Remote training – Viscosimetry, texturometry, rheometry
Viscosimetry, texturometry, rheometry: understanding behavioral instrumental techniques Understanding the operating principles, commonalities and differences of the main behavioral instrumental techniques (viscosimeter, texturometer, rheometer) Tuesday December 3, 2024 2h Distance learning €200 excluding tax/part. OBJECTIVES Understand the operating principles of instrumental behavioral techniques to identify their uses Understand the respective strengths and limitations and...
Remote training – From complex fluids to soft matter
From complex fluids to soft matter: understanding “intermediate” states in industry Discover or deepen your understanding of the states of “intermediate” materials (powders, gels, suspensions, polymers, etc.) in industry Tuesday, December 17 2024 2h Remote €200 excluding tax/share. OBJECTIVES Discover the variety of “intermediate” states of matter in industry Understand their specificities and sensitivities...
Remote training – Rheometry and rheology for paints and resins – Session 4
Session 4: Case study in resin rheometry Understanding the approaches to rheometric study on resins Tuesday November 19, 2024 2h Distance learning €200 excluding tax/part. OBJECTIVES Discover rheometric study cases linked to the behavior of resins Become familiar with questions of interpretation of curves and the critical distance Question the relevance of the protocols implemented...
Remote training – Rheometry and rheology for paints and resins – Session 3
Session 3: Case study Paintings Interpreting the rheological and physical behaviors of paints Tuesday November 12, 2024 2h Distance learning €200 excluding tax/part. OBJECTIVES Discover rheometric study cases linked to the behavior of paints Learn about questions of curve interpretation and critical distance Question the relevance of the protocols implemented with regard to...
Remote training – Rheometry and rheology for paints and resins – Session 2
Session 2: Concepts of rheology and physics for paints and resins Discover or deepen your understanding of the scientific concepts associated with the dynamic behavior of paints and resins Thursday November 7, 2024 2 hours Remote €200 excluding tax/part. OBJECTIVES Discover the scientific notions of rheology and physics useful for understanding dynamic behavior...
Remote training – Rheometry and rheology for paints and resins – Session 1
Session 1: Introduction to rheometry and its methods of use for paints and resins Discover or deepen your understanding of rheometers and their possible uses for paints and resins Tuesday November 5, 2024 2h Distance learning €200 excluding tax/part. OBJECTIVES Discover the technical and scientific principles of operation of rheometers Understand their...
Face-to-face training 2024 – Powders with Innov’Alliance
Better understand, quantify and control the physical behavior of powders to secure product development and industrial production November 14, 2024 1 day (7h) Grenoble €1 excluding tax/part. (special rates for Innov'alliance members) ObjectivesBetter understand the physical behavior of powders and the main mechanisms and phenomena in various industrial processes (mixing, granulation, compression, etc.)Discover...
Face-to-face training 2024 – Gelling agents
Better understand, quantify and control the physical behaviors of gels and gelling agents to make product developments, industrial production more reliable and better understand the challenges of Naturalness. October 1, 2024 1 day (7 hours) Grenoble €1 excluding tax/share. (special prices for Innov'alliance members) ObjectivesBetter understand the variety of gelling agents and gel structure, the main...
Inter-company face-to-face training – Advanced practice of rheometry in industrial R&D for paints and their ingredients
Advanced practice of rheometry in industrial R&D for paints and their ingredients Date to be fixed 2 days (12h) Grenoble or Paris region €1 excl. tax/part. ObjectivesDuring this two-day face-to-face training organized in partnership with AFPEV and AFTPVA, participants will deepen their understanding of the usual and advanced concepts of rheology, the principles...
Inter-company face-to-face training – Introduction to rheometry in industrial R&D for paints and their ingredients
Introduction to rheometry in industrial R&D for paints and their ingredients Date to be fixed 1 day (6h) Grenoble or Paris region €600 excl. tax/part. ObjectivesDuring this one-day face-to-face training organized in partnership with AFPEV and AFTPVA, participants will learn about the operating principles of the rheometer, the usual protocols of interest for paints...
Inter-company distance training – Introduction to instrumental techniques for paint rheology
Introduction to instrumental techniques for the rheology of paints November 21, 2023 9 a.m.-12 p.m. (3 hours) Distance learning €300 excluding tax/part. Objectives The objectives of this distance learning training, organized in partnership with the AFPEV and the AFTPVA, is to help participants discover and understand: the operating principles of the main instrumental techniques for quantifying flow properties (viscosity cup, viscometer, ...
