avitan & associates, inc. - forensic engineer, mechanical engineer, mechanical forensic engineer, electrical forensic engineer, accident investigator, fire investigator, explosion investigator, cause and origin investigator, forklift expert, industrial equipment engineer, patent infringement, and expert witness

Isaac avitan, PhD, PE
avitan & associates, Inc.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
Forensic engineering services (i.e., mechanical and electrical engineering)
Expert witness and litigation support (i.e., deposition and trial)
Accident investigation, analysis and reconstruction
Fire and explosion - cause and origin investigation
Power Generation and Distribution Systems (i.e., fuel handling systems, turbines, switch-gear, transformers, bushings, tap-changers, etc.)
Industrial and construction equipment (i.e., forklifts, scissor lifts, boom lifts, loaders, excavators, screeds, cranes, hoists, etc.)
Industrial machinery (i.e., automation systems, conveying systems, and wide variety of manufacturing and production equipment, etc.)
Commercial equipment (i.e., Segways & other forms of riding equipment, aerial trucks, transport equipment, cleaning equipment, etc.)
Pressure Vessel Systems and their Control Systems (i.e., Boilers, Compressors, etc.)
Fire Suppression Systems, and Fire Management Control Systems
Agricultural and farm equipment and machinery (i.e., combines, loaders, tractors, etc.)
Product design defect analysis and human factors (i.e., ergonomics) analysis
Warnings, instructions and operating manual development and evaluation
Patent infringement & invalidity analysis (i.e, mechanical, electrical, electronics, software)
Microprocessor based control and computing systems (i.e., PC, PLCs, proprietary, software, etc.)
Controls and controls systems, and related machinery (i.e., motors, drives, speed reducers, etc.)
Manufacturing, process and power generation plants and machinery (i.e., charcoal, paper, food, materials, etc.)
Robotics, automation equipment and related systems (i.e., assembly, packaging, sortation, distribution, ASRS, etc.)
Regulatory and consensus standards (i.e., OSHA, DOT, FAR, UL, NEC, NFPA, ANSI, ASME, IEEE, ASTM, SAE, ASAE, etc.)

Last Updated: 1-Jan-2007
Isaac Avitan, Ph.D., P.E.
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