Great products deserve great processes.
If there's room for improvement in your manufacturing processes, Element materials experts and failure analysts may be able to help. In addition to analyzing materials, parts, and products from almost every kind of industry, many members of the Element teams have extensive training and experience in the manufacturing sectors.
Critical information about your processes
We can provide you with important information about your manufacturing processes that will help you achieve better quality, cost control, and productivity outcomes.
Element laboratories and staff are qualified to conduct manufacturing processes evaluations for your business. Our capabilities include:
- Casting and foundry process assessment
- Weld parameter optimization
- Weld quality and weld-operator certification and assessment
- Heat treatment consulting
- Alloy design and optimization to achieve customer requirements
- On-site assessment of remaining life in cracked parts
- Development of process control and/or quality control plans
- Metallurgical training for testing and engineering personnel
Element engineers and laboratories help customers improve process capability, efficiency, cost-effectiveness, throughput, quality, and robustness. Element performs many of these services at the customer’s site or in Element laboratories in locations around the U.S. and Europe.