
At A Glance
Eaton Aerospace Labs is a fully accredited testing and analysis facility specializing in aerospace and high-tech materials. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Eaton Aerospace Labs is easily accessible via land and air transport. With over 50 years of experience in the aircraft and commercial materials analysis business, results are timely, reliable and verifiable.
To Our Customers
Eaton Aerospace Labs will provide timely, cost-effective service utilizing accepted practices, methods and standards to meet your requirements. It is our goal to grow with our customers, aiding them in meeting the challenges of today's marketplace and prospering into the future.
Commonly Requested Services
Chemical Analysis
- Alloy Identification*, Complete Chemistries*
- Organic Materials Classification
- Solution (Plating, Etching, Cleaning) Analysis
*All ferrous and non-ferrous alloys
Mechanical Properties Evaluation
- Tensile (Room & Elevated Temperature)
- Stress-Rupture (Room & Elevated Temperature)
Metallurgical Analysis
- Microstructure, Grain Size, Cleanliness, Image Analysis
Corrosion and Wear Testing
- Humidity, Salt-Spray, Salt-Water Exposure
- Taber, Four Ball Wear Testing, BOCL
- Tape Adhesion, Pencil Hardness, Scrape/Scratch Testing
- XRF, Eddy Current, Kocour Thickness Testing
Scanning Electron Microscopy
- Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy, Light Element Detection
- Wavelength Dispersive Spectroscopy
- Failure Analysis, Fractography
- Dot-Mapping/Fatigue Alignment
Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
Non-Destructive Testing (NDT)
- Radiography (NAVSEA 250-1500-1)
Failure Analysis
Product/Material
- Research & Development (Product, Process, Application)
- Failure Analysis
- Systems Consultation Services
Statistical Support
Eaton Aerospace Labs can provide complete statistical support for your ongoing research efforts. We can provide expert advice on all phases of your analytical efforts including initial test measurements, appropriate sampling plans, and identification and measurement of critical variables. Once your samples have been analyzed by our testing facility we can provide meaningful, cost effective, and timely statistical analysis of your results.
Accreditations
Eaton Aerospace Labs, in keeping with the fine tradition of quality performance, has successfully pursued and maintained the following accreditations:
- Nadcap (National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program)
- ISO 9001:2000
- AS9100
- ISO 17025
- GE AIRCRAFT ENGINES
- PRATT & WHITNEY AIRCRAFT
- SIKORSKY
- SNECMA
To Initiate Service
Contact Joe Radisek at
Eaton Aerospace Labs
23555 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44117-1795
Email: JosephRadisek@Eaton.com
Phone: (216) 692-5456 or 692-5406 Cell: (216)272-0148 Fax: (216) 692-5816
To Ship Samples
Eaton Aerospace Labs accepts samples via UPS, Airborne, USPS, Common Carrier (OTR) and Courier Service. Limited, local pick-up service is available.
Site Visits
Eaton Aerospace Labs encourages you, the customer, to visit our facility. Our open door policy allows you to know us, streamline your requirements and participate in the testing/analysis process.
Terms and Conditions
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALEAND PERFORMANCE OF TESTING SERVICES
BY Eaton Aerospace Labs
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1. Application: Formation of Contract. These General Terms and Conditions of Sale and Performance of Testing Services (the “Terms and Conditions”) shall apply to all acts in respect of the purchase and sale of testing and other services (the “Work”) pursuant to any contract (a “Contract”) to which these Terms and Conditions are made applicable. The submission by a party (“Customer”) of any sample to Eaton Aerospace Labs for testing or similar services shall, upon acceptance of such sample by Eaton Aerospace Labs for such services, constitute an express Contract to which these Terms and Conditions apply. All orders for Work are subject to Eaton Aerospace Labs’s approval and acceptance.