Remote inter-company training 2024 – Introduction to the rheology of paints and coatings
Introduction to rheology for paints and coatings Tuesday March 12, 2024 9 a.m.-12 p.m. (3 hours) Remote €300 excluding tax/part. Objectives During this 3-hour distance learning training organized in partnership with the AFPEV and the AFTPVA, participants will learn the main concepts of rheology linked to the application properties of paints (liquids) and other coatings.LevelInitiationTargeted audience & Pre -requiredAll...Webinars 2023 – “Behavioral R&D on rheometer”
Webinars 2023 Cycle "Behavioral R&D on rheometer (and other) in practice" The experimental approaches of Behavioral R&D on rheometer offer industrial organizations the ability to scientifically study at the laboratory scale the couplings between materials, products and working conditions. process and application. R&D and partner services thus acquire new capabilities...What to expect from a rheology measurement service laboratory?
What to expect from a rheology measurement service laboratory? Are you looking for a rheology service laboratory for your emulsions, gels, powder, resin or other suspension? You will find a number of them, both public and private; but beware, rheology often makes people disappointed. Here are some recommendations and points of reflection to accompany you...
3D printing – Additive manufacturing
3D printing and additive manufacturing RHEONIS supports additive manufacturing and 3D printing players in their technical challenges related to questions of physical behavior and transformations of powders, resins and other substances of interest (gel, building materials , food matrices, etc.). We support you in determining the dynamic parameters of the behavior of...
Engineering – Instrumentation – Special processes
Ingredients powders Granular Gel Emulsion Resins Elastomers Oils, greases and lubricants Sealants Insulators (solid foam) Inks, paints, varnishes, coatings Composites Pumping Mixing Extrusion Coating Heat treatment …
Medical and Application Devices
Medical devices or product application RHEONIS supports players in the medical device or application sector, device manufacturers, ingredient suppliers and product manufacturers, in their technical challenges related to questions of physical behavior related to ingredients to formulations and their interactions with the device or the environment of use. We support you in your...
Upstream chemistry
Upstream chemistry RHEONIS supports upstream chemistry players in their technical challenges related to the physical behavior and transformations of their compounds and products. We support you in the quantification of rheological behavior, in the study of non-linear effects linked to the intensification of processes, in the study and dimensioning of technical means adapted to optimize...
Assembly – Electronics – Electrotechnics – Aeronautics – Aerospace – Automotive – Rail
Assembly sectors: automotive, aeronautics, aerospace, electronics, electrical engineering,... RHEONIS assists players in the assembly sectors (automotive, aerospace, aeronautics, electrical engineering, electronics,...) in their technical challenges related to questions of physical behavior and transformations of complex substances (powders, paints, greases, lubricants, resins, etc.). We support you in problem solving in industrialization/manufacturing, in the evaluation...
Building – Construction
Building - Construction RHEONIS supports players in the construction and building sectors in their technical challenges related to the physical behavior and transformation of complex substances. Faced with the challenges of new construction processes (3D printing), the need to reduce the energy bill of current processes, to develop more respectful formulations...
Ingredients – Biotechnology – Valorization of co-products
Ingredients, Biotechnology, Valorization of co-products RHEONIS assists ingredient manufacturers, biotechnology and co-product valorization players in their technical challenges related to physical behavior and transformations of substances in complex states. We support you in the development of tailor-made experimental approaches, in solving problems in industrialization/manufacturing, in helping to...
Oil – Lubricant – Grease
Oil - Grease - Lubricant RHEONIS supports players in the oil, grease and lubricant sectors in their technical challenges linked to questions of physical behavior and transformation of complex substances, whether they are ingredient manufacturers, formulators, applicators, equipment manufacturers, etc. From questions of processability to issues of texture, stability, aging or applicability of your...
Animal feed
Animal feed RHEONIS supports animal feed and associated equipment manufacturers in their technical challenges. From questions of processability by grinding, storage, transport, granulation, to issues of texture, stability or applicability of your powders, emulsions, semolina, granules, pâtés, boluses, etc., we put our unique approaches at your service. Industrial science of couplings...
Food
RHEONIS supports agrifood players in their technical challenges related to the physical behavior and transformations of all types of ingredients and agrifood products, their processes and applications (mixing, transport, heat treatment, expansion, dosage, mastication, etc.). ) We support you in tailor-made, one-off or more sustainable actions, in problem solving in industrialization/manufacturing, in evaluation...
