Dr Neil Trigwell is a chartered engineer with over 40 years of experience in materials testing covering a range of engineering sectors. His areas of expertise include fracture mechanics, fatigue, and the more advanced aspects of mechanical testing including full-scale component and structural testing.
Neil has filled a number of senior management and technical leadership roles whilst maintaining a strong ‘hands-on’ approach. By focusing on the more complex and demanding aspects of mechanical testing Neil has developed experience across a wide range of industry sectors. These include aerospace (both airframes and engines), automotive, nuclear, and oil & gas.
He has assisted clients in developing relevant test programs to establish fitness for purpose of their products and designs, configures and commissions bespoke test equipment to meet specific client requirements. He has conducted Engineering Critical Assessments for the Oil & Gas sector to use to establish tolerable flaw sizes during pipeline fabrication. Neil works with a number of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ labs, mainly in the UK but also supports labs in the Middle East and Asia