Laboratory tests and analysis for the automobile industry

Chemical analysis Characterisation of materials Problem solving R&D support
More than 120 people
More than 120 people at your service
5200 m² laboratory
5200 m² laboratory + 99% of services are provided in-house
Accredited laboratory
Accredited laboratory COFRAC ISO 17025

Your needs : to design and manufacture reliable and efficient automobile equipment

As steel producers, smelters, plastic producers, manufacturers, tier 1 suppliers or subcontractors for the automobile industry you are confronted on a daily basis with the stringent specifications for the quality and reliability of the materials used in automobile assemblies.

In an industry undergoing significant change and facing major strategic challenges (ecology, passenger safety, competition, etc.) you are looking to :

  • Inspect your raw materials
  • Develop new, more robust, and more efficient materials
  • Optimize your manufacturing and machining processes
  • Improve the effectiveness of surface treatments
  • Examine the performance and the lifespan of your materials

Our solution : to assist automobile industrialists in analyzing and improving their materials

FILAB is an independent laboratory located in Dijon, France, with an analytical fleet spread over 2100m² and has extensive experience in assisting projects for the automobile industry.

FILAB offers its analytical expertise and R&D counselling for the following services : 

EXPERTISE

Assistance in optimizing the manufacturing process

Compatibility studies between certain materials and fluids

R&D

Research into substitutions for substances

Developing a new formula or a new substance

OUR FACILITIES

Organic analysis : GCMS, Py-GCMS, LC-MSMS, GPC, NMR, FTIR

Thermal analysis : TGA, DSC

Powder analysis : XRD, SEM-FEG EDX, BET

Mineral analysis : ICP, XRD, IC

Metallurgic analysis : ICP, SEM-FEG EDX, SEO

Surface analysis : SEM-FEG EDX, PES, ToF-SIMS

The filab advantages
A highly qualified team
A highly qualified team
Responsiveness in responding to and processing requests
Responsiveness in responding to and processing requests
A COFRAC ISO 17025 accredited laboratory
A COFRAC ISO 17025 accredited laboratory
(Staves available on www.cofrac.com - Accreditation number: 1-1793)
A complete analytical park of 5,200m²
A complete analytical park of 5,200m²
Tailor-made support
Tailor-made support
Thomas GAUTIER Head of Materials Department
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