Consultancy specializing in materials and metallurgical engineering.
“There is a joy in [engineering] that only poets are supposed to know.”
– Walter P. Chrysler (sort of, in his autobiography his quote was about manufacturing)
We feel the same way, and BEC is here to provide expertise and assistance to our clients.
Services
Failure Investigation and Root Cause Analysis
BEC engineers have conducted hundreds of on-site inspections and metallurgical/materials analysis investigations for industrial clients, utilities, government authorities, and insurance companies that have included:
cast iron, steel, stainless steel, copper alloy/brass, titanium, aluminum, and polymeric component failures
corrosion degradation evaluations
plumbing and HVAC component failures
fire protection system issues
industrial and construction accidents
manufacturing equipment failures
Corrosion Assessment & Material Compatibility Evaluation
BEC engineers have extensive experience in both evaluating new designs and investigating corrosion degradation and material compatibility concerns that have occurred in service, to prevent and remediate damage/failures.
Materials Testing
Over two decades, BEC engineers have assembled an extensive nationwide network of industry-leading independent labs that can conduct a wide variety of testing, including petrographic evaluations, polymeric chemical analyses, precision machining, and mechanical testing.
Weldability Evaluation
BEC engineers have assisted developers, architects, and civil/structural engineering firms conducting extensive renovations/modifications of century-old buildings with assessment of building structures in order to determine the feasibility of and provide recommendations for welding of new structural components.
Expert Testimony
BEC engineers have testified in depositions and trials on behalf of clients that have included plaintiffs, defendants, individuals, and corporations, in matters that involve claims from five to ten figures.