MD&M Minneapolis 2016
MEE will be at the MD&M (Medical Design & Manufacturing) event at the Minneapolis Convention Center next week, Sept 21st and 22nd. We have a prime booth location in the Expo Hall, 2nd booth in from the center main doors (booth #1509), so no excuses for not stopping by and saying hello. Larry, Kurt, Dieter, Dan and […]
The Intern Experience at MEE
Interns, Reid Schur and Josh Polzin, were a welcome addition to our team this summer. Reid completed a project comparing the chemical vs mechanical test methods used in ASTM D3483, Standard Test Methods for Accumulated Deposition in a Steam Generator Tube. We will use the information from his work to help our customers decide on the best test method to use with their […]
Dan Grice, P.E. Nominated to Failure Analysis Society Board
MEE Senior Materials Engineer, Dan Grice, was just named to the Board of Directors for the Failure Analysis Society (FAS) of ASM International. Dan will be acting as liaison to the FAS Membership Committee. Among his goals will be to develop programs within FAS to increase membership and improve services for the emerging professionals demographic. “The […]
Testing to Industry Standards
We added a new page to our website, Testing to Industry Standards. Select ASTM test methods we have experience with are listed. The list is by no means all inclusive. If you don’t see the test method you require, contact us. We will work with you to interpret test methods and identify those tests we […]
Happy Professional Engineers Day
The National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) has proclaimed August 3rd as Professional Engineers Day. Here’s to the PE’s on staff at MEE; Larry Hanke, Richard Kielty, Ryan Haase and Dan Grice. From the NSPE: “For engineers, licensure is required in order to submit plans to a public authority for approval, to work as a consultant, […]
Testing to Industry Standard D2240
With the purchase of a new Rex Gauge Type M Durometer, MEE has expanded its service capabilities for testing to industry standard ASTM D2240, Standard Test Method for Rubber Property—Durometer Hardness The durometer is the international standard for the hardness measurement of rubber, plastic and other non-metallic materials. The Rex Type M durometer can be used when checking […]
Failure Analysis Society
“ASM International (ASM), the world’s largest association of metals-focused materials professionals, has launched a new affiliate society, the Failure Analysis Society (FAS). The society is dedicated to advancing the important role failure analysis plays in the materials science industry.” Congratulations to MEE Materials Science Engineers Larry Hanke, Ryan Haase, and Dan Grice who have been […]
MEE Greatest Hits
One of our long-time customers recently sent us this image of a tower of CD’s containing project data that he humorously refers to as “MEE’s Greatest Hits: the essential collection.” This is data he has collected over a 10-year period of doing business with MEE and contains mostly SEM images and EDS analysis spectra. Once upon a […]
Larry Hanke Nominated for ASM Board of Trustees
Congratulations to CEO and Principal Engineer, Larry Hanke, who was nominated for the ASM International Board of Trustees. Larry has chaired two local chapters and served on four national committees including chair of the Handbook Committee and Failure Analysis Committee. He is also a member of three ASM Affiliate Societies, the Shape Memory and Super-elastic […]
Materials Science Camp 2016
Thirty high school students spent a day at MEE as part of a week-long Materials Science Camp sponsored by the MN Chapter of ASM International. Under the direction of industry and education based “Materials Mentors”, students got hands-on experience solving a materials failure analysis project. Three on our staff, Larry Hanke, Kurt Schenk and Neal Hanke, were camp mentors. This […]