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Before the Burn
How does Exponent help manufacturers meet stringent safety standards and navigate legal and regulatory concerns for consumer products?
Exponent scientists and engineers draw on decades of experience to help clients achieve thermal and chemical safety and advise on regulatory requirements for a variety of consumer products from appliances, apparel, and health and beauty products, to furniture, toys, and recreational equipment.
We assess potential hazards associated with the use and misuse of a wide variety of consumer products.
Exponent provides the technical expertise and regulatory support needed to help minimize fire, explosion, burn injuries, and toxic exposure risks for all types of consumer products. We routinely help product manufacturers address complex questions regarding design, mitigating risks for fire, burns, and scalds. Our multidisciplinary approach ensures that we're not just looking at challenges directly associated with thermal issues, but also consider human factors' issues, such as age appropriateness for usage, and human health issues, like lead and phthalate exposure.
Capabilities
For more than half a century, we've helped clients understand product failures, and by applying past lessons, we can help you address safety challenges at every stage of the consumer product lifecycle, including development, user testing, application of standards, and submission of regulatory approvals.
Our Capabilities Are Unparalleled
With expertise in over 90 disciplines and hundreds of capabilities, tools, and methodologies — we get to the root of even the most complex challenges and give you the objective answers you need.
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Chemical Engineering
Extensive production and safety assessments for facilities combining hazardous and reactive materials, novel technologies, and interconnected equipment.
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Thermal Sciences Expertise for Energy Systems
Energy systems design, safety, and compliance consulting across a range of industries, including oil and gas, renewable and utility power generation.
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Thermal Sciences Expertise for Utilities
Overcome any utility operations challenge — from safety to asset management, and more.
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Fire Protection Engineering
Extensive fire suppression, detection, and alarm system testing to support achieving code and regulatory requirements.
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Fire & Flammability Testing
Thorough fire and flammability testing for sprinklers, smoke, and heat detectors, vehicle fire testing, and more.
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Computational Modeling; Thermal Sciences
A less expensive and faster alternative to thermal or flow experiments.
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Aeronautical Engineering
Engineering consultation for commercial aviation, aerospace technologies, and drones.
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Fire & Explosion Investigations
In-depth field examinations and high-tech modeling and testing to determine the origin and cause of fires, gas explosions, dust explosions, and other explosions...
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Thermal Fluid & Combustion Systems
Support for HVAC, boilers, commercial refrigeration systems, and more.
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Thermal Sciences Expertise for Disputes
Evidence-based scientific insights and expert witness support for industrial fires and explosions, oil and chemical spills, and equipment failures.
Experts
Our global and comprehensive expertise across industries gives us a deep understanding of current challenges, best industry practices, and the implications of emerging technologies.
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Corporate Vice President and Principal Engineer
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Corporate Vice President, Office Director and Principal Engineer
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Insights
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