FILAB helps you select materials with Granta Selector
As an industrial company, are you looking for R&D support in material selection with Granta Selector?
NEW - FILAB Consulting expertise is evolving:
Audit, applied research and R&D support services are now brought together within FILAB Genium, our specialized scientific consulting firm.
Turn your technical challenges and failures into applicable industrial solutions with the support of our experts.
Identify materials ... for what purpose?
Material selection is part of a broader process. Indeed, the FILAB laboratory, and in particular its R&D teams, has developed a proven, iterative methodology that leads to the identification of candidate materials.
First, the aim is to understand your needs and initial situation. Next, it is necessary to adapt it from a technical perspective. Finally, we offer you various ways to address it. Identifying candidate materials with Granta Selector is one of them.
Identify materials... with which tool?
Recently, the FILAB laboratory acquired a cutting-edge R&D tool and now offers its clients support in material selection with Granta Selector — for example, following a material failure or to develop a new product.
Why use granta selector?
This tool is equipped with extensive databases. By using them, the R&D team obtains graphs such as the one above.
The method is based on the funnel technique, configuring filters in the Granta Selector tool and then taking into account criteria suited to the customer's needs.
R&D support goes beyond Granta Selector...
As part of this overall approach, particularly when identifying candidate materials, the FILAB laboratory offers you other tools …
Product development or optimization
Advice on material selection (dual-sourcing evaluation)
Laboratory testing
In addition, the R&D team supports you in finding a material suited to the client’s needs and specific conditions of use, while helping you gain a better understanding of your product and its technical limitations.
At the same time, FILAB laboratory’s R&D team helps you rule out unsuitable materials and optimize your specifications.
