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Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, Failure Analysis, Materials Selection, and Materials Design
Expert has a Ph.D in Industrial Metallurgy and Metallurgical and Materials Engineering -- specifically, in mechanical behavior and performance of metals and alloys -- from the University of Birmingham, England. His research interests include mechanical behavior of materials-microstructure-deformation processing relations,…
Fastener Engineering, Fastener Failure Analysis, Fastener Quality Evaluation, Forensic Analysis.
Expert specializes in: Fastener Failure Analysis, Training, Operations Improvement, Quality Systems and Continuous Improvements, Technical Marketing, Cost Reductions, Fastener Deproliferation, ISO 9000 and Product Manual Preparation and Updating, Customer Satisfaction Metrics and Analysis, Process Mapping and Root Cause Analysis, Calculating…
Fasteners, Latching mechanisms, structures, aircraft decompression.
Expert has extensive experience in the nonlinear analysis of structures and metals behavior. He has developed algorithms that enable accurate nonlinear finite element analysis of metallic components and assemblies up to the point of failure. As Chairman of the joint…
Advancing Fastening Design and Application Engineering, Fastener Inventory and Buying Management
Expert has had vast experience in a wide variety of fastener settings and applications. He has worked with fastener manufacturers, fastener distributors and numerous purchasing agents/buyers, as well as design and application engineers at the OEM level. Besides his consulting…
Failure Analysis and Objective Forensic Analysis: Ballistics
Expert has expertise in the the evaluation of metallurgical failures, including root cause analysis. He spent a sabbatical at Perkins Engineering in the UK conducting failure analysis in their materials lab and has 17 years experience conducting independent investigations in…
Product Development, Sensors & Actuators, Innovation Strategy, IoT Strategy, Failure Analysis
Expert has experience developing products at the device level and at the consumer level. He does so by using the existing concepts and theories of physics, chemistry, electrochemistry, and materials engineering. His experience includes developing sensors and algorithms for custom…
Fasteners
Expert offers consulting services to hardware manufacturers, distributors, and OEM users on issues related to engineering, design, application, training, and sales of threaded fasteners, lock nuts, and machined and cold-headed parts. He is a member of the editorial staff of…
Fastening to Aluminum, Plastic, and Other Soft Material, Taptite® Applications, Torque, Boss, etc.
Expert has extensive experience with a variety of threaded fasteners. He has worked with design engineers to develop the proper selection of fasteners, to determine assembly strategies, and to diagnose assembly problems for a whole range of products. He has…
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…
Threaded Fasteners Reliability
THREADED FASTENER TIGHTENING. Expert is trained in the stress and reliability disciplines of engineering. He has over 25 years of experience designing transducers, instruments, and controls for testing, measurement, and control of the threaded fastener tightening process. THREADED FASTENER RELIABILITY.…