When equipment damage or contamination disrupts operations, our Forensic Equipment Consulting team act as the vital technical link between owners, vendors, and insurers. We offer comprehensive forensic consulting services, including initial damage assessment, recovery scope development, detailed cost analysis, and end-to-end project management. Our experts provide an integrated view of each piece of affected equipment to ensure a thorough and efficient recovery process to restore equipment and operations to their pre-loss conditions.
Our equipment experts include commercial, industrial, manufacturing, and heavy equipment specialists, electrical and mechanical engineers, materials scientists and metallurgists, laboratory, medical, and scientific equipment specialists, and estimators who provide specialized analysis for equipment damage and loss.
Common equipment perils include:
- Fire, water, fire suppression/effluent, building debris, and environmental contamination
- Physical impact damage including shipping losses, tornado/hurricane, forklift mishaps, and snow overload roof collapse
- Electrical including lightning, power surge, and abrupt loss of power
- Boiler and machinery including normal wear and tear failures, that are not sudden and accidental but claimed as anything but normal wear and tear
Our specialties include:
- Medical/Dental
- Broadcasting
- Analytical/Laboratory
- Computer/IT
- Manufacturing/Industrial Controls
- Telecommunications
- Food Processing
Our process:
- Site inspection to quantify the extent of damage and establish preliminary recommendations
- Establish a loss reserve
- Contamination analysis via laboratory testing
- Immediate interface with OEM reps to maximize cooperation and support
- Secure quotes for decontamination, testing and repair
- Perform a like, kind and quality (LKQ) replacement cost analysis for total loss items
- Oversee the total recovery (onsite presence)
- Work with a salvor to recover as much as possible for the carrier
