At Anderson Materials Evaluation, Inc., we offer a wide range of material analysis services. Our goal is to help you with material development, process and product improvement, quality control, and failure analysis. We also provide research, consulting, and expert witness services. Each project is managed by one of our four Ph.D. scientists, ensuring top-notch quality and expertise.
Our Approach
We work closely with our clients to solve problems related to metals, semiconductors, glass, polymers, ceramics, composites, and more. While we perform requested analyses, we often create custom approaches to address specific challenges. This involves understanding the problem’s background, defining necessary tasks, conducting analyses, and discussing results. Our service is not just about providing measurements but offering a deep understanding of materials for your applications.
Comprehensive Reports
We provide detailed reports that document our findings, ensuring clients can understand and review results independently. This documentation serves as a reference for future development and quality control, helping address recurring production issues. Our reports detail the material’s nature, which might differ from similar materials in crucial ways, affecting certain applications and environments. These characterizations are vital for a solid quality control system, linking material properties to product performance and production costs. Even when no known issues exist, our reports offer a baseline for future comparisons if problems arise.
Achieving High-Quality Analysis
Our goal is to deliver high-quality materials analysis that offers necessary insights at a reasonable cost and time. While further analysis can lead to more understanding, quality is about balancing comprehension with available resources. True quality doesn’t mean perfect understanding, but rather reaching a rational level of insight given the client’s budget and time constraints.
Advanced Analytical Techniques
Our laboratory is equipped with cutting-edge tools like XPS surface analysis, WD-XRF, SEM/EDX, optical microscopy, thermal analysis (TMA, TGA, DSC, Thermal Conductivity), FTIR spectroscopy, GC-MS, XRD, UV-Vis, and electrical conductivity measurements. We often combine these techniques in innovative ways to solve material challenges. Quality here isn’t about following routines but involves deeply understanding our instruments and materials, observing both expected and unexpected results, and wisely interpreting data to achieve material comprehension.
Complex Materials and Expertise
Materials are incredibly complex, with thousands of varieties used in countless applications and environments. Achieving quality understanding requires years of experience, keen observation, critical evaluations, and collaboration with colleagues and clients. Our commitment is to constantly refine our methods and knowledge, driven by a passion for scientific discovery and problem-solving.
Responsibility for Quality
Quality at Anderson Materials Evaluation, Inc. is a company-wide responsibility. Our work requires the focused attention and rational thought of our employees, who are encouraged to be continuous learners. We only hire Ph.D. scientists for their intelligence and initiative. For any quality-related concerns, feel free to reach out to Charles R. Anderson, Ph.D., President and Principal Scientist, or any of our project managers:
- Charles R. Anderson, Ph.D., President and Principal Scientist
- Priyanshu K. Banerjee, Ph.D., Materials Scientist
- Griffin Spence, Ph.D., Materials Scientist
- Shreyasi Sengupta Ph.D., Materials Scientist
We provide a complete AME Quality Manual to demonstrate our commitment to excellence. Unlike others who might focus on accreditation of a laboratory where the analyses are performed by “scientists” with Associate and/or Bachelor Degrees, we emphasize thinking, experience, and a dedication to solving your material challenges.
For biographical details about Drs. Anderson, Banerjee, Spence, and Sengupta including their education and experience, please see Our Team.
Contact Us for Your Testing Needs
We are here to help you with your material analysis needs. Our team of experienced scientists is ready to provide solutions tailored to your company’s challenges. Contact us today to discuss how we can assist you.
