About Element Cleveland Laboratory
Element Cleveland is an Additive Manufacturing Center of Technical Excellence.
Since the early days of automotive industry, the laboratory has supported businesses in Ohio with materials testing and inspection. In 1911, metallurgists in the new laboratory tested Henry Ford's new parts destined for the Model T.
Today, the laboratory's experts assist companies world wide with Nadcap-accredited materials analyses--chemistry mechanical testing, metallography, weld evaluation, heat treatment, and more. In addition, Element Cleveland's failure analysis team provides workable solutions to companies faced with materials and product problems and failures.
Compliance and capabilities at Element Cleveland
- Materials and products involved in failure analysis
- Additive manufacturing materials
- Welds (for weld evaluation)
- Metals (for metallography and heat treatment)
- Components from the automotive industry
- Nadcap – Accreditation for materials analyses including chemistry, mechanical testing, metallography, weld evaluation, and heat treatment

Global expertise
Working with Element, you have access to our global network of materials testing and product qualification test experts. Meet our Engaged Experts.

