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FAILURE ANALYSIS

The IMR client list encompasses a wide range of industries, requiring an expansive knowledge of failure analysis techniques, such as fractography, fatigue testing, corrosion simulation, and more. The IMR Failure Analysis group specializes in root cause determination and analysis. Our expertise includes evaluation of field failures and returns, manufacturing process problems, evaluation of life cycle test failures, defect detection, contamination analysis, corrosion and environmental effects, and product design review.

Failure analysis reports provide a clear picture of the root cause, and include recommendations to avoid future failures - from component design, through material selection and processing. Over the last 18 years, thousands of root cause failure analysis evaluations have been performed. For more information about our failure analysis and determination capabilities, contact:

Neil Burns (Mgr-Failure Analysis & Metallurgical Engineering in NY),
Brett Miller (Lab Director in KY),
Tom Ackerson ( Lab Director in SC), or
Doug Puerta (Lab Director in OR) 

You can also request a quote or receive a start-up kit to learn more about our failure analysis capabilities.

Fractography is just the beginning.

 

   

   
   
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Related Bios
Learn more about Doug Puerta, Laboratory Director
Learn more about Neil Burns, Manager of Failure Analysis & Metallurgical Engineering
Learn more about Brett Miller, P.E. - Laboratory Director.
Learn more about Thomas Ackerson, P.E. - Laboratory Director
   
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 IMR's Failure Analysis Lab Capabilities:

 

• Fracture Evaluation
• Failure Mode Determination
• Fatigue
• Fractography
• Overload
• Ductile/Brittle Failures
• Chemical Attack
• Stress Corrosion Cracking
• Contamination and Corrosion Analysis
• Particle Analysis/Identification
• Filter Residue Analysis
• Process/Manufacturing Problem Analysis
• Reverse Engineering of Components
• Research & Development
• Material Selection/Processing/Design Recommendations
• Field Failure Investigations
• Engineering/Process Problem Solving and Consulting
• Hosted inspections
• Weld Analysis
• Litigation Related Failure Analysis
• Expert Services
• Consulting
• Third Party Inspections/Examinations

 Failure Analysis testing at IMR Test Labs

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Power Generation Failure Analysis

Mandrel used for on-site fabrication of composite stacks.  A 10" diameter shaft fractured causing the mandrel to fall and a significant delay to fabrication.

IGA Fracture

Intergranular Fracture, Brittle Failure - Secondary Electron Image 1500x

Hosted Failure Analysis Inspections

Hosted inspections can include many engineers, forensic investigators, claims adjusters and attorneys

 
 
     

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