
Product and Process Defects Analyzed
Casting porosity / shrinkage defects
Weld defects
Steel cleanliness issues
Spring failures
Process cross-contamination
Lubrication failure / contamination
Designed-in stress risers
Machining surface defects
Fatigue cracking failures
Molded plastics defect analysis
Powder metal porosity issues
Steel stamping/drawing burrs and cracks
Laser cut sheet steel edge cracking
Coating failure / cleanliness
Material selection issues
Corrosion attack
Isolated product failure analysis
Hydrogen embrittlement
In-plant handling surface defects
Molded polymer knit line analysis
Rubber molding contamination
Rubber seal chemical attack
Electroplating defects
EMPLOYERS
Midland Brake / Haldex Brake Systems, (SAF Holland Group), Kansas City, Mo
Materials Laboratory – Materials Engineer / Principal Metallurgical Engineer
AlliedSignal Aerospace Company (Currently Honeywell), Kansas City, Mo
Materials Engineering – Senior Engineer / Staff Engineer