California Glass Failure Expert builds an hydraulic pressure test apparatus that characterizes glass bottle failures.

Introduction During normal operation, the arm on an automatic wafer test station failed. Root cause failure analysis determined that the drive shaft on the right angle gear motor used to raise and lower the manipulator arm had failed first. The drive shaft failure allowed the manipulator arm to free fall, and it broke when the […]

California Metal Failure Expert determines the source of a metal contaminant.

California Metal Failure Expert determines the root cause of a yellow brass pipe failure.

California Plastic Failure Expert determines the root cause of a acetal valve stem failure.