manufacture a precise part for an airplane engine or a sensitive defense system. In the industrial world, vibrations during the turning of metal are a giant headache, ruining precision, damaging the material, and wasting a great deal of time and money.
This is where AVEX enters the picture, a young and promising company that grew out of the laboratories of the SCE Academic College of Engineering in Beersheba. The company's team, led by founders Dr. Ziv Brand and Nissim Levi from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, developed a "smart" system, based on patent-protected technology, that knows how to listen to the machine in real time. The moment it detects that the tool is beginning to vibrate, it "injects" it with counter-energy that cancels out the vibration immediately. A bit like headphones that cancel background noise, just for giant machines that turn metal.
Thanks to the new technology, the machines work faster, the result is much smoother and more precise, and there is no need for experts to operate the device at every moment. The technology has already aroused great interest, and today it already has initial sales and collaborations with giant companies in the defense and civilian industries.
"Our vision is to be part of the global technological revolution," say AVEX. The development received a strong tailwind from the college management, the Rector Prof. Yehuda Hadad, the CEO Zohar Wolfert Cohen, and Dr. Gedalia Mazor, who invested in the research center and infrastructure building, as well as support from the Innovation Authority that recognized the potential.