Energy Market's Big Challenges

The Energy Industry of the future is the ability to supply powerful, safe, low carbon and competitive electricity. As stakeholders in the traditional and/or renewable energies sector, you are commited to mastering the reliability of your equipment, ensuring an availability rate and maximum efficiency, all while reducing your production costs

Low carbon energy & Energy mix

Low carbon energy & Energy mix

Extension of service life and  maintenance optimization of structures

Extension of service life and maintenance optimization of structures

 Developing high efficiency & reliability machines

Developing high efficiency & reliability machines

Maximizing Profitability

Maximizing Profitability

Our Solutions

Delivering a complete suite of solutions to fit with Energy high expectations

Nuclear equipment qualification

A unique offer in Europe including test specifications redaction, equipment qualification and failure analysis

CNIM - Acoustic emissions: monitoring of composite rings > EDF - Sealing braids undergoing unprecedented tests >

Develop reliable renewable energy

Develop high performance machines, reliability of equipment, maximize profitability and provide skills management

How?

  • Design aid, concept validation
  • Manufacturing controls, test engineering
  • Failure Expertise
  • Maintenance Support & Predictive Maintenance : control & monitoring
  • Training
  • Technical and financial engineering of innovative projects and industrial R&D

Testimonials and case studies

Alstom Hydro France - Learning more about composites > Carbon Trust - Extensive fatigue testing for the wind energy sector > Maximise the cost effectiveness of wind turbines > Nam Thuen 2 - Rapid analyses on a hydroelectric power plant > TotalEnergies - A custom-made test bench for a new type of turbine> Tower Power - Monitoring offshore’s wind turbine towers > Vallourec - Testing proves hydrogen leak-tightness >

Safe Life Extension

Extend the lifespan of power plants and Maintain in Operational Condition by guaranteeing the Integrity of the structures (Tackle the problems of sealing, corrosion and Temperature in particular), anticipating breakdowns and reducing the environmental impact

How?

Testimonials and case studies

EDF - Real time monitoring of power plant penstocks > EDF Dampierre - Accoustic emission testing > SFMCP - Expert investigation of a century-old waterwheel > Sycabel - Master the life of electric cables > Tractebel - Expert investigation of gates for a dam in Morocco > Tractebel Engineering - Diagnosis of a giant drain valve >

Innovation for cost, time & quality improvement

Reduce costs and delays in designing, qualification and manufacturing of high-value components

How?

  • Design & manufacturing technologies optimization: Additive Manufacturing (reloading fins, temperature resistance in particular)
  • Test engineering for new materials (high temperature), components characterization and validation : more than 10.000 m² test facilities
  • Multi Materials Assembly
  • Non-Destructive Testing
  • Fatigue Analysis & Support
  • Leak-tight Design
  • Training

Testimonials and case studies

EDF - Subsitute graphite for steel > ITER - "one shot" welding: pushing back the limits > Velan - New design qualification: dynamic tests under high pressure>

Modeling & Simulation

Simplify the design, master the risks

How? 

  • Physical and numerical simulation combined: design and test optimization
  • Modeling (CFD, …)
  • Multi Physics Simulation (model of an installation)
  • Digital decision support tools to optimize the site (from design to operation).

Testimonials and case studies

Cea Cadarache - Vibratory expertise turns multiphysical > Cegelec CEM - Optimised cooling systems with AFT / Fathom > Orano - Combining tests and simulation> Orano - Qualification and modelling of packaging seals>

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