Distance learning 2025 S2 - Rheometry, rheology and physics of paints and resins - Session 3
Session 3: Case Study Paints and Varnishes Better master the interpretation and critical analysis of rheometric case studies related to the behavior of paints and varnishes Tuesday, October 28, 2025 9 a.m. - 11 p.m. Distance learning €200 excluding VAT/part. OBJECTIVES Discover rheometric case studies related to the behavior of paints Learn about the interpretation of curves and...
Distance learning 2025 S1 – “Gelling Agents” cycle – Session 2
Session 2: Manufacturing products with gelling agents Tuesday, May 13, 2025 3 hours Remote €300 excluding VAT/part. (for several participants, contact us) OBJECTIVES Discover the various manufacturing processes for gelled products or those containing gelling agents and the technical challenges associated with their implementation PROGRAM Reminders on the manufacturing processes for gelled products...
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...
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...
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...
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/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...
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 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...What is an Instrumented Micro-Pilot?
What is an Instrumented Micro-Pilot®? Instrumented micro-pilots constitute an original approach based on behavioral instrumental techniques. Principle Behavioral techniques make it possible to quantify the responses of matter to various physical constraints. In some cases, it is useful to reproduce qualitatively and/or quantitatively on a laboratory scale the particular constraints of the conditions...
Instrumented micropilot method development for liquid foams
Case study - Development of instrumented micro-pilot methods for liquid foams Sector: - Type of customer: - Service contact: R&D Following various requests from customers dealing with foaming issues or, on the contrary, wishing to improve the texture of their foams, RHEONIS has developed a micro-pilot approach...
Feasibility and development of active microencapsulation by microbeads
Case study - Feasibility of microencapsulation of an active ingredient by hydrogel microbeads Sector: Hygiene Type of customer: Group Service contact: R&D The Customer wishes to use a highly hydrophilic and hygroscopic molecule as an active ingredient. He calls on RHEONIS to identify a suitable technical solution. Identify and validate the feasibility of an encapsulation system In...
Simulation of paraffin deposition on the surface of a pipeline and study of the effect of additives on rheology
Case study - Simulation of the deposition of paraffins on pipelines and study of the effect of additives on rheology Sector: Oil Type of customer: Group Service contact: Study The deposition of paraffins from thick crude oils is a recurring problem during the pipeline transport, requiring very frequent curettage operations to...
Optimization of product/emulsion process by instrumented stirring micro-pilot
Case study - Optimization of product/emulsion process by instrumented stirring micro-pilot Sector: Ingredients Type of customer: Group Service contact: R&D The Customer wishes to improve the performance of an emulsification process. He entrusts RHEONIS with the R&D study through its original approach of instrumented micro-pilot. The product/process optimization study To meet the needs of the project, RHEONIS...
Study in problem solving and optimization of vacuum pump for powders
Case study - R&D study in problem solving and design optimization of a vacuum pump for powders Sector: Equipment Type of customer: Group Service contact: R&D The Customer encounters problems of damage to powder suction pumps and call on RHEONIS to better understand the associated phenomena in order to improve...
Scientific advice in improving R&D methods for clay-based galenics
Case study - Scientific advice for the improvement of R&D methods for clay-based galenics Sector: Pharmaceuticals Type of client: Group Service contact: R&D The Client encounters variability in production and implements a Quality by Design approach. He called on RHEONIS to develop R&D approaches and...
Decision support during the instrumental investment phase
Case study - Decision support during the investment phase for rheometric instrumentation Sector: Coatings Type of customer: Group Service contact: R&D The Customer wishes to acquire a high-performance rheometer and calls on RHEONIS to help him specify his specifications according to its R&D issues and to consult the...
Design of an instrumented bench for high-viscosity product atomization
Case study - Design of an instrumented pilot bench for the atomization of high-viscosity products Sector: Ingredients Type of customer: Group Services interlocutors: R&D / New works The Customer wishes to develop an instrumented spray bench for the atomization of products high-viscosity and called on RHEONIS for the design and sizing of its installation, etc.
