Conference

Connect with Exponent at the AEM Product Safety & Stewardship Conference and Product Liability Seminar

Rosemont, IL

April 22 - 25, 2024
Wind Turbine Investigation Engineers

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) advances construction and agriculture equipment manufacturers and their value chain partners. Exponent's Todd Hetrick will give two presentations (details below) and Alex Zelhofer and Robert Scheibe will participate in "Product Liability Seminar — Mock Trial, re: Lithium-Ion Battery Explosion" from 8 a.m. — 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 25.

Product Qualification & Recall Consulting ​[EECS]
SPEAKER PRESENTATION

"Incident Investigation 101"

TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2024 | 9:30 A.M. — 10:30 A.M.

Speaker: Todd Hetrick, P.E., CFEI, CFI, CVFI, Senior Managing Engineer, Thermal Sciences

With often only one chance to get an on-site field investigation right, Exponent's Todd Hetrick, P.E., will speak on the importance of collecting data under time constraints — and how to account for the needs of both immediate and future analytical questions.

House engulfed in fire. Exponent provides fire and explosion investigations.
SPEAKER PRESENTATION

"Incident Investigation 201"

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2024 | 10:30 A.M. — 11:15 A.M.

Speaker: Todd Hetrick, P.E., CFEI, CFI, CVFI, Senior Managing Engineer, Thermal Sciences

Building on the basics of field investigations, this talk will explain why understanding the cause of an incident is an important step in preventing future failures through examples involving fire investigation.