Expertise
The five pillars of our know-how
Polymers Materials | Innovation | Product | Modeling | Environment |
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Petro-sourced, bio-sourced and recycled plastics | Steering innovation projects | Understanding consumer needs | Rheology | Waste management (plastic waste, building waste, medical waste) |
Recycling | Defining innovation roadmaps | Product design | Mechanical calculation |
CO2 footprint |
Coatings, adhesives | Running creativity sessions | Development of design solutions | CFD calculations (Computational Fluid Dynamics) | Waste reduction at source |
Technical and scientific expertise | Setting up collaborative projects | Recycling tools | ||
Standardization/co-qualification of materials; development of a reference panel for materials and suppliers; dovetailing with the purchasing strategy | Funding research | Life cycle analysis | ||
Intellectual property | ||||
Polymer characterization methods | Material/process innovation (development of new materials) | |||
Identification of partners |
Polymers Materials
- Petro-sourced, bio-sourced and recycled plastics
- Recycling
- Varnishes, glues
- Technical and scientific expertise
- Industrial approach to standardization/co-qualification of materials with creation of a panel of references for materials and suppliers in connection with the purchasing strategy
- Polymer characterization methods
Innovation
- Steering innovation projects
- Innovation roadmap definition
- Animation of creativity sessions
- Setting up collaborative projects
- Search for financing
- Intellectual property
- Material/process innovation (development of new materials)
- Identification of partners
Product
- Understanding consumer needs
- Product design creation
- Development of design solutions
Modeling
- Calculations Rheology
- Mechanics Calculations
- Unsteady calculations CFD (fluid behavior)
Environment
- Waste management (plastic waste, construction waste, hospital waste)
- CO² balance
- Waste reduction at source
- Recyclability tools
- Life cycle analysis
Sustaining your innovative projects
Our expertise covers both the strategic and operational levels and is adapted to your needs; our methodology for innovation has been developed through direct managerial and operational experience.
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Supporting innovation at the strategic level
- Definition of the client’s strategic and innovation routes based on its core values, vision and objectives
- Development of an innovation roadmap for all projects
- Selection, evaluation and prioritization of projects as part of an overall innovation project portfolio
- Structuring and formatting the projects
- Support in making decisions regarding project structure (proprietary or collaborative)
- Intellectual property (IP) via State of the Art analysis and prior art to define freedom to operate and check if your solution is patentable; we will evaluate its financial viability.
- Assistance in managing confidentiality (non-disclosure agreements)
- Assistance in setting up collaboration contracts
Project management process
- State of the art review and innovation monitoring in your product category
- Ideation and creative development on a series of concepts
- Exploratory phase
- Prototype development as a tangible working basis
- Calculation verification
- Pre-industrialization phase and project costing
- GO / NO GO milestones for the different project deliverables, technical results and costing options
- Regular reports to monitor project progress
Funding – a vital tool for your innovation process
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We will determine the most appropriate funding for your innovation project
- – Self-financing
- – Mixed (relying on external financing)
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Research into tax relief and other sources of support for innovation
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Interface with funding agencies
- – Industry and research groups
- – ADEME
- – BPI
- – DGCIS
- – DEE (Direction de l’Expansion Economique) of Monaco
- – EC (European Commission)
Material expertise
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We adapt the material development methodology to your needs
We have extensive know-how in the field of polymer materials:
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Petro-sourced, bio-sourced and recycled plastics
- Recycling
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Coatings, adhesives
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Technical and scientific expertise
- Industrial approach to standardization/co-qualification of materials with the creation of a panel of material and supplier references in line with your purchasing strategy
Thermoplastic materials
Here are examples of product applications on which we have worked in improving materials and processes:
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Caps and closures
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mouNting frames and citerns
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toilet seats
![illustration_inlet_outlet_valves](https://innovation-et-al.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/illustration_inlet_outlet_valves.jpg)
inlet and outlet valves
![illustrations_films](https://innovation-et-al.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/illustrations_films.jpg)
Films
![illustration_abrasion_plate](https://innovation-et-al.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/illustration_abrasion_plate.jpg)
Abrasion plate
![illustration_caps_luxury_packaging](https://innovation-et-al.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/illustration_caps_luxury_packaging.jpg)
caps for luxury packaging
![p1tt](https://innovation-et-al.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/p1tt.jpg)
REAR MIRROR
![p2t](https://innovation-et-al.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/p2t.jpg)
RIGID PACKAGING
![p3t](https://innovation-et-al.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/p3t.jpg)
RIGID PVC FILM
![p4t](https://innovation-et-al.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/p4t.jpg)
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
Thermoset materials (Components, coatings)
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DENTAL COMPOSITES
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PIPELINE REPAIR
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NAILS – SEMI-PERMANENT POLISH