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Weld Structure, Tanks, Vessels
Expert (pronounced ma-kit-ka, ) has over 35 years experience in practical applications requiring consideration of materials, toughness, impact energy and resistance, tensile strength, yield strength, and ductility of metals. This includes experience with properties of welds and weldments, and ASME…
Semiconductor Devices, Testing and Product Engineering, Marketing and Administration
Expert has spent most of his career in the semiconductor device and process technology areas. His experience is wide, with exposure to germanium and silicon discrete to large scale silicon integrated devices in the sub-micron regime. An area that is…
Plastic Injection Molding
Expert has years of hands-on experience in injection molding and is skilled in selecting correct material-mold-machine relationships. He is very familiar with both filled (especially glass or mica) and unfilled plastics molding, thermoset and thermoplastic molding, and machinery and auxiliary…
Heat Pipes and Cryogenics
Expert has an international reputation in heat pipe analysis and design. He has done extensive modeling and testing to predict and verify heat pipe performance for both space and terrestrial applications. He has pioneered the performance modeling of gravity-assisted heat…
Materials (grain, fertilizer, rock, coal, wood chips, etc.) Handling, Storage and Processing. Facilities, Bins, Silos, Mills and Related Equipment and Processes
Expert has expertise in bulk materials handling, storage, and processing systems particularly in regard to the agricultural industry. He specializes in the structure and systems design of pre-engineered buildings, bins, silos, and bunkers. He has experience in the specification, design,…
Environmentally-Compatible Polymers
Expert is an expert in environmentally-compatible materials, including biodegradable plastics and polymers, plastic environmental effects, plastic non-hazardous solid waste management, paper coatings, and moisture barrier material. He has conducted research on the design and engineering of new biodegradable materials that…
Metrication, Metric Standards; Steam Engines, Gas and Diesel Engines; Renewable Energy; Scroll Expansion
Since entering the field in 1973, Expert has become one of the foremost experts on the application of metric (SI) units and international (metric) standards. He has helped over 100 companies and government agencies adopt metric practices. He has written…
Nondestructive Testing
For over 50 years, Expert has been actively engaged in the technology of nondestructive testing. During that period, he has covered a wide range of industries and applications. His long-term affiliations with various technical societies have developed into a valuable…