Cosmetic
Cosmetics RHEONIS supports in their technical challenges the actors of the cosmetics sectors impacted by the questions of physical behavior and transformations of complex substances, whether they are ingredient manufacturers, manufacturers, brands, equipment manufacturers, manufacturers of application devices, ... From issues of processability to issues of texture, stability, aging or applicability of your emulsions, foams, gels,...
Recycling – Biomass – Waste treatment
Recycling, Biomass & Waste Treatment RHEONIS assists players in recycling, biomass and waste treatment of vegetable, mineral, organic or synthetic origin in their technical challenges. Whether you are an extractor, processor or recycler, we provide you with our unique Industrial Science approaches to the couplings between materials and working conditions.
Insectors
Inks – Paints – Varnishes – Coatings
Inks - Paints - Varnishes - Coatings RHEONIS supports players in the coatings sectors, manufacturers of ingredients, paints, inks, varnishes, coatings, equipment manufacturers or special engineering design offices in their technical challenges. Faced with the problems of aqueous or solvent formulation, industrialization and application in roller coating processes, screen printing, spraying, printing, impregnation, drying, etc.
Insectors
composites
Composites RHEONIS supports players in the composites industry, formulators, manufacturers of prepregs or finished products, as well as their equipment partners and ingredient suppliers in their technical challenges. Faced with questions related to the formulation of resins, the sizing or the optimization of your processes of dipping, coating, pultrusion, sizing, calendering, rolling, curing of textile fibers,...
Pharmaceutical – Medical
Pharmaceutical - Medical RHEONIS supports players in the pharmaceutical sectors impacted by questions of physical behavior and transformation of complex substances in their technical challenges, whether they are ingredient manufacturers, CMOs, pharma, equipment manufacturers, manufacturers of application devices, etc. .. Questions of processability of your active ingredients, excipients of your powder, liquid, semi-solid or solid forms to...
Industrialology #9 – Industrial R&D in material transformations
A look at industrial R&D in the materials transformation sectors The activity of Research & Development services in industry has historically been focused on the development of new products. However, in many organizations, R&D actually tends to intervene in support of other services, technical (industrialization, production, new works, etc.), marketing, quality or...
Expert support in industrialization and reliability of R&D
Case study - Expert support in industrialization and R&D reliability Sector: Energy Type of client: Start-up in industrialization Services interlocutors: R&D / Industrialization The Client is in the industrialization phase of a technology in the field of energy, involving a formulation with complex behaviors, and in the process of being installed on an industrial site. He...
R&D study of powder granulation in a micro-pilot instrumented on a rheometer
Case study - R&D study of powder granulation in a micro-pilot instrumented on a rheometer Sector: Chemistry Type of customer: Group Service contact: R&D The Customer wishes to adjust the particle size of a powder product while preserving (or improving) its flowability by a granulation process. He therefore calls on RHEONIS to...
Development of a method for quantifying the sensitivity of micro-algae to shear
Case study - Development of an R&D method for quantifying the alteration of the viability of micro-algae under shear and heat Sector: Biosourced Type of client: Start-up Service contact: R&D The Client wishes to size his industrial treatment facilities of microalgae. Given the high sensitivity of the viability of microalgae to the conditions of...
R&D study in exploitation of industrial data related to a tablet manufacturing process
Case study - R&D study in the exploitation of industrial data related to a tablet manufacturing process Sector: Pharmacy Type of client: Group Service contact: R&D / IT The Client wishes to develop approaches for modeling the correlations between the various parameters available in a process for the manufacture of pharmaceutical tablets. Following...
Webinars 2023 – “Innovation through methods in Industrial R&D” series
Webinars 2023 Cycle "Innovating through methods in Industrial R&D" While some organizations develop research activities very close to fundamental research, most industries develop hybrid approaches, combining scientific approaches and empirical pragmatism. In any case, the concrete constraints and imperatives of industrial research - optimization of time...Industrial science of physical and dynamic couplings
What is the Industrial Science of physical and dynamic couplings? The industrial transformations of materials are based on a simple general physical principle: technical means make it possible to change materials, substances or materials from certain states to other states, with the aim of giving the final state specific characteristics, in terms...What can a rheometer do for industrial questions?
What can a rheometer do for industrial questions? The rheometer is generally known as the device for measuring rheological properties. Most commercial models make it possible to determine the changes in viscosity as a function of shear (flow curve or rheogram, thixotropy) as well as the viscoelastic properties. It is often less known than this...
suspension concentrate
Concentrated suspensions Concentrated suspensions (or slurries) are common states of extracted natural materials (drilling muds, treatment muds, etc.), sometimes also of certain industrial preparations (food industry, etc.). The sensitivity of concentrated suspensions The behavior of concentrated suspensions sometimes poses critical difficulties in the process, due to their tendency to settling/sedimentation, their complex rheology, etc.
