SFC relies on dedicated equipment and a set of specialized knowledge to qualify material or product faults or failures.
The strengths of the SFC
Supported by a complete LC2M integrated structure for physico-chemical and microstructural analyzes, test laboratory for finished products, support for R&D developments and regulatory and technological monitoring service, SFC’s Expertise service has specific staff and material resources to assess the nature and causes of a failure.
The analyzed coatings
Technical referent, SFC has diversified means to analyze the pathologies of various coatings:
- Ceramic products: tiles, terracotta, sanitaryware products…
- Concrete or natural stone slabs
- Soft coverings and PVC sheets
- Cast resin and paints
- Cladding elements
With its wide range of service offerings, SFC proposes its expertise to interlocutors of all sizes and from all sectors in their failure issues. The adapted and documented characterization will provide an answer to the questions raised by the pathologies.
Main pathologies
SFC adapts its investigations to the pathologies encountered on a wide range of requests:
- Wear or abrasion phenomena
- Deposit
- Color change
- Coating breakage / cracking
- Coating lifting / peeling
- Sensitivity to stains, abrasion or scratching
- Slippery issues
- Dimensional defects
- Freezing of materials
The benefits
Asked as a product and implementation expert, SFC supports its partners and customers from in-situ diagnosis to sample characterization:
Prior diagnosis
In-situ samples
In-situ tests
Laboratory characterization
Verification of the conformity of the materials used
SFC’s tests are carried out independently according to French, European or international standards or regulations, or according to specifications defined with its customers.
The quality approach
SFC has a number of labels, approvals and recognitions that testify its professionalism and its involvement in Research and Innovation. In particular, it has the agreement “Crédit impôt recherche” (CIR) Research Tax Credit, with a doubling of the tax base calculation.
SFC also possesses a quality management system that meets the requirements to the NF EN ISO 17025 standard.
SFC is thus Cofrac Essais, n°1-0062 accredited (scope available on www.cofrac.fr) according to the NF EN ISO 17025 standard. Its accreditation relates to:
- Floors and wall and floor coverings (ceramic tiles and slabs, etc.)
- Sanitarywares (WC bowls and tanks, glazed surfaces, etc.)
- The aptitude for food contact of different materials
Maintaining this recognition ensures SFC’s ability to carry out tests under accreditation.
SFC’s added value
Quality and reliability of the services provided.
Independence of the analysis laboratory.
Confidentiality of works.
Cofrac accreditation according to the NF EN ISO 17025 standard (scope available in the quality approach).
90 years of experience in ceramic materials and processes.
