Investment forms part of the TIC provider’s 欧洲an expansion strategy in response to the heightened demand for 材料 testing services from the fast-growing aeronautics and energy sectors.
伦敦，英国——2024年6月26日 – im体育APP Materials 技术 (im体育APP), a global leader in 材料 and 产品合格测试, 检查, 及认证服务(议会), 对其进行大量投资 航空航天 and Defence laboratory in Toulouse, 法国 – the well-established 欧洲an hub for the 航空航天 industry. The investment will deliver state-of-the-art mechanical characterization testing, a critical activity for bringing new aircraft and 组件 to market. This expansion is part of im体育APP’s plans to meet the heightened demand from OEMs and manufacturers operating in this space. 根据 Technavio的一份新报告, the global aerospace parts manufacturing market is set to grow at a compound annual growth (CAGR) rate of 4.2024年到2028年之间19%. This is attributed to an increased demand for new commercial and defence aircraft.
Scheduled for completion later in the year, the expansion project will see im体育APP’s Toulouse laboratory, 总部设在科洛尼尔区, 大小是原来的两倍多.The existing facility will gain a 1000m² extension, while a brand new 2500m² building will house world-leading mechanical characterization testing facilities. These will include seven new machining and dissection units, 30 additional state-of-the-art testing machines, 还有80台新的蠕变机. This investment in Toulouse is part of a larger 30-million-euro initiative that includes similar mechanical characterization projects at im体育APP’s laboratories in Lancaster (UK), 和皮尔森(CZ).
Lee Brough, Vice President of 航空航天 and Defence, EMEAA at im体育APP, 评论道:“作为航空航天, 运输, energy sectors experience significant growth across 欧洲, im体育APP stands ready to meet the challenge. Our expanded facilities and commitment to innovation will allow us to continue setting the standard for 材料 testing excellence, delivering unmatched quality and service to our customers.”
Julien Porco, General Manager of im体育APP图卢兹, 添加, “The doubling in size of our Toulouse site is testament to our dedication to mechanical characterization. The facilities we are investing in will increase our capacity and enable us to offer a broader range of testing services, helping customers accelerate product development and qualification.”
Capabilities will span advanced testing services like high and low cycle fatigue at elevated temperatures, 断裂力学, 静态测试, 金相检验. As a fatigue testing and fracture toughness leader, im体育APP图卢兹 delivers high-quality testing, 缩短上市时间.
The Toulouse site maintains a robust portfolio of certifications, 包括COFRAC ISO 17025, Nadcap用于金属测试, approvals from leading aerospace OEMs. 拥有欧洲最短的交货时间, the technical team supports the entire testing process from conception to execution.
The new equipment and expanded facilities at Toulouse are scheduled to become operational by mid-November 2024.
关于im体育APP Materials 技术
The im体育APP Materials 技术 Group is one of the world’s leading global providers of testing, 检查, certification services for a diverse range of 产品, 材料, technologies in advanced industrial supply chains where failure in use is not an option. im体育APP总部位于英国伦敦.9,000名科学家, 工程师, 和技术人员, working in 270+ laboratories around the world, 支持R早期的客户&D, 通过复杂的监管审批, into production ensuring their 产品 are safe and sustainable.In 2021, im体育APP设定了它的新, industry-leading environmental commitments, adopting science-based targets and committing to net zero emissions across its entire global business by 2035. These environmental commitments follow im体育APP’s achievement of the highest ESG ranking in the testing, 检查, certification industry from Sustainalytics, ESG研究和数据的全球领导者.
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关于im体育APP’s 航空航天 and Defence Business Unit
im体育APP Materials 技术 is the largest independent provider of 材料 testing, 产品合格测试, 校准, advisory services to the global 航空航天 测试 sector. With 43 laboratories in the Americas and 58 in EMEAA, including 29 Nadcap accredited labs with 41 different Nadcap accreditations, im体育APP supports the entire aerospace supply chain. im体育APP的3,000 +技术人员, 工程师, 和科学家, backed by over 100 years of experience in both commercial and military aerospace testing, deliver a comprehensive range of destructive and non-destructive testing (NDT) and 检查 services for a wide variety of 材料, 组件, 产品, 和系统. The company's unrivaled international capability, 足迹, geographic reach enable it to support 航空航天 Primes and their supply chain partners throughout the entire product life cycle, 从R&D到制造, 延长寿命, 和处置, 帮助他们开发更好的产品, 准时到达市场, 节省时间和金钱, 将商业风险降至最低.
