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Wear & failure of polymer and composite parts
Polymer, elastomer, composite materials
Understand and anticipate plastic, composite and elastomer material breaks
Having experienced a failure for a composite, plastic or elastomer part or a paint coating, you want to:
• identify causes, understand origins and find solutions to guarantee your product quality
• identify the responsibilities for each contributor in order to improve your organization
According to your needs, realize a full study of every parameter related to failure with:
• on-site expertise
• material analysis: break analyses, geometric and material-condition analysis, material mechanical and physico-chemical characterization
• in-lab simulation: accelerated ageing simulation, structure dimensioning, computation/tests matching, defects nocivity simulation
• manufacturing and control process analysis
• support for process redesign and improvement
• Cetim's general approach which combines multiple skills and handles failure from origin to solution in order to help you reduce costs
• as the French leader in failure analysis and mechanical expertise with a wide experience of more than 30 000 cases, Cetim guarantees you neutral and reliable results
• access to most advanced technologies, means and experts to help you innovate
Failure analysis and expertise
More than just a simple diagnosis, a true driver of competitiveness!Profile and surface anaylsis following a failure
A metrology laboratory to control your faulty mechanical parts or devicesFailure of bolted, welded, riveted or adhesive bonded assemblies
Understand the origin of failure for robust assembliesFaulty parts on production line
Defective parts on the production lineVibratory failure analysis
Expert know-how in noise and vibrationsExpertise in tightness failures analysis
Our full range of expertise to help you quickly and accurately identify the causes of leaksFailure of thermofluidic installations and equipment
All our expertise for reliable thermofluidic systemsPressure equipment failure
Secure your pressure equipmentFailure, damage of metallic parts
Analyse and understand the failure of a part, product or metallic equipmentExpertise in corrosion and corrosion protection
Analyse and understand the corrosion of a part, product or metallic equipmentWear, abrasion, friction of metallic parts
Understand and characterise wear and friction phenomenaForensic and insurance expertise
Are you a court-appointed and/or insurance expert? Call on an independent partner to assist you in your investigations!Fracture mechanics
Analyse, understand and anticipate the failure of a component or piece of mechanical equipment to be able to judge its integrity.
Recommendations for painting cabinets
( Alstom Power)A dual-shaded defect
( Grand Perret)Tracking down failures
( Jean Garnero, Court-ordered appraisal)Partnership for flexibility and swiftness
( Technetics Group France)Failure analysis
Mechanical breakdown, non-compliant product ? Our dedicated teams do failure analyses on a daily basis and give you assents and recommendations to help you understand the causes and origins of the problem.
