Our services include, but are not limited to:
Litigation and Dispute
- Expert witness and technical consultancy to support civil litigation
- Patent dispute, loss adjustment, claims regarding defective materials
Failure Investigation
- Failure investigations for plastics materials and products
- Investigation of factors affecting failure from design to manufacturing and consumer use
Specification and Design
- Drafting of specification clauses
- Critical review of specifications
- Specialist specification advice (eg environmental performance)
- Assessment of feasibility for manufacturing
- Product safety assessment for consumer products and retail display
Testing, Identification, Analysis and Characterisation of Materials
- Identification of unknown materials for polymer type, stabiliser and additive content
- Identification of contaminants
- Characterisation of materials eg for evaluation of degradation
- Advice on recycling. Mechanical and physical testing
Inspection and Survey of Products and Materials
- Flood damage assessment for warehoused materials and products
- Inspection, examination and independent sampling of products and materials
Supplier Audits
- Support in the selection of contractors and suppliers
- Factory visits; quality audits; independent quality checks
- Accompanying procurement professionals to provide an interpretation of technical data
Conservation
- Identification of polymer materials and manufacturing processes
- Actively involved with the SSN (Subject Specialist Network) for Plastics
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