KnightHawk Engineering Company Research Report

Company Overview

Name: KnightHawk Engineering

Mission: To be the name industries depend on when the most critical failures happen by providing world-class engineering solutions swiftly and efficiently.

Founded: No information is available

Founders: No information is available

Key People:

• Cliff Knight: President, Chief Engineer

• Thomas Garza: Vice President and Director of Engineering

• Chris Creech: Chief Operating Officer

• Michael Hoerner, Ph.D., P.E.: Laboratory Director for the KnightHawk Engineering Materials Lab

Headquarters: No information is available

Number of Employees: No information is available

Revenue: No information is available

Known For:
KnightHawk Engineering is known for solving the most difficult problems in the industry, specifically related to static and rotating equipment, field services, litigation support, failure analysis, and reverse engineering.

Products and Services

Products

KnightHawk Engineering primarily offers customized engineering solutions rather than retail products. Specific examples include:

• Centrifugal compressor impellers

• Axial compressor blades

• Tool jigs for machining processes

• Specialized cleaning equipment for maintenance purposes

• Valves for special applications

• Machinery components

• Nozzles and mixers for production applications

Services

Engineering Services

• Machine Design: Custom design services for various machinery and equipment to meet client-specific needs.

• Forensic Engineering: Expert witness evaluations and testimony in complex engineering failures across numerous industries, including petrochemical, offshore, aerospace, marine, automotive, rail, and nuclear.

• Engineering Consulting: Broad-based consulting in:

• Static and rotating equipment

• Failure analysis

• Reverse engineering

• Metallurgical and materials analysis

• Expertise in Litigation: Providing high credibility expert witness services in multimillion-dollar litigations.

Technical Services

• Patents and Intellectual Property: Evaluation of products for patent licensing and infringement cases. Assistance in building and testing prototypes and defending or contesting proprietary rights.

• Materials Lab: In-house support offering metallurgical services.

Specialized Offerings

• Integrated Systems Approach: Using a multi-disciplinary approach starting with the physics of a problem.

• Equipment Monitoring: For compressors, pumps, turbines, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, furnaces, etc.

• Training: On-site specialized training for clients to meet their specific instructional needs.

Recent Developments

New Products

No information is available

New Features

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New Partnerships

• INSURCOL LTDA: Since early 2010, offering services in Colombia through a partnership with INSURCOL LTDA, providing specialized engineering services in the Petrochemical and Refining, Energy, Telecommunications, and Electronics industries.

• TRAGS: Partnership with one of Qatar's largest industrial service companies, offering support for specialty services in scheduled maintenance, plant turnarounds, and emergency response in the Middle East.

• PETROSAS: Partnered to offer products and services in the oil industry, notably in Kuwait, focusing on upstream and downstream sectors.

Additional Information

KnightHawk Engineering offers a wide array of technical evaluations, machinery design, failure analysis, forensic engineering, and material evaluation services to a global clientele. They are known for their capability to provide high-level engineering solutions quickly, effectively, and with unparalleled expertise.

KnightHawk Engineering remains committed to rapid response and resolution, emphasizing their round-the-clock availability for critical industrial challenges worldwide.