Thanks to the highly qualified staff including specialized experts and equipment, SFC’s technological testing platform is able to meet all customers requirement on finished products analyses.
The strengths of SFC
The quality of finished products is a strategic issue for all manufacturers, integrators, distributors. Due to the increase of standards requirements, finished products should be checked regularly.
SFC is strongly involved in this control strategy and offers manufacturers support in qualifying their product. This approach allows to prevent the risks of failure in use, to qualify and anticipate the behaviour and performance of a product and to optimize manufacturing and machining processes.
The service offer
The propositions of performance study and control on materials and finished products of SFC are intended to all industrial sectors and their applications. The topics concerned are both intended for professionals, who need to manage their products’ evolution, and also for users who need to compare product performance. The service offer refers to all types of products:
Floor coverings
Sanitarywares
Tablewares
Food contact
(Person in charge: Sophie Auclerc)
Flexible and laminate floorings
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 is 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, of the experts and of the testing platformm.
Confidentiality of work.
Cofrac accreditation according to the NF EN ISO 17025 standard (scope available in the quality process).
90 years of experience in ceramic materials and processes.
