Case Studies
Mechanical components
Equipments

Jean Garnero, Court-ordered appraisal

The Court called on Jean Garnero, expert, to determine the causes of failure on a bicycle. Below is an account of the work carried out in cooperation with Cetim, in particular regarding its resources and the expertise of its personnel!

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Transport

SNCB

At the belgian railroads national company (SNCB), a failure analysis carried out on railcars AR 41 allowed to identify the causes of vibrations felt by passengers, and to implement simple solutions to eliminate them. Explanations…

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Energy
Processes

Cegelec CEM

In order to conduct its cooling system design projects with higher efficiency, Cegelec CEM, a nuclear engineering specialist, selected AFT/Fathom, a software solution specifically developed to calculate pressure drops in incompressible fluid piping networks.

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Automotive

Renault

Cetim has duplicated a test bench for the characterisation of friction and wear phenomena that was initially developed by the Renault Technocentre. The duplicated test bench uses the same measurement methodology and delivers identical results.

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Energy

Nam Theun 2 Power Company

For the first technical inspection on one of the turbines at its power plant, the Laotian company tasked Matcor with carrying out metallurgical analyses that needed to be rapidly organised and performed. 

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Energy

Sycabel

Being able to guarantee the service life of existing electric cables and anticipate the incoming changes to the REACH regulation… With these objectives in mind, Sycabel entrusted Cetim with a specific study of the corrosion behaviour of electric cables.

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Transport
Mechanical components
Energy

Wärtsilä

Wärtsiläsent back its materials specialists to school so that they could train in tribology, along with teams from all over the world. The course is a mix between theoretical training applied to the various engine parts and an analysis of concrete cases.

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For a tailored approach to IIoT

27/01/2021

Real-time monitoring, predictive maintenance, digital traceability, optimized availability and service life of equipment/infrastructure, smart and connected products…. , Cetim makes your data  your added value. OUR SOLUTIONS Imagine the service and the value Customised assistance from the statement of requirements to the expected benefits as part of our IIoT approach: identify uses with high added…

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Renault Case Study

04/01/2021

Customer needs Renault designed a test bench specifically dedicated to the characterisation of friction and wear phenomena between the synchroniser and the pinion of gearboxes. Its goal was to make the duplicated bench available to the manufacturers of synchronisers and lubricant suppliers. Customer benefits The car manufacturer’s engineering departments, the manufacturers of synchronisers and the…

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A roaring start for ArianeGroup’s Vulcain 2.1 engine… with a bit of help from Cetim!

18/12/2020

The engine designed to power the next generation of launchers of the aerospace group passed its first ignition tests. It is equipped with a new part which was validated by hydraulic tests in Cetim’s laboratory. In late July, the Vulcain 2.1 engine which will be used for the first flight of the new Ariane 6 …

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French Mechanical Industry supports the Future European Aerospace Research towards Green Aviation

18/12/2020

Access the replay of our Webinar led during Aeromart #Digital2020“How French Mechanical Industry supports the Future European Aerospace Research towards Green Aviation ? “ Aeronautics must respond to 3 challenges – environmental, economic and societal – that require and justify an unprecedented R&T effort. This sector is strongly committed to the energy transition and the reduction of …

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TechnipFMC and Cetim signed a technological collaboration agreement to strengthen composite technology development effort

17/11/2020

TechnipFMC and Cetim signed a technological collaboration agreement to support TechnipFMC ongoing effort to develop new generations of flexible composite pipes for the transport of hydrocarbons in deep water. These new generations of flexible pipe are leveraging the benefits of composite materials in terms of lightness, corrosion resistance and high mechanical performance, to meet the technical, …

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Airbus defence & space Case Study

17/11/2020

Customer needs Ghalam, a joint subsidiary of Airbus Defense & Space and Gaarysh Sapary (Kazakhe Space Agency), was to set up a satellite assembly, integration and test center, as well as a satellite hardware manufacturing center as part of its mission. In support of its subsidiary, Airbus Defense & Space called on its French partners…

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French national grand prize for engineering: SEGULA Technologies’ REMORA project (offshore energy storage) rewarded

05/11/2020

As part of the French national engineering grand prize (GPNI – « Grand Prix National de l’Ingénierie »), the global engineering group SEGULA Technologies has just won the Industry and technology consulting prize for its REMORA project. A forward-looking solution for the development of renewable energies which enables energy to be stored under the sea …

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flowserve Case Study

04/11/2020

Customer needs Flowserve has designed and manufactured a turbine pump intended for use on a water pumping site and needed to check and verify the performance of this equipment Customer benefits It allows Flowserve to propose turbine pumps as an alternative to turbines, as they are more cost effective and more profitable Cetim answer Cetim…

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Discover Cetim’s new vibrator in video!

04/11/2020

This seventh electrodynamic vibrator extends Cetim’s shock and vibration testing capabilities. Watch this video for a detailed description of its characteristics. Cetim’s new electrodynamic vibrator entered service in early September, and the least we can say is that it is an XXL model! As a matter of fact, it can withstand weights of 5 metric …