2. Modification and Waiver: Other Terms. No provision in these Terms and Conditions may be varied or waived except by a writing specifically describing such variance or waiver signed by an officer of Eaton Aerospace Labs. Eaton Aerospace Labs’s acceptance or acknowledgement, even if in writing and signed by Eaton Aerospace Labs, of Customer’s purchase order or any other document pertaining to the Work shall not be deemed an acceptance of any provision of Customer’s purchase order or any other document that conflicts with or adds to these terms and conditions, absent a separate agreement in writing signed by ATC Labs expressly acknowledging and agreeing to such provisions. IT IS EXPRESSLY UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED THAT IN THE EVENT TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN ANY ORDER FORM, PURCHASE REQUEST OR CONFIRMATION PROVIDED BY CUSTOMER ADD TO OR CONFLICT WITH THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SHALL PREVAIL AND GOVERN. Eaton Aerospace Labs’ ACCEPTANCE OR A CONTRACT TO PERFORM WORK IS EXPRESSLY CONDITIONAL ON CUSTOMER’S AGREEMENT AND ASSENT TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
3. Prices for the Work: Payment. Prices quoted by Eaton Aerospace Labs for the Work are solely for the performance of the Work and do not include freight, insurance, inspection or packaging charges, warehousing or storage costs, or any sales, use excise, customs duties, or other taxes or fees (“Costs”). Unless Eaton Aerospace Labs expressly agrees in writing to pay such Costs, all such Costs are to be paid by Customer and any Costs paid by Eaton Aerospace Labs shall promptly be reimbursed by Customer. A minimum charge of $50.00 applies to each sample submitted unless a blanket purchase order specifying different pricing has been submitted and accepted. Written and oral quotations are subject to withdrawal by Eaton Aerospace Labs by notice at any time, and, in any event, shall be valid only for thirty (30) days from the date thereof.
Payment is due in cash as specified in Eaton Aerospace Labs’ quotation, proposal or order confirmation and, unless otherwise expressly agreed to in writing by Eaton Aerospace Labs, payment is due in U.S. dollars only. If not specified therein, payment is due in cash upon completion of the Work; provided, however, that if the Contract involves a series of tests or other events of partial performance, Eaton Aerospace Labs may invoice, and Customer shall pay for, each such test or part on a pro rata basis. If performance is delayed by Customer or other cause beyond Eaton Aerospace Labs’ reasonable control, Eaton Aerospace Labs may submit invoices, and payment shall become due, as if the Work had been completed as scheduled. If such delay is caused by Customer, Customer shall additionally pay all reasonable warehousing and other expenses and Costs of Eaton Aerospace Labs incident to such delay in shipment.
The net amount for services performed pursuant to these Terms and Conditions shall be due in full, without discount, within thirty (30) days of invoice, unless otherwise stated. If payment in full is not made when due, interest shall accrue on the unpaid balance at the lesser of (i) the rate of 1 ½% per month (18% per annum) or (ii) the maximum rate permitted under applicable law. Customer agrees to pay reasonable attorney’s fees incurred by Eaton Aerospace Labs in the collection of past due invoices and account balances.
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If Eaton Aerospace Labs at any time determines in its sole judgment that there are reasonable grounds for insecurity with respect to Customer’s payment for the Work or any other obligation of Customer set forth in the Contract or in these Terms and Conditions, Eaton Aerospace Labs may require adequate assurance of due payment or other performance, such as payment in cash or satisfactory security, and until Eaton Aerospace Labsreceives such assurance, Eaton Aerospace Labs may suspend any performance for which it has not already received payment.
4. Completion of Work: Limited Warranty. Eaton Aerospace Labs warrants that it will complete the Work in a satisfactory and workmanlike manner consistent with industry standards, Eaton Aerospace Labs will exercise commercially reasonable efforts to complete the Work and provide a report thereon by any date reasonable requested in writing by Customer, but shall not be liable for any delay in the performance of projects or in the delivery or shipment of goods, or for any damages suffered by the client by reasons of such delay. Eaton Aerospace Labs’ performance of any and all Work is subject to Eaton Aerospace Labs’ current facility schedules, governmental priorities, and other government regulations, purchase orders, directions, and restrictions that may be in effect from time to time.
Eaton Aerospace Labs may subcontract work at its own discretion to prevent delays. Subcontract work will meet the intent of the customer’s request.
EXCEPT AS EXPLICITLY SET FORTHIN THIS PARAGRAPH 4, ATC LABS MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTY, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AND ALL SUCH WARRANTIES ARE HEREBY EXPRESSLY EXCLUDED.
