Technical Consulting

This area of expertise is focused upon complete product analysis. This can include project management, tire technology, mechanical rubber goods, product failure analysis, rubber compounding, metallurgical consulting, forensic analysis, and specialized test services.

• Product performance evaluations
• Product design analysis
• Rubber component materials analysis
• Tire reinforcement analysis
• Specialized tire testing
• FMVSS 139 test standard compliance/TREAD Act
• Tire X-ray, holography, and Shearography
• Component volume analysis
• Radial and bias tire expertise
• Performance analysis/forensic investigations
• North American and internationally source tires
• Passenger car, truck, bus, off-the-road and industrial tire expertise
• Field service analysis
• Tubes, Valves, Flaps, Wheels

• Product performance evaluations
• Product design analysis
• Component materials analysis
• Process development
• Performance analysis/forensic investigations
• Field service analysis
• Example products
  • O-rings
  • Gaskets
  • Seals
  • Hoses
  • Power transmission belts
  • Conveyor belts
  • Footwear
  • Mats
  • Electrometric medical products
  • Roll coverings
  • Bushings
  • Wiper blades
  • Roofing materials

• Field engineering
• Technical services analysis
• Plant inspections
• Vehicle inspections
• Accident scene investigations

We have skilled product engineers and chemists who have developed a whole new concept of technical problem solving that combines technical consulting abilities and laboratory testing. With their expertise in laminate structures, molded rubber goods, and polymers, these scientists have helped Smithers become a true product/process development organization.

• Project Management
• Tire Technology
• Mechanical Rubber Goods Technology
• Product Failure Analysis
• Rubber Compounding
• Metallurgical Consulting
• Forensic Analysis
• Specialized Test Services

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