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Improvement

The experience acquired by our engineers and technicians for more than fifty years, through international European and French Research & Development projects, but also and especially through its privileged relationship with the industrial world, enables us to provide you with our widely acclaimed competence in order to handle your material problems.


Our investigations are undertaken in a context of total confidentiality and independence.
These services are ISO 9000 certified and are supported by our COFRAC approved laboratories.
 
We offer several types of material investigations, to suit your requirements.


Compliance of materials


Microscope examination


Whether with respect to a standard, a specification or a regulation, our experts conclude without ambiguity on the compliance of materials.
 
For parts, an all-inclusive service is available, including characterisation of the microstructure, chemical analysis, two mechanical tests and a summary report.
 
In addition to the "material" analyses mentioned above, our experts conduct the Non-Destructive Testing required to identify any surface or internal defects. These tests are performed by COFREND certified operators.


Failure analysis



Microfractography of a ductile iron




Our materials experts are able to identify the causes and remedies with respect to in-service failures, distortion, cracking, deterioration and defects.
 
We are frequently asked to conduct analyses at the request of the law courts.


Technical support



Micro-segregation in cast iron

Our experts are at your service for material technical support missions, in order to jointly study with you and your teams, the measures to be taken in order to improve the quality of parts delivered and to provide you with the technical support needed in the context of the relations with your suppliers, especially in the event of disputes, elaboration of technical specifications, acceptance of parts, etc.
 
Our team of experts is ready to intervene at any moment in order to quickly provide you with a preliminary conclusion in order to deal with emergencies.


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