Transport Transfer Conveying
Transport - Transfer - Conveying The transport through pipes of ingredients in liquid, powder or other state, is essential in the vast majority of industries, whether over long distances such as in the energy sectors or on distances from a factory or at the heart of a particular process. But it does not go without...
Mixed
Mixing - Agitation Agitation/mixing processes are essential in the vast majority of industries formulating products from liquid, powder or other ingredients. However, when products and/or their ingredients exhibit complex behaviors, formulation, scaling up or production are likely to pose technical challenges that...
Filling Dosage
Filling - Dosing Packaging by filling/dosing is a common process, which nevertheless sometimes poses difficulties for products of the pasty or powdery type. In addition to the dosing operation itself, upstream problems at the level of the feed or the distribution in the channels of the dosing machine may appear. The challenges of filling/dosing, product supply, etc.
Pumping
Pumping The use of pumps is systematic when it comes to conveying material in the pipeline. Depending on the nature of the product and the flow rates targeted, various pump technologies are available: volumetric pumps (with lobes, eccentric rotor), diaphragm, rotary, peristaltic, pigtail, etc. Choosing a pump, crucial technical issue...
Roller coating – squeegee – screen printing – bath
Coating The coating process consists of depositing a coating on a solid or fibrous substrate. There are many coating variants: roller (roll-to-roll), squeegee, screen printing, dipping, calendering,... Whatever the type of coating (paint, varnish, plastisol or other) , the coating brings into play various physical phenomena depending finely on the...
granulation
Powder granulation The powder granulation process qualifies two types of operations depending on the sector: the modification of the collective state of a powder, generally by agglomeration under the effect of a binder (wet granulation), in order to improve the processability of the material, reduce the presence of fines or modify the reactivity of the powder to...
Extrusion
Extrusion The extrusion process consists of forming parts by transforming the material in an enclosure consisting of a sheath and at least one screw, then forming through a geometry die. There are many exclusion variants: extrusion-sheathing, extrusion-blow moulding, extrusion-inflation, extrusion-calendering,... If industries commonly extrude various types of materials (plastics, rubber,...
“Curieuse Rheology” cycle – Episode 5: Understanding measurement signals in rheometry
"CURIOUS RHEOLOGY" CYCLE EPISODE 5 - Understanding measurement signals (and their limits of validity) We saw in the previous episode that the interpretation of the curves produced in rheometry is a crucial operation in the hope of understanding and predicting the phenomena targeted by appropriate measurement protocols. In particular, certain areas of the curves are susceptible...
“Curieuse Rheology” cycle – Episode 4: Interpreting rheometric measurement curves
"CURIOUS RHEOLOGY" CYCLE EPISODE 4 - Interpreting curves (produced in conventional and advanced rheometry) As we discussed in episode 3, the possibilities offered by a rheometer are multiple for quantifying concrete behaviors of materials and industrial products. However, such possibilities have a counterpart: to become representative and predictive, measurements,...
Technical-scientific day – October 20, 2022 – Mastering the physical behavior of pharmaceutical products – Fluids, Pastes, Gels, Powders
Industrial technical-scientific day Mastering the physical behavior of pharmaceutical products Fluids - Pastes - Gels - Powders October 20, 2022 9 a.m. to 17 p.m. Grenoble €120 excl. tax/part. (Lunch included) Attention, limited number of places Rheonis, Anton Paar France and Fisher Scientific are delighted to welcome you next Thursday, October 20 in Grenoble for a Atelier des Méthodes dedicated...
Fiber
Impregnated fibers The impregnation of fibers (textile, glass, carbon) is a challenge for many industrial sectors, from coatings to water treatment, including hydrogen storage and various composite applications. The choice and formulation of resins and other impregnation matrices, like the process, are important industrial issues both...
Compact – Tablet
Compact / Tablet The development of formulas suitable both for the compaction and the subsequent application of the compact, whether it concerns its dissolution, as in pharmaceuticals or hygiene, or other uses (brush filler in cosmetics ,...) is a major industrial challenge for many sectors. The current trend to favor so-called...
microcapsule
Microcapsule / Microsphere Microcapsules and microspheres present various interests for industries, encapsulation often being intended to solubilize, protect, transport assets or molecules of particular interest. Often made up of hydrocolloids (alginate, xanthan, etc.), microcapsules, their formulation, their manufacture and their application raise different questions of physical behavior. The sensitivity of microcapsules and microspheres Different processes...