Industrialology #1 – Viscosity, rheology & confusion
Viscosity, Rheology & Confusion In the vast majority of industries, manufacturing products involves subjecting matter to a succession of transformations to give it certain functions and shapes. The different materials are thus likely to go through powder, fluid, pasty, gelled, emulsified, solid states, etc. Among these transformations, the ability to...
Preliminary study to predict the stability of greases in aging by rheology
Case study - Preliminary study to predict the stability of greases in aging by rheology Sector: Greases & Lubricants Type of customer: Group Service contact: R&D The Customer encounters problems with the stability of his greases and calls on Rheonis to evaluate the ability of rheometric techniques to anticipate...
A look back at the first 2020 Methods Workshops – Powder Focus
A look back at the first 2020 Methods Workshops - Focus on powders On February 4 and 5, Rheonis had the pleasure of welcoming the participants of the first 2020 Methods Workshops on the theme of powders, in our recently expanded premises in Grenoble. During these two Methods Workshops organized with Anton-Paar, we...
R&D collaboration for stabilizing agri-food suspension by gelling agent additivation
Case study - R&D collaboration for stabilizing agri-food suspension by adding gelling agent Sector: Agri-food Type of customer: Group Service contact: R&D The Customer encounters problems decanting his suspensions of biotechnological origin and calls on RHEONIS to determine the suitable conditions for stabilizing its products by adding...
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Let's meet at the Techinnov business meetings on February 27th in Paris La Défense!
Rheonis will be present at the Techinnov business meetings on February 27th at Paris La Défense! Are you on standby or actively looking for partners for your innovation? You have discovered our case studies and you are wondering if and how Rheonis could support you in your mastery of the behaviors and transformations of...
Find the application note on the characterization in a powder cell of the process behavior of polymer powders
RHEONIS contributes to the Anton-Paar application notes on the powder cell for rheometer We have adjusted and implemented different types of test on the Anton-Paar powder cell equipping our rheometers to characterize the physical parameters associated with caking phenomena , abrasion and bridging observed in process for polymer powders. The techniques of...
Development of a predictive rheology method for misting defects in roller coating
Case study - Development of a predictive rheology method for misting defects in roll-coating Sector: Printing Type of customer: Group Service contact: R&D The Customer encounters difficulties during pilot tests in roll-coating and call on RHEONIS to develop a predictive instrumental approach to the undesirable phenomenon of...
Optimization of cheese matrix sterilization process by rheological modeling
Case study - Optimization of the sterilization process of cheese matrices by rheological modeling Sector: Food industry Type of customer: Group Service contact: R&D The Customer encounters difficulties in the industrialization of a cheese product with a high dry matter content and call on RHEONIS to determine possible adaptations. Combine Analysis...
Comparison of rheological characterization methods for preparations for ice cream with pieces
Case study - Comparison of rheological characterization methods for preparations for ice cream with pieces Sector: Food industry Type of customer: Group Service contact: R&D The Customer wishes to improve its instrumental techniques for characterizing the texture of its fillings and marbling for ice cream and calls on RHEONIS to adapt and...
Development and internalization of rheometric protocols for the quantification of the stringy and sticky properties of gelled cosmetic products
Case study - Development and internalization of rheometric protocols for the quantification of stringy and sticky gelled cosmetic products Sector: Cosmetics Type of customer: Group Service contact: R&D The Customer encounters problems in production when injecting certain products into pots exhibiting undesirable stringy and sticky behavior. He does...
Comparative characterization of the properties of a gel-model for pharmaceutical application
Case study - Comparative characterization of the properties of a gel-model for pharmaceutical application Sector: Pharmacy Type of client: Group Service contact: R&D The Client uses a gel-model within the framework of the development of injection devices and calls to Rheonis to better characterize the relative behaviors of this gel-model and the target product at...