ATC Labs’ warranty shall not apply to any portion of the Work performed by a party other than ATC Labs except to the extent that any such third party has warranted such performance to Eaton Aerospace Labs and is liable to Eaton Aerospace Labs under such warranty.
No employee, agent or other person authorized to give any warranties on behalf of Eaton Aerospace Labs in addition to or different from those herein given, or to assume for Eaton Aerospace Labs any other liability in connection with the Work except in a writing which is signed by an authorized officer of ATC Labs, which expressly gives such warranties or assumes such liability, and which is made part of the Contract pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2 above.
5. Customer’s Property. Whenever Eaton Aerospace Labs is provided in writing detailed instructions as to the treatment and handling of Customer’s property, Eaton Aerospace Labs will exercise commercially reasonable efforts to comply with such instructions. Type of material, tolerances and specifications for processing shall be declared in writing by Customer prior to Eaton Aerospace Labs’ commencing any Work or shall be deemed not to have been known by Eaton Aerospace Labs.
Testing services supplied by Eaton Aerospace Labs are generally considered to be destructive. Under special conditions, some testing may be performed without destroying samples. However, by submitting components or samples to ATC Labs, Customer expressly agrees that all material submitted may be destroyed. Eaton Aerospace Labs will not be responsible for any costs or losses resulting from destruction of Customer’s property submitted to Eaton Aerospace Labs unless both the written Contract and Customer’s property are clearly marked “Do Not Destroy.” If the Contract and Customer’s property are not so marked, Eaton Aerospace Labs shall have no liability for damage to Customer’s property. If the Contract and Customer’s property are so marked, Eaton Aerospace Labs’ liability for damage to Customer’s property is limited to the lesser of (i) the value of Customer’s property or (ii) the cost of the Work performed on the damaged property pursuant to the Contract. Under no conditions will Eaton Aerospace Labs be responsible for any additional costs or damages, including consequential damages and indirect costs or losses, resulting from destruction of Customer’s property. By submitting property to Eaton Aerospace Labs, Customer acknowledges
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and agrees to these limitations and acknowledges and agrees that ATC Labs bases its price for the performance of Work on the existence and enforceability of such limitations.
6. Shipping. Eaton Aerospace Labs will at Customer’s reasonable request act as a shipping agent for the return of Customer’s property after performing the Work. As Customer’s agent, Eaton Aerospace Labs will contract for common carrier delivery as requested in writing by Customer. Under no conditions will ATC Labs have any liability for any item so shipped. Insurance will be purchased for common carrier shipping only when requested in writing by Customer and when declared value is indicated, and the failure of Eaton Aerospace Labs to purchase insurance shall not result in any liability on the part of Eaton Aerospace Labs. Customer may be billed directly by commercial carriers for freight and Customer shall make all claims for property damaged in transit directly and solely against such freight carriers.
7. Title: Security Agreement. Title to Customer’s property and all risk of loss or damage to such property shall remain with Customer at all times. Customer hereby grants to Eaton Aerospace Labs a security interest in all of Customer’s property provided to Eaton Aerospace Labs for testing or other services under the Contract to secure the payment of the purchase price for the Work and other fees or charges due ATC Labs hereunder. Customer will not be entitled to the return of its property, and after such return shall not be entitled to transfer or encumber the property upon which Work is performed, until all sums due and owing to Eaton Aerospace Labs have been paid. Customer shall execute and deliver any financing statements or other documents that ATC Labs reasonably requests for the perfection of Eaton Aerospace Labs security interest in Customer’s property and Customer shall do all other acts necessary for the perfection and preservation of this security interest.
