Forensic Engineering Sciences, Inc., can provide high level engineering assistance nationwide if you are involved in litigation or dealing with claims associated with any of the following:

• Machine Design – including evaluation of consumer, commercial and industrial products for life, function, safety, or performance to specification, including Uniform Commercial Code claims.  Specialized testing performed as related to claims.
   

• Fires and/or Explosions involving equipment.
   

• Product Design, Patentability and Patent Infringement.
   

• Issues of Guarding, Warnings and Safety as each relates to Machine Design and claims of design defect, accident causation, or non-compliance with accepted safety standards (ANSI, UL, CSA, ISO & OSHA).
   

• Failure Analysis – fractography (determination of failure mode by study of fracture surfaces) for all materials, metallography (evaluation of the microstructure of metallic materials), non-destructive examination, load/stress analysis, operating environment evaluation and other activities utilized to determine the cause of material or component failures.
   

• Accident Reconstruction – ranging from reconstruction of explosion sites to motor vehicle accidents to personal injuries associated with body movement.  Associated videotaped demonstrations, reconstructions or animations.
   

• Structural failures of foundations, walls and roofs; geohydrology and flooding; suitability of walking surfaces for slip and trip hazards; and construction workplace safety.
   

• Trial Exhibit and Model Construction – static or working, full or part scale models.
   

• Some Specific Areas of Expertise:

Aircraft

Automobiles

Bicycles and motorcycles

Trucks and other industrial motor vehicles

Aerial man lifts and material lifts

Construction equipment and practices

Consumer and farm power equipment

Consumer appliances and fixtures

Electrical and electronic controls

Burners, boilers and other industrial heating equipment

Heating, air conditioning and refrigeration equipment

Propane and natural gas fueled systems

Residential and industrial electrical circuitry and equipment

Health care equipment

Hydraulic systems and controls

Industrial lift trucks and forklifts

Industrial maintenance equipment

Manufacturing machines and shop practices

Material handling equipment and conveyors

Packaging and bottling equipment

Printing and bindery machinery

Power plants and related auxiliary equipment

Power tools and hand tools

Retail merchandising equipment and displays

Sports, fitness and exercise equipment

Textile equipment and processes

Welding and cutting equipment

Wood working equipment

Workplace safety

 

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