Failure Analysis
“The greatest teacher, failure is.” Yoda This line from the latest Star Wars movie caught our ear. Any product failure can have serious consequences – from financial loss and/or personal safety perspectives. The expertise of the MEE engineering and technical staff encompasses a fundamental understanding of material behavior and a broad range of experience with […]
Failure Analysis Presentation
Larry Hanke and Dan Grice will be presenting at the Minnesota Section of ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) Spring Symposium on March 15 in Plymouth MN. The title of this year’s symposium is “Failure, Test and Modeling Tools in Engineering Design”. Larry and Dan’s presentation will cover advice on field practices to prepare for failure […]
On the Road Again
Larry Hanke, will be speaking on Forensic Materials Engineering for Product Liability Litigation at the November meeting of the Metro NY-NJ chapter of ASM International. The presentation will discuss potential materials related problems in product design and manufacturing that can lead to product failures. Failure mechanisms, including fracture and corrosion, as well as the material […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Pipeline Corrosion Control Seminar
Two of our engineers, Dick Kielty and Dan Grice, attended the 2016 NACE International 10,000 Lakes Pipeline Corrosion Control Seminar held in Prior Lake MN. The MEE trade show booth was set up, too, so when Dick and/or Dan were not in one of the sessions, they were at the booth answering questions about the […]
Failure Analysis Presentation
Larry Hanke and Dan Grice recently presented a talk on the application of CT imaging for failure analysis and laboratory services to the of technical staff and sales representatives of one of our vendors. Typical failure analysis tasks always include a visual examination, SEM/EDS examination and microstructure analysis. Three-dimensional X-ray imaging (CT scanning) has become another […]
Another Way to Look at Things…
We just purchased a research grade Olympus SZX16 stereo microscope equipped with a super high resolution, digital, micro-imaging camera. This is an excellent addition to our light microscopy laboratory. With easy shifting from macro-view to micro-view, it is a specialized and powerful tool for fracture examination, corrosion studies and general failure analysis. We’re looking forward to putting our newest […]