
THE PROBLEM:
A routine QA/QC check during the building
of circuit boards revealed contaminated capacitors. The production line was forced to come to a halt until the cause of the contamination could be determined. This was a critical issue for the electronic assembly plant, and the contamination needed to be identified quickly, as ceasing production is very costly. That is when MVA Scientific Consultants was called in to perform a RUSH analysis on the capacitors in question.
THE PROBLEM:
Pharmaceutical tablets displaying yellowish stains had been returned to a major pharmaceutical manufacturer. Concerned about product purity, manufacturing problems or product tampering, the pharmaceutical company called MVA Scientific Consultants to identify the foreign material deposited on the tablets. continue reading…
THE PROBLEM:
A manufacturer of paper products needed to discover why ink would show “drop outs” when their customers printed on their product. continue reading…
THE PROBLEM:
A major manufacturer of paper products was having difficulty with white spots appearing on their product. continue reading…
THE PROBLEM:
Dust appearing on cars parked in a neighborhood was blamed on a nearby foundry, and the neighbors sued. The case centered on whether or not the dust originated from the foundry. continue reading…
THE PROBLEM:
A national restaurant chain received a complaint from a customer about an unidentified green material found on a piece of bread used in a top selling menu item. To adequately address the complaint, the restaurant needed to identify the green material and determine if their product had been tampered with or if the issue was the result of problems with preparation, packaging, or processing.

THE PROBLEM:
A large supplier to a major beverage company discovered unknown particles in their powdered flavoring product and needed to identify them. continue reading…