Failure Analysis

The Failure Analysis Division of Gilmore Engineers Pty Ltd complements e3k, the New Product Division. It conducts failure analyses with in excess of 800 cases investigated and formally reported over the past 20 years. Dr Duncan B Gilmore has been preparing reports for 28 years. These reports are used for the purposes of system design review, mediation and litigation. The reports are carefully compiled and written by experienced engineers of your choice, with PhD and Masters level qualifications. Those same senior personnel are available to verbally present this material in any forum required.

The "failures" investigated include machinery and system of work failures leading to property loss, loss of life, and personal injury. Further services include the analysis of motor vehicle accidents to establish the probable cause, forensic analyses to assist criminal investigations including arson and murder, intellectual property defence support (copyright and patents), and product liability reviews and experimental testing.

In most circumstances, examination of evidence in our office, on site or in a laboratory is required. Normally, measurements and photographs are necessary. A project typically begins with a briefing document, a contract outlining what will be performed for either a fixed or estimated cost, and an estimated timescale. Further discussions and meetings follow. Some projects require a desktop examination of evidence already collected or a critique of existing reports. The same analytical tools which we use in our New Product Division to design advanced products, are often put to work in reverse to probe possible failure modes. Advanced computational analysis is a speciality.

The keys to hiring a good expert to examine a failure are:

· Well qualified, experienced, and professional
· An enquiring and quick mind
· Ability to communicate at a high level in both written and verbal forms
· Track record of success and the ability to suggest suitable tests and lines of investigation
· Well rounded personality, able to lead a team if required.

The personnel offered by Gilmore Engineers have these qualities and maintain the support of the whole organisation ie. other experienced associates are available to assist if required. The services are offered on a worldwide basis, with particular attention being paid to countries on the Pacific Rim.

Numerous successful cases in each failure analysis category have been performed, including typical examples below: