Fire & Flammability Evaluations

Working Toward Human Safety

Baby in a crib. Exponent helps improve the safety, and compliance of children's products with safety evaluations and risk assessments.

Consumer Products

Providing insights on the fire risk of fabrics, paints and other materials.

Automotive

Helping design airbags that deploy without burning occupants and electrical systems that minimize fire risk.

Fire damage, ipad, _polymers, material chemistry

Consumer Electronics

Assessing the risk or causes of battery fires, explosions, short circuits and voltage overloads.

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Agriculture

Mitigating risks of dust explosions from seemingly innocuous activities such as grain storage and powdered milk processing.

An alternative energy wind and solar farm. Exponent provides strategic support and research to improve wind and hydro power technologies.

Solar Panels

Supporting delivery of alternative energy and helping to keep current running safely in grids.

Fire and Flammability Evaluations-Working Towards Human Safety-Factories

Manufacturing

Mitigating risks for dust explosions and other industrial fires.

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Chemicals

Guiding the safe handling of highly explosive substances such as natural gas, hydrogen, and ammonium nitrate.

Construction

Assessing the flammability of construction materials and risks of building designs.

firefighter, cause fire, stove, thermal sciences

Household Appliances

Advising on how to boost the safety of stoves, water heaters, furnaces.

Extend Your Insight Capabilities

Turn to Exponent when you need a partner who can provide fast, accurate answers for complex fire and flammability challenges.

Explore All Angles

When the cause of fire could be anything, Exponent has the breadth of expertise to explore many angles at once.

In the Lab or On Site

Whether in our state-of-the-art facilities or at your site, we bring expertise and deliver answers.

When Time Is Critical

When lives and reputations are on the line, we can start testing as soon as the next day.

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We can recreate any type of fire or explosion situation

dust explosions , aerosol can explosions , electrical fires , chemical fires

We apply fire engineering expertise and world class tools to create custom test scenarios that uncover and explain critical risks.

As a full service consulting firm, Exponent can transition seamlessly from testing provider to engineering consultant. Our teams pair thermal sciences experts with engineers and materials scientists to advise clients on options for addressing risks.
With deep expertise across more than 90 technical disciplines, we can assemble the right team to help you fix the issues and move forward.

Mechanical Design Support

Beyond the Standards

Keeping Up With Innovation

In many industries, newer approaches aren't addressed by the existing fire and flammability standards. Yet companies are still responsible for their products' safety. We excel at helping clients understand and mitigate their risks.

An Expert Team Tailored to Your Challenges

Exponent is uniquely positioned to bring together specialists from multiple disciplines to ensure that no question is left unasked.

Hold Your Products to a Higher Standard

Exponent brings an unparalleled level of integrated expertise to every test and evaluation. Our commitment to scientific excellence is your competitive advantage.

Get in touch to discuss your unique needs.