ERA Technology | Forensic, Failure, Reliability and Analytical Services

Forensic, Failure, Reliability and Analytical Services

ERA is Europe's leading consultancy for engineering reliability & failure investigation - electronic, mechanical and electrical. We provide impartial, expert, fast diagnosis of problems from design through to use and failure in the field and work with you to find a solution.

Our aim is to apply our expertise, which stretches over 35 years across all engineering sectors, to meet your needs.

Our services
The services we provide cover the following areas:

Electrical and electronic component and product failure analysis

Scanning electron microscopy and microanalysis

Rapid, confidential and impartial failure analysis service to identify the causes of failures, with advice on corrective measures.

A professional, client-focused SEM service, based on years of experience, with EDX and WDX microanalysis, variable pressure mode and particle analysis.

Electrical plant and equipment failure analysis

Analytical services

A fast and efficient service aimed at identifying the cause of failures in electrical systems and recommending action to reduce the risk of further downtime.

Qualitative and quantitative analysis of solid materials - chemical, structural, electrical - using SEM, ED-XRF, UV, visible and FT-IR spectroscopy, IC, DSC, TGA, TMA etc.

Mechanical plant and equipment

Expert witness consultancy and providing evidence for court

ERA's failure investigation team's can establish the sequence of failure and diagnose its cause when a fault occurs.

Provision of qualified experts and independent technical reports to court, solicitors and parties in dispute or considering litigation.

Corrosion consultancy

Financial loss engineering support services

Advice on materials selection, corrosion allowances and appropriate corrosion resistant alloys. Includes forensic service to determine causes of failure, and comprehensive corrosion testing facilities.

Technical assistance to solicitors, insurers, accountants, loss adjustors, and accident investigators in cases concerning engineering failures.

Electrostatic consultancy

On-site surveys and consultancy on static related problems, expert advice on materials and specifications, evaluation of static dissipative materials such as floors, work surfaces and packaging.

We provide confidential services to hundreds of long-standing clients every year in the following sectors:
	instrumentation and controls
	consumer and domestic electrical
	building infrastructure and air conditioning/heating systems
	automotive
	aerospace
	marine
	transport infrastructure (rail, road, sea, air)
	process equipment
	others: IT, medical, papers, cosmetics, dusts etc.

Contact Information

Tel: +44 (0)1372 367444

rfa@era.co.uk

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Forensic, failure, reliability and analytical services
	Electrical and electronic component and product failure analysis
	Scanning electron microscopy and microanalysis
	Analytical services
	Electrical plant and equipment failure analysis
	Mechanical plant and equipment
	Corrosion Consultancy
	Expert witness consultancy and providing evidence for court
	Financial loss engineering support services
	Electrostatic consultancy
Environmental compliance services
	Restricted substances and RoHS-like compliance worldwide
	REACH compliance and chemicals
	EcoDesign (EuP) Directive compliance
	WEEE/end-of-life compliance worldwide

Related events

	Regulatory Compliance Management
	Understanding Safety Cases
	Product Safety Strategy
	Designing Products to Comply with the Energy-using Products (EuP) Directive
	RoHS in Practice: How to maintain and demonstrate compliance to authorities and customers
	REACH Regulations – The Impact on Equipment Manufacturers and Downstream Chemical Users

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	Reliability of Electronics Handbook
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