Engineering Failure Analysis

Take advantage of our expertise and knowledge from years of supporting the engineering and manufacturing industries.

The ETC provides an expert service in Failure Analysis of engineering components and products. Using combination of microscopy and spectroscopy, along with other analytical techniques, we can determine the underlying causes of failure; whether this be due to a weakness in design, material properties or, more commonly, the effect of operational or environmental factors.

We have experience in the investigation of packaging materials and systems, marine structures, road and rail transport equipment, aerospace engineering, microelectronic devices and general engineering components

Support has been provided across the sector to address issues such as fatigue, brittle fracture, interfacial cracking and microstructural contamination. 

For more information or to discuss your general failure analysis requirements, please contact Dr Wayne Lam at wayne.lam@brunel.ac.uk.

You can return to our main Commercial Services page to see what else we have that could support your requirements.