Whether investigating a structural failure from an industrial plant explosion, assessing the root cause of a wastewater pump failure, or examining a design failure that led to an industrial accident, organizations facing potential litigation need to work with a multidisciplinary team of top failure analysts who can leverage cutting-edge equipment and facilities.
The Latest Equipment and Techniques
Tap into our ability to test for and investigate all varieties of failures, on virtually all materials, to find the root cause using the latest technology and the most advanced techniques. Our Seattle Lab boasts cutting-edge equipment, including:
- Scanning electron microscope (SEM) with energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) capability
- Keyence electronic microscope
- Fourier-transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR)
- Differential scanning calorimeter (DSC)
- Advanced pressure, flow, and temperature testing and data acquisition equipment
- A fully outfitted metallographic lab with:
- Cutters, polishers, grinders, and sample preparation equipment
- Micro and Rockwell hardness testers.
But it's not just the equipment that differentiates us: our highly trained staff of engineers and technicians is experienced in all forms of analysis involving metals, polymers, and ceramics, including site inspection and documentation, failure mode determination, corrosion analysis, loading and dimensional analysis, pressure and stress analysis, finite element analysis, fractography, and fracture mechanics.
Work with experts who offer over a century of combined experience, in addition to an acclaimed international network of consultants at our disposal within Exponent. We leverage this experience to investigate a wide variety of technical challenges.
Seattle Lab Expertise
Plumbing failures
Oil and natural gas industry failures
Industrial failures and explosions
Crane, bridge, and building collapses
Equipment and machinery failures
Vehicle accidents and component failures
Piping and pipeline failures
Personal injury investigations
HVAC and building mechanical failures
Construction defect litigation support
Failure consultation for a variety of clients and industries
Exponent Labs and Facilities
Phoenix Test and Engineering Center
Offers state-of-the-art facilities to accommodate a wide range of testing and prototyping.
Menlo Park Laboratory
Develops custom tests and test protocols, in-house at our global headquarters.
Natick Laboratory
Studies everything from how batteries corrode in phones to how medical devices corrode in humans.
Philadelphia Laboratory
Test and evaluate biomedical engineering solutions in-house and through our network of third-party labs.
Seattle Materials Testing Laboratory
Provides top failure investigation and litigation support expertise.
Bowie Fire Engineering Laboratory
Helps your products, facilities, and systems pass tough fire and explosion standards.
London Laboratory
Assists with failure analysis, quality assessment, and product development in the UK and EU.
Hong Kong Laboratory
Brings extensive experience helping global manufacturers optimize products and processes.
Shanghai Laboratory
Works with global clients to support your teams in all phases of the new product integration cycle.