8. Customer’s Remedies. The sole and exclusive remedy of Customer and its customers, agents and other affiliates in respect of any claim against Eaton Aerospace Labs based on or relating to any claimed defect in the Work or otherwise relating to the Work, the Contract, or these Terms and Conditions, whether such claim is based upon contract, tort, professional errors or omissions, strict liability or negligence, and whether such claim is for property damage, personal injury, commercial loss or other monetary loss, shall be (i) upon the return, restoration, or replacement by Customer of Customer’s property upon which the Work was performed, the re-performance of any defective portion of the Work, or (ii) at Eaton Aerospace Labs’ option, a refund or credit to Customer in the amount of the price paid for the defective portion of the Work. Customer’s remedies hereunder shall only be available if (i) Eaton Aerospace Labs has been paid in full for the Work pursuant to paragraph 3 above; (ii) Eaton Aerospace Labs is notified in detail, in writing, of the claimed defect or other claim within twenty days of Customer’s discovery thereof and within ninety days after the completion of the work; and (iii) Eaton Aerospace Labs is permitted to inspect any and all property with respect to which the Work is claimed to have been defective or to which Customer’s claim otherwise relates.
EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY SET FORTHIN THIS SECTION 8, Eaton Aerospace Labs SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING FROM ITS PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY DAMAGE TO CUSTOMER’S PROPERTY. Eaton Aerospace Labs SHALL IN NO EVENT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE ARISING FROM THE USE OF PROPERTY UPON WHICH THE WORK IS PERFORMED OR ANY SIMILAR PROPERTY OR FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER. IN NO EVENT SHALL Eaton Aerospace Labs BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES ABOVE THE COST OF THE WORK, WHETHER SUCH DAMAGES SHALL ARISE FROM BREACH OF THIS CONTRACT, OR IN TORT, OR OTHERWISE.
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9. Cancellations. A purchase order or other contract for Work once placed with and accepted by Eaton Aerospace Labs can be cancelled, in whole or in part, only with the written consent of Eaton Aerospace Labs. If customer cancels
without Eaton Aerospace Labs’ consent, Customer shall be liable for the full price of the Work, less any actual third party expenses saved by Eaton Aerospace Labs not having to perform the work, as reasonably determined by Eaton Aerospace Labs in its sole discretion.
10. Court and Other Proceedings. The nature of Eaton Aerospace Labs’ services will, from time to time, require employees of Eaton Aerospace Labs to present the results of Eaton Aerospace Labs’ findings in depositions, court proceedings or other forums. In such cases, the Customer will be charged, in addition to the agreed upon price for the Work, Eaton Aerospace Labs’ usual and customary costs and fees for such presentations and the preparation thereof according to Eaton Aerospace Labs’ then-current fee schedule. If Eaton Aerospace Labs is subpoenaed by a party other than Customer, the total costs and fees associated with the preparation and testimony will be charged to the Customer, irrespective of whether payment has previously been made on the Work and Customer’s file is closed. Eaton Aerospace Labs will at Customer’s written request attempt to have these costs and fees reimbursed by the party issuing the subpoena; however, if such party does not reimburse Eaton Aerospace Labs, such costs and fees will be the responsibility of Customer. Customer agrees to pay any such costs and fees, irrespective of whether it is anticipated at the time of the Contract that Eaton Aerospace Labs will be called upon to present the results of its findings in depositions, court proceedings or other forums.
11. Force Majeure. The parties hereto shall be excused from the duty to render timely performance of any obligation hereunder if such inability to perform is caused directly or indirectly by act of God, flood, war, riot, accident, explosion, strikes or labor trouble, act of government, delay or default by subcontractor or supplier of materials or services, the existence of any circumstance making performance commercially impracticable or any other cause beyond the party’s reasonable control; provided, however, that the obligation to make payments due under this agreement shall not be excused for any reason, including the foregoing.
12. Waiver of Compliance. Waiver by either party hereto of a breach by the other party of any of the provisions of these terms and conditions shall not be deemed a waiver of future compliance therewith, and such provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
13. Severability. If any provision or remedy herein provided for be invalid under any applicable law, the remaining provisions hereof, including remaining default remedies, shall be given effect in accordance with the intent hereof.
14. Governing Law. This agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of Ohio and the United States of America.
15. Arbitration. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this agreement, or any breach thereof, shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the Rules of the American Arbitration Association, and judgment upon the award rendered by the Arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The situs of said arbitration shall be Cleveland, Ohio. Any demand for arbitration by either party hereunder must be delivered in writing to the other party.
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