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title: "A defect in the appearance of your products, FILAB helps you to solve this problem"
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# A defect in the appearance of your products, FILAB helps you to solve this problem

## You want to solve an aspect defect problem

First of all, the resolution of an appearance defect can involve several types of problem. Indeed, an appearance defect can be caused by a colour change or a surface condition problem.

Appearance problems can occur on **all types of matrix**: textile, food, cosmetics, metal parts, etc…

The change in colour of a product can be caused by **a change in environmental parameters**: **temperature, pH, etc**. A change in colour of a product can also be triggered by the appearance of **pollution**which can involve particulate contamination mechanisms or oxidation mechanisms. **Corrosion**, more generally, is a phenomenon of colour change indicating **the alteration of a material**.

Indeed, the surface of a material is a vulnerable zone where many interactions with its environment take place. Consequently, the surface condition conditions the performance of the material. **Wear**, **corrosion**, **adhesion**, etc. result from the **physico-chemical** properties of **surfaces**and interfaces and can impact on its reliability, stability and strength in the long and short term.

Thus, solving an appearance problem involves studying the parameters of the appearance itself but also requires **understanding what this problem says about the product itself** (indicative of corrosion, wear, contamination, poor chemical composition, etc.). **Only a laboratory with state-of-the-art analytical equipment and R&D capabilities** can provide the necessary skills to solve an appearance problem.

## FILAB assists you in solving aspect ratio problems

Through our three levels of services: analysis, expertise and R&D support, FILAB helps companies in all sectors to resolve problems of appearance defects and failures. To achieve this, FILAB provides its customers with the know-how and experience of its team, as well as a 5200m² analytical park equipped with cutting-edge equipment.

## our services

[Corrosion analysis and expertise](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-expertise-services/laboratory-analysis-deposit-contamination/laboratory-expertise-and-analysis-of-corrosion.md)

[Luxury industry: characterisation of an appearance defect](https://filab.fr/en/sectors-of-activity/laboratory-analysis-luxury-goods/luxury-industry-characterization-of-a-defect-of-aspect-in-laboratory.md)

[Analysis of organic and inorganic colour pigments](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-analysis-services/laboratory-reach-analysis/laboratory-for-the-analysis-of-organic-and-inorganic-color-pigments.md)

[Solving oxidation problems of materials and products](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/rd/rd-support/support-in-solving-oxidation-problems-of-materials-and-products/)

[SEM analysis of textiles](https://filab.fr/en/our-technical-resources/laboratory-analysis-sem-scanning-electron-microscopy/laboratory-analysis-textiles-by-sem/)

[Laboratory characterisation of surface conditions](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-analysis-services/laboratory-surface-characterization.md)