Engineering Expertise for Litigation Support and Expert Testimony

Mechanical Solutions supports legal teams, insurers, manufacturers, and plant operators with detailed engineering analysis, equipment failure investigations, forensic reviews, and expert testimony. Our work is grounded in decades of hands-on experience with pumps, compressors, fans, turbines, motors, and complex fluid systems.

Founded Expertise   Support 
1996 Rotating & reciprocating machinery   Reports, depositions, testimony 

Litigation Support Capabilities

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Forensic Failure Analysis

Broken component analysis including blades, disks, seals, bearings, fatigue, erosion, wear, and fracture mechanics.

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Engineering Analysis

FEA, CFD, rotordynamics, torsional analysis, stress analysis, vibration analysis, cavitation, two-phase flow, and pipeline acoustics.

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Field Testing & Diagnostics

On-site vibration, strain, pressure, acoustic, dynamic pressure pulsation, current spectrum, and performance testing.

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Equipment We Support

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Pumps

Centrifugal pumps, vertical turbine pumps, reciprocating pumps, gear pumps, screw pumps.

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Compressors

Axial, centrifugal, reciprocating, and screw compressors.

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Turbines

Hydraulic turbines, steam turbines, gas turbines, aircraft gas turbine engines, and power generation systems.

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Fans & Motors

Large draft fans, exhaust fans, motors, and associated mechanical systems.

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Experience Across Industries

  • Green Energy
  • Pumped Storage
  • Power Generation
  • Process Plants
  • Petrochemical
  • Fracking
  • Paper
  • Water Resources
  • Aerospace
  • Defense 

Advanced Tools for Defensible Engineering Conclusions

MSI uses advanced computational and field-testing tools to evaluate equipment behavior, identify root causes, and support defensible technical opinions.

    • Finite Element Analysis
    • Computational Fluid Dynamics
    • Rotordynamics and Torsional Analysis
    • Multichannel FFT Analyzers
    • Motion Magnification Video up to 1000x
    • Calibrated Exciters for Resonance Identification
    • Stress, Vibration, Acoustic, and Pressure Pulsation Testing
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Expert Witnessing and Legal Support

 

William D. Marscher provides expert witnessing and engineering support in fluid systems and rotating and reciprocating machinery, including turbines, generators, compressors, and pumps. His experience includes technical reports, depositions, tribunal appearances, and Federal Court testimony. 

    • 50+ years of Engineering Experience
    • 27 Expert Witnessing Cases
    • 11 Depositions
    • 4 Tribunal appearances
    • 4 Federal Court Testimonies
    • Licensed Professional Engineer in New Jersey

Recognized Industry Leadership

    • ASME and Hydraulic Institute Recognition
    • ISO Vibration and Acoustics Standards Committee Participation
    • ASTM Fatigue and Erosion Committee Experience
    • STLE Leadership and Committee Honors
    • Vibration Institute / MFPT Technology Excellence Recognition

Why Legal Teams Choose Mechanical Solutions

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Deep Machinery Expertise

Decades of practical engineering work with complex machinery systems.

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Field-Tested Knowledge

Experience from real-world testing, diagnostics, and failure investigations.

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Advanced Technical Tools

High-end computational analysis and sophisticated instrumentation.

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Clear Expert Communication

Technical findings translated into reports, testimony, and legal support materials.

Need Engineering Support for a Machinery-Related Dispute?

 

Contact Mechanical Solutions to discuss litigation support, forensic analysis, technical reporting, or expert testimony needs.

 

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