Expert Witness Forensic Engineer Industrial Controls Automation New Orleans
Arthur Zatarain
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Industrial Accident: Steam Pipe Burst in
Roller on Plastic Sheet Extruder
Plastic extrusion machine Control buttons for plastic extruder  

Industrial Accident: steam pipe burst in a roller at the inlet of a plastic extrusion machine. The extrusion process was controlled by PLC and relay logic located on several interconnected components. The forensic analysis focused on project responsibility among numerous equipment suppliers on the multi-part production line spanning 150 feet in length.



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