Hi Tech Engineering Consultants, Inc.

Hi Tech Engineering Consultants offers expert recommendations for sound materials selection and processing requirements.  Whether you need guidance with an original initial design, transition to manufacturing/ production, component upgrade, root cause failure anaylsis, or overhaul/repair, Hi Tech Engineering Consultants will deliver.   We offer expert consulting services for the following:

• Expert Witness assistance for legal matters 
• Turbine materials selection - cold and hot sections, including externals and controls

• Coating selection for wear, fretting, galling, oxidation, thermal barrier, erosion and corrosion of stainless steels, titanium alloys, aluminum alloys, magnesium alloys, low alloy steels, nickel and cobalt based superalloys

• Titanium alloy selection and processing recommendations for welding, hot-forming, heat treating, superplastic forming, grinding, diffusion bonding, and brazing

• Stainless steel selection and processing recommendations for welding, brazing, forming and heat treating

• Low alloy steel selection and processing recommendations for welding, brazing, forming and heat treating

• Nickel based superalloy selection and processing recommendations for welding, brazing, forming, diffusion bonding and heat treating

• Cobalt based superalloy selection and processing recommendations for welding, brazing, forming, diffusion bonding and heat treating

• Forging component requirements

• Casting component requirements

• Sheet metal component fabrication requirements

• Barstock component fabrication requirements

• Non Destructive Test method recommendations for weldments, brazements, forgings, castings, both static and rotor applications

• Root cause Failure Analysis

• Material and Process deviations - Quality Review Items

• Repair/overhaul of cold and hot section turbine components

• Rejuvenation of turbine alloys

• Material properties as a function of processing

• Engineering drawing review and sign-off for materials and processing

• Process Review and Approval

• Reverse engineering of materials systems and components

• Materials and Processes Courses for both experienced engineers and laymen alike

• Assistance to structural engineers responsible for life analysis

• Rework of deviant components

• Specification writing and review

When your company is ready to get the answers you need for materials and processing requirements or expert witness assistance, Hi Tech Engineering Consultants is ready to respond.