Study of texture variability of gelled waters according to formulation and process
Case study - Study of texture variability of gelled waters according to formulation and process Sector: Food industry Type of customer: SME Service contact: R&D The Client wishes to optimize the texture of gelled waters based on hydrocolloids intended for people suffering from swallowing disorders and called on RHEONIS to set up...
Determination of the freezing point of gelled products for difficult thermal conditions
Case study - Determination of the freezing point of gelled solutions at negative temperatures Sector: Animal hygiene Type of client: SME Service contact: R&D The Client wishes to better quantify the thermal behavior of its gelled solutions used in cold conditions (below -5 °C) for animal hygiene and calls on Rheonis to...
[Atelier des Méthodes] Find the detailed program of June 2020 – Focus Methods
Atelier des Méthodes - Focus on Methods - June 23 & 24, 2020 At the end of the first half of theAtelier des Méthodes 2020, we offer you two sessions dedicated to the challenges of methods to choose your measurement techniques with regard to any type of problem of physical behavior, to set up protocols...
[Atelier des Méthodes] Find the detailed program for May 2020 – Focus Non-Newtonian Fluids
Atelier des Méthodes - Focus on non-Newtonian fluids - May 5 & 6, 2020 Many products (paints, inks, varnishes, pastes, suspensions, etc.) have the properties of non-Newtonian fluids, making them particularly sensitive to the conditions of their application. work and subject to variability. The two days of MayAtelier des Méthodes aim...
[Atelier des Méthodes] Find the detailed program for April 2020 – Phase Change Focus
Atelier des Méthodes April 7 & 8, 2020 - Focus Phase change Industrial transformation operations involve, in most cases, phase changes in matter, going from powder or liquid to pasty or even solid states. These transformations are major sources of variability controlled essentially by empiricism. Both...
R&D study of the influence of mechanical stresses on airgel powders
Case study - R&D study of the influence of mechanical stresses on airgel powders Sector: Construction Type of customer: Group Service contact: R&D The Customer wishes to improve its process for preparing airgel powders for applications in the field of the building and called on Rheonis to study the impact of mechanical stress...
Support study for the dimensioning of a storage hopper for recycled powders
Case study - Support study for the sizing of a storage hopper for recycled powders Sector: Waste treatment Type of customer: Group Service contact: New works The Customer wishes to develop a storage silo for recycled powders and calls on Rheonis to determine the hopper angle to ensure the flow counts...
[Atelier des Méthodes] Find the detailed program for March 2020 – Gelling & Textures Focus
Atelier des Méthodes - Focus on Gelling Agents & Textures - March 10 & 11, 2020 Texture is at the heart of the application challenges for consumer and industrial products, justifying the use of thickeners, gelling agents and texturizers of all kinds (xanthan, guar, pectin, alginate, etc.). ..). In practice, whether in formulation, industrialization or production, texturing...
[Atelier des Méthodes] Find the detailed program for February 2020 – Focus Poudres
Atelier des Méthodes February 4 & 5, 2020 - Focus on Powders The improvement of powder functionalities and the development of competitiveness requirements highlight the limitations of the usual normative or application techniques for quantifying the physical properties of powders associated with their behavior in process or in application ( transport, spreading, fluidization,...
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The program ofAtelier des Méthodes 2020 S1 is online!
GO FROM CONTROL TO MASTERY of complex ingredients and products Since 2017, RHEONIS has been opening its doors to manufacturers for "Methods Workshops" dedicated to questions of the behavior of powders, fluid, pasty or semi-solid products in process and application, to techniques instruments and methods to make the formulation more reliable, the industrialization and to solve the problems in...
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RHEONIS will speak at the Technical Day "Biomolecules with High Added Value" organized by the IAR cluster on December 12 in Paris
RHEONIS will speak at the "High Value Added Biomolecules" Technical Day on December 12 in Paris Vincent Billot-Ridet will speak on December 12 in Paris as part of the "High Value Added Biomolecules" technical day organized by the IAR cluster with a conference entitled: Biosourced, formulation and product development: what developments...