Complex fluid
Complex fluid Complex fluid is often called liquids containing macromolecules or colloidal or more complex structures (low-concentrate polymer solutions, biological liquids, micellar water, micro-algae solutions, etc.). Unlike conventional liquids, these fluids, due to the presence of macromolecules, organelles or others, generally exhibit singular behaviors influencing...
Resin
Resin Resins are one of the most common industrial substances, used as the main constituent of parts shaped by various thermomechanical processes (extrusion, molding, injection, etc.), as an interface or filler product or as a matrix for composites. . Whether thermoplastic or thermosetting, synthetic or biosourced, recyclable or not, the formulation, industrialization and application of...
Semi-solid and solid foam
Semi-solid & solid foam Semi-solid (or semi-rigid) and solid foams are a commonly sought-after state in many industrial sectors, from the food industry to construction and the automotive industry. Food-grade foams are good examples of semi-solid foams; bread, sponges or synthetic foams (polyurethane, polypropylene,...) good examples of solid foams....
Waxy
Waxes & waxy products Although they have been used for a long time for many applications (candles, lip balms, depilatory waxes, care products, lubricants, ski wax,... -see the wikipedia article), waxes and their use in complex formulas always constitute industrial challenges. Indeed, the waxes having the particularity of passing from a solid phase...
Powder
Powders Ingredients for manufacturers of consumer products (cosmetics, agri-food, pharmaceuticals, etc.), finished products for the extractive and primary processing industries, powders constitute one of the main physical states of industrial materials. Although widely used in all sectors, the behavior of powders still poses many operational difficulties, from R&D to application,...
Gel & Gelling agent
Gels & Gelling agents Gelled products are common in many industries (agri-food, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, but also in specialty industrial sectors such as lubricants and greases). Gelling agents, such as xanthan, alginate, guar, pectin, carob, are sometimes also used as simple thickeners or viscosifiers. Control the sensitivity of gels La...
Pasty
Pasty The term "pasty" evasively qualifies the state of materials and products with more or less "soft" textures and behaviors that are generally difficult to flow. In terms of physical behavior, "pastes" generally have non-Newtonian properties (see our Viscosity, Rheology and Confusion article), semi-solid type mechanical strength and properties...
Liquid foam
Liquid foams Liquid foam is a state of industrial materials in cosmetics or hygiene products, but also sometimes a more or less undesirable state appearing in mixing tanks, dosing machines or other injectors. Today, the basic trend of solid cosmetics is fueling a need to better control the formation of liquid foams....
SKIN
Skin Many dermo-cosmetic or pharmaceutical products are applied on or in the skin, with various aims. Whether for the formulation of products, the design of application devices or the understanding of interactions, physical properties at the macroscopic scale (mechanical, rheological, tribological, etc.) play a role that is sometimes crucial and often underestimated. valued. Master the...
Films
Flexible films The manufacture and application of films, particularly plastic ones, is an important industrial technical challenge, motivated in particular by the search for options that are more respectful of the environment. The sensitivity of the films to the conditions of implementation In addition to the questions of formulation, the various processes of forming or application of the films (extrusion-blow molding, coating, co-rolling, welding, etc.) raise...
emulsion
Emulsion Emulsions are common in many industries, including cosmetics, food, pharmaceutical or specialty sectors. There are various types of emulsion (W/O, O/W, O/W/O) in more or less complex formulations, gelled, etc. The sensitivity of emulsions Depending on the intended functionality, emulsions raise different questions of physical behavior (rheology, texture, stickiness effects, etc.).
R&D study of the degradation of cosmetic micro-capsules in rheometry
Case study - R&D study of cosmetic micro-capsule degradation by rheometry Sector: Cosmetics Type of customer: SME Service contact: R&D The Customer wishes to have a reliable method to anticipate the degradation of micro-capsules contained in its formulations, under the effect of shear. He therefore called on RHEONIS to develop a method...Introduction to Behavioral Instrumental Techniques
Introduction to behavioral instrumental techniques Material processing industries are full of measuring instruments and standards intended to quantify macroscopic properties related to the flow, texture or mechanical strength of ingredients, finished or semi-finished products. Among them, viscosity cups, Hall funnel, viscometer, texturometer, rheometer, tribometer, durometer and other DMA are...Different viscosities (fluid mechanics, rheology, polymer physics)
The different viscosities (according to fluid mechanics, polymer physics, rheology) Viscosity is both a common sense notion and a scientific concept, common to the fields of fluid mechanics, polymer physics and rheology. Unfortunately, these different areas have not quite...
