Advantec Engineering provides forensic investigations and materials failure analysis in support of insurance company investigations and litigation.
Advantec Engineering provides engineering support in cases involving:

• Product liability
• Commercial and residential property damage due to contractor negligence or equipment failure
• Commercial and industrial equipment accidents and failures
• Vehicle accidents
• General aviation accidents, maintenance issues, and failures
• Equipment fitness for service and warrantee claims

Engineering support may be in the form of on-site examinations, laboratory examinations, engineering research, detailed engineering reports, and expert witness testimony. Examples of the type of cases include:

• Determination of the cause of leak in a chill water system in an apartment building


• Analysis and testing of a bridge fender system weld fabrication quality after allision by a barge


• Determination of the cause of a pipe rupture that killed two workers


• Field inspection and analysis of the fitness for service of poorly fabricated weld joints in a large industrial component


• Failure analysis of an industrial hydraulic lift


• Determination of the cause of corrosion in a commercial display case that resulted in water leakage and a slip and fall accident


• Failure analysis of a coupling in a fire protection system that resulted in flooding of a warehouse


• Assessment of the level of corrosion present in a headlight to ascertain whether it had been broken prior to a vehicle accident


• Determination of the cause of failure in a large electric generator at a commercial power plant

Understanding the cause of a material failure that leads to an accident or economic loss is crucial to any claim settlement or litigation.
Please contact us if we can be of assistance.