Research & Development

For the automotive sector, the electrification of vehicles requires rapid development of on-board systems and innovations in the field of powertrains, particularly in battery-related systems. Companies in this sector call on our R&D services to find innovative solutions for the development of new products and systems using refrigerant gas/liquid as a lubricant for certain mechanical assemblies.

Linear and rotary guidance systems with ball bearings and bushings, even precision ones, have operating clearances or rolling resistances that can sometimes be too high. Our R&D engineer has worked on creating bearings with impressive load capacities, while maintaining almost zero friction.
This concept is an improvement on a conventional air bearing, replacing the air holes with a porous material.
This has many advantages: having a homogeneous distribution of air on the contact surface, very low air consumption and therefore economical, much higher load-bearing capacity in a reduced footprint. Research work was carried out to test which porous material meets the constraints of the specifications of our customer's application. The practical application of this system concerns a very precise torque measuring machine, supporting significant radial and axial loads.
Are you interested in this principle? Contact us to discuss possible applications for your company.

In the leisure sector, manufacturers of large zip lines are looking for new descent routes in increasingly steep mountainous areas. It is necessary to design autonomous braking systems that prevent the passenger from gaining too much speed. We have developed a system whose braking power is a function of speed thanks to magnetism. This innovation allows users to arrive at the braking station at the right speed and the operator to have a contactless and therefore wear-free retarder system. For this innovation, we have even developed an experimental test bench internally that replicates the rotation speed of a trolley roller and allows us to test several braking configurations by measuring their effectiveness.
We also measured the temperature rise to determine the right product design for efficient cooling. This is ensured by forced ventilation, taking advantage of the natural descent speed of the trolley and thanks to a ventilated disc validated on this test means (See our “testbed” section).

We worked for a materials engineering laboratory whose problem was to transport a sample carrier trolley inside an enclosure without any mechanical connection interfering with the interior, where there is a near-absolute vacuum. An automated magnetic coupling conveying system was developed in this project.
A contactless communication between the inside and the outside of the tube was specially invented in co-contracting with one of our partners specialized in the field of electronics.

In this application, we studied the design of an enclosure in which a burst test is carried out. The tested products must withstand a certain pressure. Tests up to bursting are therefore carried out very frequently to qualify the products.
In this project, we optimized the acoustics of the enclosure by adapting a decompression chamber principle used in firearm silencers. The objective is to ensure that an operator can work nearby in complete safety, with comfortable noise levels.
If you have applications that can use this acoustic enclosure development, please send us your specifications by email.

The innovation on this project was to develop for our client in the food industry the high-pressure pump of a water jet cutting system, allowing to make a small incision in the product.
The process research allowed to develop this custom equipment.

For our client, a manufacturer of large zip lines, this project was about improving the progressiveness of the final braking in the stopping station, when the mobile trolley of the descender comes into contact with the slowing down system.
The development project made it possible to provide a comfortable technical solution for the passenger while adapting to the weight and speed of the descender to maintain the same efficiency.
The principle developed is the subject of a patent, filed by the company that entrusted us with the studies, concerning the progressiveness in braking, allowing rapid arrival speeds with high slowing down efficiency and improved comfort for the user.

We work with companies that want to improve a function through research and development.
Do not hesitate to tell us about your projects and entrust us with your studies.