Evaluation of binder and granulation of powders in micro-granulator instrumented on a rheometer
Case study - Formulation and evaluation of a binder in an instrumented micro-granulator Sector: Food industry Type of customer: Group Service contact: R&D The Customer is encountering problems with the segregation of its powders and wishes to identify an appropriate binder for its granulation. He therefore calls on RHEONIS to identify the appropriate binders and their...
Scientific expertise in solving production problems based on impregnated granular material
Case study - Scientific expertise in solving production problems based on impregnated granular material Sector: Electrotechnics Type of customer: Group Service contact: Industrialization/R&D The Customer experiences defects in the production of a granular material resulting from a process impregnation, heat treatment and compaction and called on RHEONIS to support the...
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RHEONIS presented its innovative approach for biosourced products to the Biomolecule Commission of the IAR cluster
RHEONIS presented its innovative approach for biobased to the members of the Biomolecules Commission of the IAR Cluster A member of the IAR cluster since the beginning of 2019, RHEONIS was invited on October 3 to present its innovative approach within the framework of the Biomolecules Commission of the cluster. Vincent Billot-Ridet, CEO of RHEONIS, shared in front of...
Polyurethane (PU) resin casting and forming process optimization study
Case study - Polyurethane resin casting and forming process optimization study Sector: Technical plastics Type of customer: SME Service contact: R&D / Process The Customer encounters variability in its casting and forming process for its products based on of polyurethane resin, of which he wishes to understand the origin and...
Development of a rheological model of dairy matrix transformation for numerical simulation
Case study - Development of a rheological model of behavior in the transformation of a dairy product matrix for digital simulation Sector: Food industry Type of client: Group Service contact: R&D The Client wishes to integrate digital simulation to optimize a product treatment process dairy. He therefore called on RHEONIS to develop...
Study of behavior of thermoplastic resins (PEEK, PEI, PPS) and impregnation on carbon weft
Case study - R&D study of variability in the behavior of thermoplastic resins and impregnation on a carbon weft Sector: Composites Type of customer: Group Service contact: R&D The Customer observes variability in its thermoplastic resin impregnation process. He therefore calls on RHEONIS to firstly qualify the behavioral variabilities...
R&D study of factors influencing the performance of gelling ingredients
Case study - R&D study of the factors influencing the performance of gelling ingredients Sector: Food industry Type of customer: Group Service contact: R&D The Customer wishes to better understand and estimate the factors of variability in the effectiveness of an agent gelling agent used in the process. He uses RHEONIS to study the comparative performance of batches...
Improvement of the application properties of a natural phytosanitary formulation
Case study - Improvement of the application properties of a natural phytosanitary formulation Sector: Agrochemicals Type of client: Plant treatment consultant Service contact: - The Client develops a natural formulation based on tannin for the treatment of plants and meets in particular difficulties in solubilizing its phytosanitary product during...
R&D study of substitution and industrialization of an anti-spray additive for lubricating oil
Case study - Collaborative study of substitution and industrialization of an anti-spray polymer additive for lubricating oil Sector: Lubricants Type of customer: Group Service contact: R&D, Production The Customer wishes to substitute an anti-spray polymer additive and improve reliability the conditions of production of lubricating oil for textile application. So he calls on Rheonis to...
Support for the development and internalization of rheometric techniques for lubricating greases
Case study - Complete support for the development and internalization of rheometric techniques for lubricating grease Sector: Lubricant Type of customer: Group Service contact: R&D The Customer wishes to be equipped with a rheometry platform to study rheology and tribology of its products in R&D and calls on RHEONIS to support it in...
Training in the practice of the rheometer for rheology and physics
Case study - Training in rheometry and instrumental techniques to strengthen R&D Sector: All types Type of customer: Equipped with a rheometer Service contact: R&D, Laboratory, Industrialization, Quality The Customer wishes to build skills in the use rheometric techniques to make its R&D approach more reliable and anticipate the behavior of its...
