Equipment failure, plant incidents and the downtime that follows — investigated to a standard that survives scrutiny.
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When production equipment fails, two questions run in parallel: what broke, and who bears the cost of it being broken. Bearings, gears, shafts and welded structures each fail through well-characterised mechanisms, and the fracture surfaces usually record which one occurred — provided the failed part is preserved rather than scrapped during the rush to restart.
Cross-cutting specializations most often engaged in manufacturing and industrial work.
Machine guarding, lockout/tagout, and process failures behind plant-floor injuries.
investigateCombustible dust deflagrations — primary and secondary explosions, ignition sources, and explosibility testing.
investigateArc flash and arc fault events — incident energy, protection failures, and injury causation.
investigateSpalling, wear, and lubrication-related bearing failures — root cause behind unplanned downtime and warranty disputes.
investigatePitting, scoring, and tooth fracture in gear sets — root cause behind gearbox failures and warranty claims.
investigateTorsional and bending fatigue, keyway cracking, and fretting fatigue in rotating shafts — the root of many drivetrain failures.
investigateBusiness interruption exposure often exceeds the value of the equipment by an order of magnitude, which makes the incentive to restart quickly directly opposed to the need to preserve evidence. That tension is worth managing deliberately.
The failed part is the evidence. Start with the concierge before it is scrapped.