Picture
it... it's 1987 and three colleagues of Amax Materials
Research Center (formerly Climax Molybdenum Company of
Michigan) find out that the Ann Arbor facility at which
they work, is being closed and part of its operation is
moving to Colorado. Needless to say, Rick Gundlach,
Duane Rose and George Eldis were at a loss. Rick had
eighteen years experience at AMAX as a metallurgical
engineer and research supervisor; Duane was an authority
in electron microscopy, energy-dispersive x-ray
spectroscopy, optical microscopy and photomicrography; and
George had held research and management positions with
AMAX Materials Research Center (formerly Climax Molybdenum
Company of Michigan). Therefore, they definitely had
the technical knowledge, so they decided to open a company
of their own. With their severance packages and
creative business wit, they opened Climax Research
Services (CRS), a company that would become a full service
metallurgical facility that specializes in providing a
complete range of metallurgical analysis, engineering,
testing and consulting. Although the name
"Climax Research Services" can raise some
eyebrows for a few reasons, the main reason for the name
is its connection to the industry-known Climax Mine in
Colorado and the reputation of the metallurgical
engineering research group associated with that
organization.
Even
though CRS is among the very few that provide such
wide-ranging services, the owners' philosophy is that the
client always comes first. One of our company's
strong points is its technical accuracy, no matter how
large or small the job. Our employees have always
prided themselves on applying the same expert attention to
small or routine jobs as they do to failure analysis or
complex development programs. Timeliness is also a
high priority at CRS. Two shifts are scheduled
daily, along with a sample pick up service, which aids us
in responding quickly to our customers' needs.
Considering
the history of CRS, how unique we are in the industry and
our commitment to customer service, it only makes sense to
explain what we actually do.
With
an average industrial metals experience of 25 years, the
CRS staff has a broad range of expertise. Our
professionals supply the two primary services offered:
Engineering Consulting Services and Laboratory Testing
Services. The Engineering Consulting Services group
is comprised of three synergistic services:
Consulting; Research and Development; and Engineering and
Design. More specific examples of these services
are: Failure Analysis; Metallurgical Processing;
Phase Transformation Analysis; Residual Stress Testing and
Analysis; Welding; Alloy Development; Inductio Heating
Development and Legal Expert Testimony.
The
Laboratory Services are divided into specialties as well.
These include Chemical analysis, Metallographic
Characterization, Mechanical Testing, Fatigue Testing,
Corrosion Testing, Wear Testing, Corrosion Testing, Wear
Testing, Heat Treatment, Machining, X-Ray Diffraction,
Fastener Testing and Technical Support, among others.
One unique aspect of the Laboratory Services is our
Technical Services Group which has seasoned professionals
who are experts at determining your testing needs.
They identify the correct testing method required and then
route the incoming jobs to the appropriate departments.
This service has proven to be very effective at minimizing
the cost to our clients and the completion times for jobs.
Climax
Research Services is continually striving to provide the
best quality service our clients expect. In February
2000, CRS occupied a new facility that we build in Wixom,
Michigan. We've doubled our capacity in order to
better serve your needs in an efficient and timely manner.
Now, with a fully equipped, state-of-the-art testing
facility and laboratory, we expect to expand our list of
services in the very near future. With all or our
advances and customer service dedication, the future is
very bright for CRS and for you, our client!
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