Welding, Soldering & Brazing Expertise

How does Exponent's multidisciplinary approach provide evidence-based insights for welding challenges?

Joints and components that have been fabricated via welding, brazing, and soldering are crucial for the strength, function, and safety of numerous products and structures across a variety of industries. Exponent's licensed professional engineers and certified welding inspectors help you evaluate your welding and joining needs — whether working in heavy equipment manufacturing, biomedical devices, automotive, aerospace, oil and gas, food processing, construction, shipping and offshore structures, electronics, batteries, or heat exchangers.

Our materials engineers have significant experience conducting weld failure investigations, identifying relevant potential failure modes and defects in joints, and providing mitigation strategies for joining issues. Oftentimes, we employ a multidisciplinary approach to the analysis of welds and welding, such as collaborative investigations with our structural engineers to evaluate welds used in construction, or our mechanical engineers to evaluate welded connections via finite element analysis.

In addition to welding and joining engineering, our multidisciplinary teams provide analysis associated with welding processes, including occupational safety. Exponent's health scientists evaluate the health effects of welding fumes on workers, and our thermal scientists have consulted on issues related to actual welding-related fires and explosions. Welding safety also includes addressing physical, electrical, radiation, pressure, and other hazards in the welding environment.