“Curieuse Rheology” cycle – Episode 3: What can a rheometer do?
"CURIOUS RHEOLOGY" CYCLE EPISODE 3 - What can a rheometer do? From rheology to the industrial behavior of complex materials Much more than an instrument for measuring rheological properties, the rheometer is a veritable experimental platform making it possible to reproduce numerous phenomena representative of industrial processes and applications and to quantify the behavior of materials...
Webinar Atelier des Méthodes – Open Webinar – Perspectives on Quality by Design (QbD) and Process Automation Technology (PAT): pharmaceutical and other processing sectors, same challenges?
OPEN WEBINAR Different perspectives on Quality by Design (QbD) and Process Automation Technology (PAT): pharmaceutical and other processing sectors, same challenges? with Pascal Cavaillon (Inhalexpert), Thomas Ricour (NIR Industry), Dr. Nicolas Mougin & Dr. Vincent Billot-Ridet (RHEONIS) At the end of the 2000s, the Food & Drug Administration and the EMEA...
Webinar “From excipient to tablet: powder rheology solutions for the pharmaceutical industry” organized by Anton-Paar
INTERVENTION AT ANTON-PAAR WEBINAR From Excipient Handling to Tabletting: Powder Rheological Solutions for the Pharmaceutical Industry moderated by Helena Weingrill (Anton-Paar), with the expert participation of Dr. Nicolas Mougin (RHEONIS) Webinar in English Anton-Paar and RHEONIS have maintained a close relationship for several years...
Webinar Atelier des Méthodes – Open Webinar – Perspectives on Food 3D Printing
OPEN WEBINAR DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES ON AGRI-FOOD 3D PRINTING with Nadine Briallon (3Desserts Graphiques), Dr. Nicolas Mougin & Dr. Vincent Billot-Ridet (RHEONIS) 3D printing is one of the great technological promises of the last 30 years. What about its development for food applications? To talk about it, we will welcome Nadine Briallon, founder of 3Desserts Graphiques. Nadine we...
Cycle “Curieuse Rheology” – Episode 2: What do we measure with what?
"CURIOUS RHEOLOGY" CYCLE EPISODE 2 - What do we measure with what? An introduction to Behavioral Instrumental Techniques Industrial tools for measuring so-called rheological behaviors are numerous, from rudimentary devices (viscosity cup, Bostwick consistometer, etc.) to sophisticated measurement systems (texturometer, rheometer, etc.). But how do they work? What can they quantify? For what...
Webinar Atelier des Méthodes 2022 – “Curieuse Rheology” cycle – Episode 1: Why all these viscosities?
"CURIOUS RHEOLOGY" CYCLE EPISODE 1 - Why all these viscosities? We sometimes hear about dynamic, kinematic, intrinsic, elongational viscosities, etc. What do these types of viscosity correspond to? In what contexts are they useful? In this webinar, we take you into the great bestiary of viscosities to allow you to see more clearly...
Open Webinar – RHEAWAVE – Ultrasound Technologies for Online Texture Analysis
OPEN WEBINAR: RHEAWAVE Ultrasound technologies: online texture analysis solutions to optimize process management Dr. Marielle Defontaine – CEO Co-founder – RHEAWAVE Thursday December 9, 2021 14-15 p.m. Marielle Defontaine will present the principles of ultrasound approaches and their contributions for the online monitoring of various characteristics of...
Open Webinar – TECTIC / SQUAREXPERT – Perspectives on solid cosmetics
OPEN WEBINAR: TECTIC / SQUAREXPERT Crossed perspectives: development of solid cosmetics, challenges in R&D and industrialization Grégoire Pithon – Founder – TECTIC Stéphanie Reymond – Founder – SQUAREXPERT Dr. Vincent Billot-Ridet – CEO Co-founder – RHEONIS Dr. Nicolas Mougin – Technical Director Co-founder – RHEONIS Thursday, November 25, 2021 14-15 p.m. Grégoire Pithon and...
Webinar – RHEONIS – Training in Industrial Behavioral R&D
Training in Behavioral R&D – Inter-company program 2022 S1 Dr. Vincent Billot-Ridet – CEO Co-founder – RHEONIS Dr. Nicolas Mougin – Technical Director Co-founder – RHEONIS Tuesday November 9, 2021 14-15 p.m. We will present the cycle of training sessions inter-companyAtelier des Méthodes in the first half of 2022, declining for the first...
