We have the experience and the equipment necessary to provide full Failure Analysis expertise to its clients. The principals of the company are experienced failure analysis investigators with many years of experience in this field. A selection of main areas where we provide support and a list of typical products where failure analysis is important are shown below:

• Forensic Engineering and Insurance companies
• Legals and litigation
• General manufacturing and plating shops
• Aerospace and Defense
• Thermal and nuclear utilities and land based gas turbines users
• Naval and ground transportation companies
• Petrochemical and pharmaceutical industry
• Health and safety
• Research and development

• Aircraft and gas-turbines components
• Automotive parts and other debris removed from fires, explosions, accidents
• Broken glass and ceramic products
• Corrosion failures including orthopedic implants
• Damaged axles, shafts, bearings and gears
• Damaged welds and other joining
• Failed cables, wires, bolts, fasteners and nuts
• Failed boilers, heat exchangers and pumps from nuclear and thermal power plants
• Substandard plated components
• Particles, fibers and whiskers
• Substandard raw materials, forging and castings
• Taps, valves and other defective plumbing

In the field of Conventional Materials (metallics) we have extensive experience in selection of the most appropriate alloys and processes for your application including:

• Iron and Steels
• Non- ferrous materials including super alloys
• General and specific heat treatments and in particular case hardening treatments (carburizing, nitriding, etc).
• Welding procedures development and qualifications.
• Verification and enforcement of compliance with the current ASME pressure vessels or construction Codes and Standards - Design, welding, heat treatment and NDE.
• Recommendation of corrective actions for the cases of nonconformance or failure.

• Selection and evaluation of specific materials suitable for your system design.
• Evaluating and developing adequate manufacturing processes and testing protocols for plastics and composite materials (carbon fiber, fiber glass, metallic fiber composites, etc).
• Performing feasibility studies for advanced structures (aerospace and nuclear)
• Development and monitoring programs for technology evaluation.
• Developing and managing teams of experts involved in the design and testing of materials and process for prototypes.

We provide routine Quality Control testing per customer specifications. We also provide support for those customers who require our support in recommending the most appropriate tests to ensure the quality of their products. Our services are intended for both casual customers and long term users, for a single application problem or for a batch problem, etc.

In our examination we follow the industry accepted methods and procedures. We are accustomed with most followed specifications systems used in the world such as ASTM, SAE, AMS, DIN, SACMA, etc.

• Metallography of wrought steel, castings, forgings
• Heat treatment evaluation, carburizing and nitriding
• Metallography of stainless steel and super alloys
• Metallography of aluminum products
• Hydrogen pick-up, eutectic melting, clad diffusion
• Examination of surface treatments and coatings
• Hardness and microhardness
• Stress durability (Hydrogen embrittlement test)
• Surface defects: "Orange peel", Ludder lines
• Examination of fasteners
• Examination of welds and welders qualifications