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Dr. Adonyi has offered a unique mix of Engineering expertise to clients from a well-balanced manufacturing, applied research and academic background of 33 years.

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Typical assignments included:

• Expert witness for welded steel structure failure analysis (SMI Joists, Trinity Industries, Excel Machinery)
• Failure analyses (Primex, CB&I, Lone Star Steel, Trinity Industries, Square D)
• Weldability prediction on new welded steel pipe grades (Lone Star Steel)
• Process optimization in UV water purification systems (UVDI)
• Design review and failure analysis for power generation systems (Beaird Ind.)
• Resistance brazing optimization and nondestructive testing of powder metallurgy electrical contacts (Square D Company)
• Specialized short courses on materials joining (Israel, Thailand, Austria)

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Specific characteristics of Adonyi Welding Consultants’ work are:

• Objectivity and widely accepted professional reputation nationwide;

• Wide experience across the entire professional spectrum, from hands-on welding to theoretical analysis, a rather rear combination.
• Creative thinking and use of modern analytical tools – Scanning Electron Microscope, physical simulations, Fracture mechanics analysis and nondestructive testing, etc.
• Ability to deliver on time and within budget, at reasonable hourly rates.

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Hourly rates vary between $150-300/hr, depending on complexity, starting from simple design and procedure reviews to depositions and expert witnessing.  However, his most successful modus operandi has been quoting a "lump sum" or a "not to exceed" estimate at the beginning of jobs.