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Many prospective clients have requested information on prior assignments. AMC’s client list and customer information are kept confidential. A brief description of some of AMC’s engineering assignments are listed below, however client specific information has been removed. This is only a list of engineering work performed by AMC, significant engineering experience prior to working for AMC is not included.

  • Failure analysis of aircraft gas turbine engine components

  • Materials characterization of components used in automotive brakes 

  • Provided solutions to brazing quality issues to a heat exchanger vendor experiencing numerous field failures

  • Material characterization and corrosion evaluation of components used in food processing equipment

  • Failure analysis of components used in food processing equipment

  • Failure analysis of components from an electric power generating plant customer that had experienced stress corrosion cracking

  • Eliminated welding defects and solved other quality issues for a manufacturer of stainless steel valves and other components

  • Characterization of weld quality and corrosion issues in a heat exchanger in a chemical processing facility

  • Provided welding and corrosion engineering solutions to a fabricator of equipment in the shipping industry

  • Failure analysis of components from equipment used in a circuit board manufacturing facility

  • Corrosion-fatigue failure of components used in oil field production equipment

  • Failure analysis of components from equipment used in the mining industry

  • Failure investigation of steam turbine engine components

  • Failure analysis of components from a lifting equipment field failure

  • Metallurgical and welding characterization of components used in boiler fabrication facilities

  • Engineering evaluation of gas turbine engine components

  • Failure analysis of medical equipment device

  • Provided weld processing solutions for an electric power utility 

  • Failure investigation of gas turbine engine components

  • Failure analysis of a sewer pipe

  • Failure investigation and engineering solutions provided to a manufacturer of food processing equipment experiencing corrosion problems

  • Provided engineering solutions to extend fatigue life of components used in industrial equipment

  • Provided welding engineering solutions to a construction company that services the electric power industry

  • Provided engineering solutions to enhance corrosion resistance of welded components used in the shipping industry

  • Material characterization of components produced by medical equipment supplier

  • Provided engineering evaluation of issues involving an electrocution of a construction worker

  • Engineering investigation of failed consumer product

  • Failure analysis of hand tools

  • Provided failure investigation and engineering evaluation for an explosion of a fuel tank

  • Engineering characterization of the quality of steel components used in a manufacturing facility

  • Failure investigation of machinery used in a chemical processing plant

  • Engineering evaluation concerning quality issues in a manufacturing facility

  • Failure analysis of a component from machinery in a manufacturing facility

  • Failure analysis of weldments from equipment used in a corrosive application by a pulp and paper processing facility

  • Provided engineering solutions to a manufacturer of fire sprinkler equipment

  • Provided engineering solutions to extend the life of chemical processing plant equipment

  • Root cause investigation into manufacturing issues of a pressure vessel fabrication facility

  • Provided engineering solutions to a manufacturer of components in the food processing industry to eliminate corrosion and failures of product 

  • Engineering evaluation of alternative design issues to prevent corrosion in pharmaceutical plant components

  • Failure investigation and evaluation of corrosion concerns of fielded fasteners

  • Failure analysis of heat exchanger in a chemical processing plant

  • Failure analysis of welded components fabricated for equipment used on board a ship

  • Failure investigation of castings and forgings used in various automotive components 

  • Failure analysis of turbine casting

  • Failure investigation of a utility water pipeline

  • Engineering investigation of various components produced by automotive manufacturers

  • Provided welding and corrosion engineering solutions to fabricator of piping systems

  • Material characterization of welded components produced by a medical supply manufacturer 

  • Failure investigation of welded components fabricated for the trucking industry

  • Engineering investigation of castings used in the electric power industry

  • Engineering evaluation of corrosion and hydrogen embrittlement issues for a manufacturing facility

  • Engineering investigation of a boiler explosion

  • Welding engineering evaluation of Electron Beam welding system for welding aircraft engine components

  • Provided corrosion engineering solutions to a manufacturer of components used in the shipping industry

  • Material characterization of various production issues for a manufacturer of consumer products

  • Hydrogen embrittlement failure investigation of welded fabrication used in manufacturing equipment

  • Failure analysis of a surgically implanted device 

  • Failure investigation of a consumer product

  • Failure analysis of a fire protection piping system

  • Engineering evaluation of robotic welding system for automotive manufacturing facility


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