Open Webinar – Novitom – Contributions of synchrotron X-ray microtomography to the 3D characterization of transformed materials
OPEN WEBINAR: NOVITOM Contributions of synchrotron X-ray microtomography to the 3D characterization of transformed materials Dr. Olivier Guiraud – Marketing & Sales Director – NOVITOM Thursday October 21, 2021 14 p.m.-15 p.m. After an introduction to the principles of X-ray microtomography and in particular tomography synchrotron, Olivier Guiraud will illustrate its advantages and...
Expert support for scale-up in special ink manufacturing
Case study - Expert support for industrial scale-up in special ink manufacturing Sector: Energy Client: Start-up Service: R&D / Industrialization The Client is entering scale-up stage for special ink manufacturing, with various issues and challenges. RHEONIS offers its scientific and technical support for providing an independent analysis and recommendations for liabilising this...
Expert support for R&D methods and the industrialization of the manufacture of special inks
Case study - Expert support for R&D methods and the industrialization of the manufacture of special inks Sector: Energy Type of customer: Start-up Service contact: R&D / Industrialization The Customer enters the industrialization phase of a process involving special inks with complex properties and posing different difficulties and questions. He asks RHEONIS for a...
Case study – Optimizing liquid micro-emulsion formulation
Case study - Optimizing liquid micro-emulsion formulation Industry: Animal nutrition Client size: SME Service: R&D The Client wishes to improve transparency and stability of its micro-emulsion. RHEONIS is asked to determine an optimal formulation and optimized process conditions limiting the use of emulsifiers. Formulation and emulsion science In this study, RHEONIS provided its...
Optimization of liquid micro-emulsion formulation
Case study - Optimization of the formulation of a liquid micro-emulsion Sector: Animal nutrition Type of client: SME Service contact: R&D The Client wishes to improve the transparency and stability of a micro-emulsion. He asks RHEONIS to determine the optimal formulation minimizing the use of emulsifying additives. Formulation and science of emulsions RHEONIS has...
Expertise for the development of predictive models for pharmaceutical tableting
Case study - Expertise for the development of predictive models for pharmaceutical tabletting Sector: Ingredients Client type: Big Account Service contact: Data science - R&D The client aims at developing predictive models for pharmaceutical tablets final properties. Preliminary data-science provided low level of satisfaction, so the Client asks RHEONIS for a...
Expertise/consulting on feasibility in innovation engineering of a connected device for cosmetic application
Case study - Expertise/Advice on feasibility in innovation engineering of a connected device for cosmetic application Sector: Cosmetics Type of customer: Start-up Service contact: Project leaders The Customer has developed an innovative concept of connected device in the field of "on demand" cosmetics and wishes to assess the technical feasibility of its...What is Industrial Behavioral R&D?
What is Industrial Behavioral R&D? Nearly 10 years of industrial collaborations and methodological research have led RHEONIS to implement a unique, high-performance Research and Development approach dedicated to industrial issues related to the physical behavior and transformation of all types of materials. Objectives Industrial Behavioral R&D implements...
Predictive methods and decision support tool for powders industrial behavior
Case study - Development of predictive methods and decision support tool of powders industrial behavior Sector: Agrofood Client: Group Department: R&D Our client faces frequent issues with powder handling (blockage in silo, caking, hardening, difficult flow,...) and wishes to improve its tools for the evaluation of candidate ingredients and for the development of...
Development of a tool for anticipating the industrial behavior of powder ingredients
Case study - Development of a tool for anticipating the industrial behavior of powder ingredients and for decision support Sector: Agri-food Type of customer: Group Service contact: R&D The Customer faces common difficulties related to behavior of its powders (blocking in silos, caking, hardening, difficult flow, etc.) and wishes to be able to anticipate...
R&D improvement study of dental product processing with instrumented micro-pilot technique
Case study - R&D improvement study of dental product processing with instrumented micro-pilot technique Sector: Pharmaceuticals Type: Group Department: R&D / Industrialization The Client is facing issues with texture variabilities in industrialization tests for dental product process while FDA certification in progress. RHEONIS is here to draw out the causes and influencing...
R&D study of dental product manufacturing process optimization by instrumented micro-pilot
Case study - R&D study for the optimization of the dental product manufacturing process by instrumented micro-pilot Sector: Pharmaceuticals Type of customer: Group Service contact: R&D / Industrialization The Customer encounters texture non-conformities in industrialization in manufacturing of a dental product undergoing FDA certification. He asks RHEONIS...
