Chemistry Services and Consulting

Using the most effective analytical technologies available, Crane Engineering is committed to a multi-disciplinary approach to solving complex real-world problems. Whether it's a water heater, a piece of circuit board, a deep fryer or a catheter, Crane Engineering can conduct the tests necessary to solve your problem. The company uses the most advanced instruments and methodologies available to ensure creative, non-invasive (evidence-friendly) test and measurement techniques.

Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science

Composition of metals and materials, materials and manufacturing process evaluation, testing, selection and specification.

Chemistry Services and Consulting

• Materials and process characterization and application
• Contaminant and corrosion analysis, coatings/finishes, polymers, chemical mapping
• Elemental and organic analysis
• Fire debris and fuel gas analysis
• Reverse engineering and contract research

SEM/EDS and Microscopy Services

Crane Engineering’s analytical laboratory features a low-vacuum scanning electron microscope/electron dispersive spectrometry (SEM/EDS) and an assortment of instrumentation that can be used to analyze a wide range of organic and inorganic compounds.

The SEM/EDS can analyze even wet samples of evidence or tissue. Crane Engineering also uses a state-of-the-art EDS analyzer to identify elements in samples being examined.

Crane Engineering has a large in-house laboratory, complete with gas monitoring equipment, digital and stereo microscopes, sectioning equipment, state-of-the-art articulating video borescope, infrared (thermal imaging) cameras and more.