Engineering Services, Inc.

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Staff of Experts | Litigation Expertise | Industry Types | Project Photos | Professional Affiliations

Executive Summary

ES is an Engineering and Consulting firm that specializes in solving complex failures related to design, materials and service conditions.
ES provides experienced consultants to participate in litigation support and major projects for Fortune 500 companies.
ES has become a significant provider of litigation support through its industrial experience and knowledge of codes, standards and practices.
Legal investigation, technical and project consulting, root cause analysis and expert witness services are available to insurance companies and law firms involving metallic and non-metallic failures and products liability.

ES has provided litigation support and expert witness testimony on a variety of causes involving equipment failures, product reliability, suitability for service, testing, inspection, and corrosion and material properties. Case support has included researching material and corrosion properties, performing literature searches, laboratory testing, failure analysis of equipment and components, and advising on industry practices regarding equipment reliability and inspection standards of care. Support has been divided evenly between defense and plaintiff causes.

Support has included conducting laboratory tests to simulate corrosion damage, preparing expert reports, performing reviews of other expert reports, helping with case preparation, and forming opinions on the technical merits of a case.

Staff of Experts:	Industry Types:	Our Expertise:
Mechanical Engineers Metallurgical Engineers Chemical Process Engineers Registered Professional Engineers Certified NACE Corrosion Specialists Project Managers Equipment and Piping System Analysts	Refineries and Gas Plants Production Facilities Pipelines Onshore and Offshore Piping Fabrication	Risk Based Inspection Programs Fitness for Service Studies Corrosion Control and Monitoring Cathodic Protection Materials Selection Welding Engineering Coating Systems Failure Analysis

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Litigation Expertise:

DESIGN: Failure analysis in the design, manufacturing and service of commercial and domestic equipment, machinery and components. Providing design bases and material performance analysis.

WELDING: Failure Analysis in welding including proprietary and specialty welding requirements. ESI participates in industrial funded research and development in advanced welding technology and provides complete failure analysis in welding.

Click here to see X-Ray Film of SMAW and GMAW Welding Defects

CORROSION: Remaining life assessments and process safety analysis for critical processing and oil refining companies. Provide design and evaluation for corrosion control and cathodic protection systems onshore and offshore.

STRESS ANALYSIS: Structural systems detailed design and analysis. Stress analysis on machine components, frames, tubulars and shells under static or dynamic loads, including non linear material properties and geometry. Structures include mechanical devices, ships, fixed offshore platforms, caternary arrays, tunnels, dams, pipelines, breakwaters, bridges and temporary construction aids.

CHEMICAL PROCESS: Providing project management services including: plant evaluation, procurement, inspection, safety management, start up and testing for oil and gas production, NGL recovery and LNG systems. Advise corporate management and perform economic feasibility studies.

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Professional Affiliations:

Texas Society of Professional Engineers

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