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Research and development
Our research and development process
Innovation at the heart
of our business.
In addition to its design office, TRB has a control and R&D laboratory located in Northern France (Nesles, Pas-de-Calais). This facility, which incorporates state-of-the-art equipment and the latest technologies in use in our sector, ensures the development of new products and solutions, in collaboration with the design office and all TRB field teams.
Mechanical and physical characterization tests on our raw materials and finished products, X-ray fluorescence chemistry, X-ray diffraction (XRD), exploration before and after thermal stress. The laboratory also has high-temperature furnaces (up to 1700°C) for high-temperature characterization and investigation of corrosion under conditions of use.
The laboratory's range of services is rounded out by a forability bench for taphole clay, concrete structuring tests, and "customized" tests to reproduce the applications and stresses seen on site. Why all these tests?
Ensure consistent quality of our raw materials and finished products to meet our customers' requirements and needs. TRB has been ISO 9001 certified for over 20 years.
14
Employees
including 4 engineers and 10 technicians.
20 000
Analyses are carried out every year by our team.
9 000 h
Dedicated per year to the development and improvement of our products and processes.
Our team also maintains a constant technological watch and participates in major international conferences and events (ICR, UNITECR...). We proudly collaborate with internationally renowned laboratories.
Meeting tomorrow's challenges
A forerunner in innovation in the refractory market, TRB is already anticipating economic and social trends, environmental issues and the limitation of resources and raw materials, by constantly developing innovative solutions. For example, by incorporating up to 15% recycled materials in the design of new products.