R&D study for improvement of thermomechanical application of PET film on metal support
Case study - R&D study in support of improvement of thermomechanical application of PET film on metal support Sector: Packaging Type of customer: Group Service contact: R&D The Customer wishes to optimize a process for applying PET film on metal support and uses RHEONIS to evaluate the relative performance of different film suppliers...
Scientific expertise in support of innovation for household dust
Case study - Scientific expertise in support of innovation for household dust Sector: Household appliances Type of customer: Group Service contact: R&I The Customer wishes to feed his innovation process by providing scientific elements on the behavior of dust and called on RHEONIS to produce a scientific state of the art and provide...
R&D study of instrumental simulation of powder segregation for formulation improvement
Case study - R&D study of instrumental simulation of powder segregation for formulation improvement Sector: Food industry Type of customer: SME Service contact: R&D call on RHEONIS to quantify the phenomenon...
Accelerated formulation of an epoxy resin for application under thermomechanical constraints
Case study - Accelerated formulation of an epoxy resin for application under thermomechanical constraints Sector: Confidential Type of customer: Group Service contact: Works The Customer wishes to replace an epoxy resin used for an application under thermomechanical constraints. Following preliminary work with a formulator that was unsuccessful, the Client calls on...
Problem solving with enamel spraying on ceramics
Case study - Expertise in enamel spraying problem solving Sector: Ceramics Type of customer: Group Service contact: R&D / Production / Quality The Customer encounters unexplained variations in the quality of the application in his enamel spraying ceramics and calls on RHEONIS to support a better understanding...
Development of an R&D test bench for drying ink in writing
Case study - Development of an R&D test bench for drying ink in writing Sector: Inks Type of customer: Group Service contact: R&I The Customer has in-house test prototypes of its writing systems and in particularly the drying of inks, of which he wishes to improve the precision and the convenience of use....
Development of an instrumental method for testing cosmetic powder compacts
Case study - Development of an instrumental method for testing cosmetic powder compacts Sector: Cosmetics RHEONIS internal innovation Project duration: 6 months The use of cosmetic powder compacts as eye shadow is generally done with a brush, brush or with your finger. Their covering power is generally analyzed from the angle of the analysis...
Recommendation study for elastomer extrusion settings
Case study - Study recommending settings for an elastomer extrusion process Sector: Aeronautics Type of customer: Group Service contact: R&D Extrusion is a thermomechanical process often used for shaping high-quality products. -viscosity. Generally inserted in the form of granules, the product is mixed between a screw and the...
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Vincent Billot-Ridet, CEO of RHEONIS, presented Industrial Empowerment to the Head to Head Leaders of BFM Business
RHEONIS presented its unique approach to Industrial Empowerment at the Tête à Tête Décideurs of BFM Business Vincent Billot-Ridet, CEO and co-founder of RHEONIS, was the guest of the Tête à Tête Décideurs of BFM Business, to present the unprecedented approach of Industrial Empowerment. While empiricism still looms large in the industry, a new phenomenon is gaining momentum...
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RHEONIS trained nearly 30 participants in rheometry for cosmetic products
On-site training of M&L laboratory teams RHEONIS was in Manosque to initiate M&L laboratory teams to the advantages of rheometric techniques for the formulation and industrialization of cosmetic products. On the menu: the wealth of behavior of complex products, the challenges of measurement, the intrinsic limits of viscometry,...
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RHEONIS will be present at the RDV Carnot 2019 in Paris
Rheonis participates! RHEONIS will be present at the Rendez-vous Carnot on October 16-17 in Paris. Looking forward to meeting you at our stand! The Rheonis team. https://www.rdv-carnot.com/index.php
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The Rheonis team is growing
The Rheonis team is growing We haven't had the time to talk about it yet: they are young, beautiful, intelligent, dynamic and they have joined RHEONIS for their end-of-Master 2 internship. We are pleased to introduce Philippine Grimaud, Mohamed Najib Seck and Vahagn Khatchikyan, who have been strengthening our R&D team since February and...
