BACKGROUNDFrequent developments of new technologies evokes the need for
special dedicated tools that will serve to alert mishaps, failures,
problems, and unexpected events in the industrial environment. In
Israel, similarly to other developed industrialized countries, the
need for professional multitask support to industry is vital. This
support may be derived by warning tools, others defined within risk
survey and some are determined during a failure investigation
following a catastrophic event. The various inspection and
capabilities are available in Israel in different forms - electronic
command and control means, automated lubricating systems, risks
surveys of assessors, safety advisors and system advisors within
factory support consultants. The failure analysis procedure used
as a post damage tool for diagnosis is concluding these means.
Types of failure modes inspected:
Tension or shear overloads - engaged usually to improper design (high stresses or material selection) or abnormal operation.
Fatigue - engaged to improper design (neglecting oscillating stresses or cycling operation) or partial maintenance procedure
(detection of irregular vibration or not fastening screws).
Wear and erosion - due to improper design (unexpected operation environment) or maintenance (long periods between sealing means
replacement) or irregular operation condition (abnormal speed, heat,
pressure).
Corrosion - usually correlated with design (unexpected electrical active location, imperfect forecast of corrosive environment,
improper material protection) or manufacture (improper implementation
of protection layer or coating, partial sealing) or operation
(in-work damage of material protection, addition of corrosive material).
Embrittlement - a result of improper manufacture. History
The Institute of Failure Analysis (IFA) was established in 1989 to
supply services and consultation in failure analysis, risk analysis
for establishments (such as: Various industrial companies, Government
ministeries, Army, Navy, Israeli Air Industry, Insurance companies,
Lawyers etc').
The director of the IFA is Eng, Meir Kendler, an experienced failure
researcher with diversified skills concerning multidisciplinary fields.
IFA development through the years:
1989 - Foundation of IFA - Engineering advice and services in accidents and fire events.
1990 - Metallurgic lab service.
1991 - Industrial oil lubrication diagnostics for preventive maintenance
1992 - Corrosion, consultancy and prevention. Nomination as a assisting
laboratory to aircraft crash investigation committee of the Civil
Aviation Administration of Israel.
1993 - Construction materials, consultation and preventive design
1995 - Finite Element Analysis. Accepting the recognition as an
assisting laboratory to labor accident investigation committee of
the Labor Administration Department of Israel.
1996 - Rubber and Polymers, consultation and preventive design.
1997 - Investigation of traffic accidents for local Police.
1998 - Fire investigation of arson and fire events for insurance companies.
2002 - Managing the annual conference for Failure Analysis in Israel.
In 1996 a daughter company was founded, Matrix Engineering Ltd.
(MEL) to submit solution consultation mainly in mechanical simulation,
heat transfer, construction and Finite Elements computerized analysis
for buildings, vehicles and aircrafts. Several projects encorporating
comparison between OEM and generic coponents were conducted by MEL.
MEL also executes lubricant analysis since 2000 instead of IFA.
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