Services
Innovation Support Service
We can also help you find innovation solutions, guide you in your R&D efforts, or even write your grant applications with you!
We are able to support you in your innovation and R&D projects, or in your market development, with the assistance of our project manager. Whether it’s simply to guide you through our extensive network in the rubber industry, define your needs, structure your work, or bring your ideas to life in the realization of your projects, contact us—we’d be happy to discuss it with you.
| Examples of possible support options |
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| Technical and scientific support to frame and structure your R&D projects |
| Support throughout the process to ensure the progress of your work |
| Information gathering and targeted monitoring to guide your decisions |
| Effective networking to mobilize the necessary resources, specialists, and partners |
| Guidance in steering your projects toward more sustainable solutions |
Technical and scientific support to frame and structure your R&D projects
Support throughout the process to ensure the progress of your work
Information gathering and targeted monitoring to guide your decisions
Effective networking to mobilize the necessary resources, specialists, and partners
Guidance in steering your projects toward more sustainable solutions
Equipment Services
Here you will find a centralized list of various laboratory equipment, test benches, and production facilities available through our network of companies, partners, or institutions. The links below provide quick and accessible visibility of availability by institution. All member companies and our partners can also add their equipment through InnoAgora.
List of Available Tests and Analyses
Our centralized and up-to-date list of tests allows all members to identify available analyses and leverage the network's technical capabilities. To be directed to the test managers, contact us.
| Category | What it allows | Equipment |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Tests / Adhesion & Assemblies | Assess the strength and performance of rubbers under various loads / Evaluate the quality of interfaces and bonds | Impact Resistance Tester |
| Thermodynamic Tests | Understand heat behavior, transitions, and stiffness | DMA analyzer, aging oven, TMA |
| Rheology – Vulcanization | Optimize formulations, control rubber quality before and during vulcanization | MDR, ODR, Mooney Viscometer |
| Physicochemical Tests | Determine composition, instability, and material-additive interactions | TGA, DSC, FTIR |
| Aging and Conditioning | Assess resistance to usage conditions and simulate real aging (heat, UV, humidity, oxygen) | UV Chamber, Ozone Chamber |
| Pyrolysis (Advanced Valorization) | Break down waste into reusable fractions (carbon black, pyrolysis oil, recoverable gases): an innovative pathway toward the circular economy | Batch Reactor |
| Simultaneous Thermal/Thermodynamic Tests | TGA/DSC analyses coupled with MS allow, in a single test, simultaneous monitoring of mass loss and the nature of emitted gases, providing a comprehensive and precise understanding of the thermal and thermodynamic behavior of elastomers. | TGA-DSC/MS |
| Headspace-GC/MS | Headspace-GC/MS analyses characterize the volatile compounds of elastomers for quality control, aging, and impurities, and also allow the evaluation of the quantity and valorization potential of oils from end-of-life rubber pyrolysis. | Headspace-GC/MS |
| Particle Size / Morphology | Characterize powders, recycled granules, and particles | Laser Particle Sizer, Microscope |
| Advanced Structural and Surface Analyses | Identify crystalline phases, microstructure, and surface composition to understand structure–property relationships and optimize valorization | DRX, MEB, XPS |
Mechanical Tests / Adhesion & Assemblies
What it allows
Assess the strength and performance of rubbers under various loads / Evaluate the quality of interfaces and bonds
Equipment
Impact Resistance Tester
Thermodynamic Tests
What it allows
Understand heat behavior, transitions, and stiffness
Equipment
DMA analyzer, aging oven, TMA
Rheology – Vulcanization
What it allows
Optimize formulations, control rubber quality before and during vulcanization
Equipment
MDR, ODR, Mooney Viscometer
Physicochemical Tests
What it allows
Determine composition, instability, and material-additive interactions
Equipment
TGA, DSC, FTIR
Aging and Conditioning
What it allows
Assess resistance to usage conditions and simulate real aging (heat, UV, humidity, oxygen)
Equipment
UV Chamber, Ozone Chamber
Pyrolysis (Advanced Valorization)
What it allows
Break down waste into reusable fractions (carbon black, pyrolysis oil, recoverable gases): an innovative pathway toward the circular economy
Equipment
Batch Reactor
Simultaneous Thermal/Thermodynamic Tests
What it allows
TGA/DSC analyses coupled with MS allow, in a single test, simultaneous monitoring of mass loss and the nature of emitted gases, providing a comprehensive and precise understanding of the thermal and thermodynamic behavior of elastomers.
Equipment
TGA-DSC/MS
Headspace-GC/MS
What it allows
Headspace-GC/MS analyses characterize the volatile compounds of elastomers for quality control, aging, and impurities, and also allow the evaluation of the quantity and valorization potential of oils from end-of-life rubber pyrolysis.
Equipment
Headspace-GC/MS
Particle Size / Morphology
What it allows
Characterize powders, recycled granules, and particles
Equipment
Laser Particle Sizer, Microscope
Advanced Structural and Surface Analyses
What it allows
Identify crystalline phases, microstructure, and surface composition to understand structure–property relationships and optimize valorization
Equipment
DRX, MEB, XPS