Case study – Scientific problem solving for powder vacuum pump
Case study - Scientific problem solving for powder vacuum pump Industry: Industrial equipment Type: Group Department: R&D The client faces damages in use of its powder vacuum pumps and search for a better understanding of powder abrasive phenomena in order to improve pump design. Combining pump and powders understanding In this context,...
Case study – Emulsification process optimization with instrumented micro-pilot approach
Case study - Emulsification process optimization with instrumented micro-pilot approach Industry: Ingredients Type: Group Department: R&D The Client wishes to resolve issues appeared during the industrialization of an emulsification process of high-viscosity product and asks Rheonis for operational recommendations Optimizing product/process thanks to instrumented micro-pilot approach In this context, we provided this study...
Case study – Design of R&D spraying testbed for high-viscosity products
Case study - Design of R&D instrumented spraying testbed for high-viscosity products Industry: Ingredients Type: Group Departments: R&D / New Works The Client wishes to develop an instrumented spraying R&D testbed adapted for high-viscosity products and outsources to Rheonis preliminary study, functional analysis, design and sourcing. Expert support mixing science and engineering...
Case study – R&D testbed development for pencil ink drying
Case study - R&D testbed development for pencil ink drying Sector: Material for writing Type: Group Department: R&I The Client wants to improve its R&D testbeds for ink drying and requires Rheonis to identify and evaluate appropriate techniques, then to design, develop and install a dedicated test bed. Collaborative project between applied research...
Case study – Instrumental method for powder compact and brush interactions
Case study - Instrumental method development for the study of cosmetics powders compacts and brush interactions Industry: Cosmetics Internal R&D project Project duration: 6 months Cosmetic powders compacts are usually handled with a brush or finger and the covering properties is commonly studied through sensorial analysis. We developed a scientific method based on...
Case study – Predicting optimal processing conditions for elastomer extrusion process
Case study - Predicting optimal processing conditions for elastomer extrusion process Industry: Aerospace Client size: Group Department: R&D Our client is facing issues with the processing of elastomer by extrusion. Numerous internal pilot trials and laboratory studies couldn't lead to define appropriate processing conditions. The client asked RHEONIS to investigate with its...
Inter-company training 2022 – Focus – F03 – Understanding and mastering gelling agents and gelled products
F03 - Understanding and controlling the behavior of gelling agents and gelled products using rheometry 2 days - 14 p.m. June 21 & 22, 2022 Grenoble €1 excl. tax/share. (Lunches included) Objectives During this practical two-day advanced training, participants will deepen their understanding and mastery of the behaviors of gelling agents and...
Inter-company training 2022 – Focus – F02 – Understanding & Mastering the behavior of powders using behavioral techniques
F02 - Understanding and mastering the behavior of powders thanks to behavioral instrumental techniques 2 days - 14 p.m. June 7 & 8, 2022 Grenoble €1 excl. tax/part. (Lunches included) Objectives During this two-day practical advanced training, participants will deepen their understanding and mastery of the behavior of powders using techniques...
Inter-company training 2022 – Focus – F01 – Mastery of rheometry
F01 - Deepen your mastery of rheometry 2 days - 14 p.m. April 5 & 6, 2022 Grenoble €1 excl. tax/part. (Lunches included) Objectives During this two-day practical advanced training, participants will deepen their mastery of rheometry for the investigation of behaviors and transformations in an industrial context of all types of...
Inter-company training 2022 – Panoramics – P03 – Instrumented micro-pilot
P03 - Initiation to Instrumented Micro-Pilots, R&D tool for scaling up 1 day - 7 hours March 10, 2022 Grenoble €500 excl. tax/part. (Lunch included) Objectives During this one-day introductory training, participants will learn to: Identify the nature of the difficulties related to the industrial scale-up for transformations...
Inter-company training 2022 – Focus – P01 – Behavioral instrumental techniques
P01 - Behavioral Instrumental Techniques: making R&D more reliable and anticipating industrialization 1 day - 7 hours March 10, 2022 Grenoble €350 excl. tax/part. (Lunch included) Objectives During this one-day introductory training, participants will discover the panorama of behavioral instrumental techniques for the study of the physical properties of behavior and transformation of materials. They will learn...
Inter-company training 2022 – Sectoral – S03 – Behavioral R&D Inks / Paints / Varnishes
S03 - Develop a Behavioral R&D approach on rheometer for inks, paints and varnishes 2 days - 14 hours May 10-11, 2022 Grenoble €1 excl. VAT/part. (Lunches included) Objectives During this two-day advanced training, participants will learn to develop Behavioral R&D approaches on a rheometer for inks, paints, etc.