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INTRODUCTION : FAC-IST

Institute of Space Technology (IST), following its vision of establishing state of


the art Centers of Excellence which would chart a path across all the academic
departments/programs of our institute, has established a Failure Analysis Center
(FAC). The FAC will not only provide a place for research to all the faculty and
PhD/MS scholars, but will also be a resource for providing solutions of materials
related services to local industry and various defense and strategic organizations.
This initiative is expected to fill a large void, as services being offered at FAC are
currently not available in the country under a single umbrella. Mainly utilizing the
available resources at IST, the facility is being organized by forming a small
nucleus which would synergize among the departments, where resources and
expertise are scattered, to provide one window services for material related
problems. It would support a variety of industries by conducting Material Analysis
(MA), Failure Analysis (FA), Structural Integrity Assessment (SIA), Fatigue Life
Estimation (FLE) and providing Material & Process Advisory Services (MPAS). The
facility, while still in its infancy, has already commenced to provide consultancy in
the following areas:
Failure Analysis of metal parts/components/systems by applying root cause
approach with the aim to ensure avoidance of similar recurrences.
Provision of advisory, services or both to the desirous manufactures for:

Identifying/selecting metals & processes (including alternative solutions)


essentially required for developing parts/components either afresh or
through reverse engineering.

Inspection of raw materials, on site processing of materials (including


heat & surface treatments) and the finished items.

Estimation of the status of parts/components/systems with view to:

Recommend necessary measures for their restoration (if required &


possible).

Determine the remaining safe life period, for their operational usage.

Establish inspection criterion & intervals for parts/components/systems


during their safe life period.

Training of Human Resource:

Through formal programs at IST.

On-site training on need basis.

In order to provide above stated services/advisory FAC has opted to follow


modern trends being practiced worldwide in such fields/domains. This approach
suggests that:
Only essentially required state-of- the- art facilities be established in house.
A strong pragmatic collaborative network comprising of those organizations
which already have some authenticated facilities be formed for gaining
benefits of their expertise in specific areas and lowering the operational costs.
A vibrant advisory board of domain experts (regardless of their geographical
locations) be formed for sharing & exchanging experiences

Organizations must remain connected & engaged with international


community of practitioners & regulators of the domain, for remaining abreast
with technological & conceptual developments
FAC aims to enhance the scope of its advisory/services gradually, in a phased
manner, to assist variety of industries in solving materials related problems at
national level.

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