Explico Engineering

What Explico Engineering does

Explico Engineering is a private, employee-owned scientific and engineering consulting firm (legal name Explico Inc., Michigan domicile) that provides forensic engineering services to the US legal and insurance markets. Its practice spans accident reconstruction, biomechanics, human factors, marine accident reconstruction, and forensic visualization, with engagements covering motor vehicle incidents, slips/trips/falls, workplace injuries, child abuse allegations, and other injury-causation matters. The firm supplies expert witness testimony that withstands Daubert/Frye evidentiary challenges and produces courtroom-ready visual demonstratives.

Its technical stack combines validated physics-based simulators (MADYMO, PC-Crash), 3D laser scanning (FARO), UAV/drone photogrammetry, motion capture, and custom visualization software that integrates vehicle and occupant kinematics, multiple camera views, and interactive environmental controls. Service delivery relies on expert-led analysis, on-site investigations, and dedicated rapid-response intake for time-sensitive cases.

The business model is professional services billing: project-specific engagements priced by case complexity, expert credentials, and scope, with no published rates and no software-as-a-product offering. Explico operates eight staffed offices across the US and reaches clients through direct engagement, case study and thought-leadership content, and a multi-city field sales motion targeting law firms, insurance carriers, and individual litigants.

Name

Explico Engineering

Legal name

Explico Inc.

Website

https://explico.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Explico Engineering is a US-based, employee-owned forensic engineering consulting firm that provides accident reconstruction, biomechanics, human factors, marine reconstruction, and forensic visualization expert services to law firms, insurance carriers, and individual litigants across eight US offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Forensic Engineering Consulting

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Forensic Engineering & Failure Analysis Consulting (BPAHAIAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Maritime Incident Investigation & Forensics (Accidents, Near-Misses, Security Events) (TLAHANAK)

Keywords

• Forensic engineering services
• Accident reconstruction analysis
• Biomechanical injury causation
• Human factors investigation
• Expert witness testimony

Headquarters

HQ city

Novi

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Forensic Engineering Consulting Services: Professional consulting services providing expert analysis and testimony for legal proceedings. Services include accident reconstruction, biomechanics evaluation, human factors analysis, and forensic visualization. Revenue generated through billable consulting hours and expert witness testimony engagement.
2. Rapid Response Services: Expedited forensic investigation services for time-sensitive legal cases requiring immediate expert engagement.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Explico Engineering is a forensic engineering consulting firm that provides scientific and engineering analysis for legal and insurance matters. Its core offerings include accident reconstruction, biomechanical injury causation analysis, human factors investigation, marine accident reconstruction, and forensic visualization through interactive 3D animations and physics-based simulations. The firm also offers a Rapid Response service for time-sensitive case intake across all specialty areas.

Product overview

Explico Engineering is a scientific and engineering consulting firm that provides a comprehensive portfolio of forensic engineering services. The company operates as a single unified consulting practice rather than a software product platform. Their core service offerings include: Accident Reconstruction (traffic, vehicle, and general accident analysis using state-of-the-art technology), Biomechanics (injury causation analysis applying mechanical engineering to biological systems), Human Factors (multidisciplinary analysis of human behavior and interaction), Marine Accident Reconstruction (specialized investigation for watercraft incidents), and Forensic Visualization (interactive 3D animations and simulations for courtroom presentations). These services are delivered through expert consultation, on-site investigations, and evidence analysis rather than through a standalone software product. The company also offers Rapid Response capabilities for immediate incident engagement across all specialty areas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Accident Reconstruction Services Scientific investigation and analysis of traffic, vehicle, and general accidents using physics-based reconstruction methods, including data collection, evidence preservation, analysis, and communication of findings for legal and insurance clients.
• Biomechanics Services Application of mechanical engineering principles to biological systems to understand forces and motions associated with injury causation, including motor vehicle incidents, slips/trips/falls, closed head injuries, restraint effectiveness, helmet analysis, child abuse allegations, and occupational injuries.
• Human Factors Services Multidisciplinary scientific analysis incorporating psychology, engineering, neuroscience, and kinesiology to understand how people interact with their environment, products, and processes, including consumer product safety, ergonomic analysis, driver/operator behaviors, visibility assessment, perception/reaction analysis, witness perception, and slip/trip/fall investigations.
• Marine Accident Reconstruction Services Application of physics and engineering principles to understand causes and events of marine incidents involving various watercraft types, including collisions, boat/propeller strikes, falls overboard, fires/explosions, capsizing, and carbon monoxide exposure.
• Forensic Visualization Services Interactive animations and simulations using 3D modeling, physics-based visualizations, motion capture, and photogrammetry to accurately represent how incidents occurred, including collision animations, vehicle/occupant kinematics, real-time environmental control, and evidence placement visualization for courtroom presentations.
• Rapid Response Services Emergency consultation and expert engagement for immediate incident response across multiple expertise areas including forensic video analysis, railroad investigation, forensic visualization, traffic accident reconstruction, marine accident reconstruction, fire and explosion, mechanical failure analysis, biomechanics, and human factors.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully demonstrated that biomechanical mechanisms of extensor tendon rupture involved factors beyond claimed localized force, leading to jury verdict in favor of defendant
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Engineering Systems Inc. (ESI): Forensic engineering and failure analysis consultancy offering accident reconstruction, human factors, and biomechanics for legal and insurance clients. Comparable to Explico in expert witness focus and multi-disciplinary forensic services.
• Donan: Forensic engineering firm focused on fire investigation, structural failures, and accident reconstruction for insurance carriers. Direct peer in forensic expert witness services to insurance and legal markets, with overlapping service areas.
• Jensen Hughes: Large forensic engineering and consulting firm offering accident reconstruction, fire investigation, and failure analysis with national geographic reach. Directly competes with Explico in forensic engineering expert witness services, but at materially greater scale.
• Haag Engineering: Forensic engineering firm specializing in accident reconstruction, storm damage assessment, and construction failure analysis with strong insurance-carrier relationships. Comparable to Explico in serving insurance and legal clients with technical expert analysis.
• Rimkus Consulting Group: National forensic engineering and consulting firm providing accident reconstruction, biomechanics, human factors, and failure analysis for insurance and legal clients. Direct competitor with overlapping service lines and similar GTM to legal and insurance markets.
• ARCCA: Forensic engineering firm providing accident reconstruction, biomechanics, and human factors expert witness services. Direct competitor in the same niche with similar expert-driven business model and legal/insurance customer base.
• SEA, Ltd. (Scientific Expert Analysis): Forensic engineering and failure analysis firm providing accident reconstruction, biomechanics, and human factors consulting for legal and insurance clients. Closely comparable to Explico in size, service mix, and litigation support orientation.
• Warren Engineering (The Warren Group): Forensic engineering consultancy specializing in accident reconstruction and biomechanics for plaintiff and defense litigation. Similar expert witness business model with overlapping customer base of law firms and insurance carriers.

Emerging players

• Biomechanics Consulting Group: Niche biomechanics and injury causation consulting firm offering expert witness services for personal injury and product liability cases. Partial overlap with Explico's biomechanics service line but smaller scale and narrower service breadth.

Broad incumbents

• Exponent: Large publicly-traded engineering and scientific consulting firm offering accident reconstruction, biomechanics, human factors, and failure analysis at scale. Comparable on service line but serves a broader portfolio of clients across multiple engineering disciplines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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