Consulting
Not every business can maintain a full in-house metallurgical laboratory. From literature review to materials selection, processing, and validation, we can be part of your team, bringing decades of metallurgical experience to your toughest material questions.
Laboratory
Selection to validation
Part of your team
Any size business
PMI Specialists consulting acts as an extension of your team when a full in-house metallurgical lab is not practical, supporting materials selection, processing and heat-treat optimization, specifications, dispute resolution, and more.
An extension of your team
Not every organization can justify a full in-house metallurgical laboratory. That is where we come in. From literature review to materials selection, processing, and validation, we can be part of your team, engaging at whatever depth your project requires and stepping in wherever specialized materials expertise is needed.
How we help
Our consulting expertise spans the full life of a material: from choosing it, through optimizing how it is processed, to defending it when disputes arise:
- Materials selection
- Material and process optimization
- Heat-treating optimization
- Developing specifications for materials and processes
- Performing on-site evaluations and recommending corrective actions or testing as appropriate
- Assisting to solve product quality problems
- Comparing vendor or competitive products
- Preparing material and process specifications for in-house quality control
- Investigating environmental effects on a product or material
Disputes and proposals
Beyond the lab bench, we provide expert-witness and opinion assistance in trade conflicts, materials disputes, and litigation, and we support Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) proposal writing for organizations pursuing funded development work.
Consulting & materials selection
Often ordered together
Failure Analysis
Root-cause investigation to resolve quality problems and material disputes.
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Field verification of alloy grade for quality control and material selection.
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Assessing environmental effects on a material to guide selection and processing.
View serviceFrequently asked questions
What does your metallurgical consulting cover?
Materials selection, material and process optimization, heat-treat optimization, developing material and process specifications, on-site evaluations, product quality problem-solving, vendor and competitive product comparisons, and investigating environmental effects on a material.
Do you work with small companies?
Yes. We assist organizations large and small, acting as flexible partners for companies that need external materials-engineering support for quality control and product development.
Do you provide expert-witness support?
Yes. We provide expert-witness and opinion assistance in trade conflicts, materials disputes, and litigation.
Can you help with SBIR proposals?
Yes. We support Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) proposal writing for organizations pursuing funded development work.
How involved can you be in a project?
As involved as you need, from a one-time literature review or material selection through processing and validation, engaging at whatever depth the project requires.
Need a metallurgist on your team?
Tell us the problem: a material to select, a process to optimize, a specification to write, or a dispute to resolve. We will meet you at the right level of engagement and see it through.