Engineering consulting firms provide engineering services and expertise to companies in need of a specialized skill-set. Professionals in this category work with clients to define solutions to problems or to help determine and recommend the best course of action for a given initiative.
Inspection services examine products, parts, equipment, repairs, services, installations, and facilities to ensure quality, consistency, and condition, as well as conformance to required standards and/or procedures.
Product and component testing services is the evaluation of a finished product or component through performance in electrical, life, environmental exposure, dynamic, ergonomic or other specialized tests. Also testing to standards such as UL 489, CE or MIL-STD 810.
Research and development services perform original investigation to gain new knowledge (research) and/or apply research findings to create or improve products and processes (development).