6 B rue des Cahéraux
44240 La Chapelle sur Erdre
France
Precend brings together public and private stakeholders with Non destructive testing (NDT) & Structural health monitoring (SHM) expertise, equipments or needs.
The cluster regroups many expertise centers: technical centers, equipment suppliers, laboratories, providers and manufacturers from various business sectors (automotive, composites, rail, marine, aerospace, steelworkers...)
The cluster's missions are
1) support companies in their projects:
- proof of concept and lab testing
- feasibility or comparative testing
- technical assistance, product validation
- expertise
- custom prototypes developments
2) animate and promote the skills of the cluster's member:
- technical workshops
- publications
- intelligence newsletter,..
The 3 mains points to remember are
- neutrality and impartiality in the technical choices for the projects
- personalized and adapter response for each demand
- response based on a network of experts for a better access to technology expertise and innovation
Precend initially started in 2011 thanks to Feder (Europe), Fred (France) an regional (Pays de la Loire) funds
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With PRECEND members, you can access all confirmed and innovative technologies in SHM and NDT :
- Ultrasonic testing, Tofd, Phased-Array
- Penetrant testing
- Magnetic testing
- Radiographic testing
- Computed tomography
- Instrumentation
- Eddy testing
- Acoustic emission
- Leak testing
- Infrared thermography
- Optic fiber
- SHM
- Sensors
- Laser
- numerical modeling and simulation
Some of our members also have other skills: analysis and characterization of materials, simulation and thermal properties, robotics, surface preparation and treatment ...
1) support companies in their projects:
- proof of concept and lab testing
- feasibility or comparative testing
- technical assistance, product validation
- expertise
- custom prototypes developments
2) animate and promote the skills of the cluster's member:
- technical workshops
- publications
- intelligence newsletter,..