Scientific Continuous Improvement
Continuous Scientific Improvement was born from a triple industrial observation: (1) the culture of empiricism causes significant development cycles and resource consumption; (2) quality standards impose parameters as conformity criteria that are sometimes non-representative and of limited use in R&D; (3) the dynamic behavior of matter under...
Atelier des Méthodes March 6, 2019 – Introduction to behavioral techniques
Viscosimetry, texturometry or rheometry are so-called “behavioral” techniques: they make it possible to quantify properties representative of the response of a product to a stress (here thermomechanical), that is to say its dynamic behavior. Within the framework of the usual standards in many fields, the use of these techniques is unfortunately often reduced to…
Atelier des Méthodes March 5, 2019 – Introduction to Continuous Scientific Improvement
When the scientist dives into continuous improvement methods, he realizes that they presuppose knowledge of the phenomena at play in the industrial process while ignoring them in their implementation (DMAICS, DoE, etc.) Our collaborations with many sectors and industrial players have convinced us that this understanding is far from being the…
7 – Towards an optimized measurement strategy / June 19, 2019
TOWARDS AN OPTIMIZED MEASUREMENT STRATEGY Discover the principles of non-destructive instrumental techniques and reflect on the challenges of a measurement strategy combining online and offline Instrumental techniques dedicated to verification and inspection are numerous and constantly evolving evolution, whether it involves quantifying certain normative control parameters or establishing a...
6 – Development of predictive techniques / June 18, 2019
DEVELOPMENT OF PREDICTIVE TECHNIQUES Discover the potential of optimal exploitation of available technical data to solve problems and develop predictive approaches Numerous technical data are associated with certain properties of inputs, semi-finished or finished products as well as configurations of process or pilot, operated differently in R&D, production or quality. There...
5 – From the product/process problem to its resolution using the phenomenological approach / May 15, 2019
FROM THE PRODUCT/PROCESS PROBLEM TO ITS RESOLUTION THROUGH THE PHENOMENOLOGICAL APPROACH Discover how to build an R&D approach to study variabilities and problems in process/application and effectively guide industrial tests and identify optimizations The physical behavior of complex products poses difficulties for the most part of time approached industrially from an empirical angle or experimental designs,...
4 – Advanced & unconventional rheometries / May 14, 2019
ADVANCED & NON-CONVENTIONAL RHEOMETRIES Discover the potential of rheometry for the experimental simulation of thermomechanical processes and the study of application properties. One of the main difficulties encountered by rheometer users concerns the implementation of protocols adapted to the context of the need (improvement of formulation, understanding of variabilities and sources of problems, etc.),...
3 – Quantifying the dynamic behavior of powders / April 2, 2019
QUANTIFY THE DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR OF POWDERS Understanding powder behaviors, the limits of standard measurement data and the potential of rheometric techniques The development of powder functionalities and competitiveness requirements have evolved sufficiently to highlight the limitations of normative or application techniques usual methods for assessing flowability,...
1 – Introduction to Scientific Continuous Improvement / March 5, 2019
INTRODUCTION TO SCIENTIFIC CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT Discover Scientific Continuous Improvement for complex products What if it were possible to advance performance, quality and industrial innovation through an approach based no longer primarily on empiricism or controls normative but on the scientific understanding of phenomena to derive predictive instrumental methods,...
Technical days of initiation exchange & deepening
Manufacturers using powders, fluid, pasty or semi-solid products encounter very similar problems: a process often undergone, empirical R&D or industrialization approaches, consuming time, materials and resources, quality tests sometimes questionable usefulness, drastically different behaviors of entrants despite identical technical sheets, etc. RHEONIS…
Supporting you in performance and innovation
Supporting the industry in performance and innovation means providing tailor-made, efficient and lasting solutions and improvements at the product, process, method, instrumentation and equipment levels, both in R&D and in industrialization, production or quality. . At Rheonis, it is from the first exchange that we put our expertise at your service, to understand your problem, your objectives, the...
Take control of the behavior of your complex products
The behaviors and transformations in the process and application of complex products are most often dynamic responses depending as much on thermomechanical constraints as on formulation factors. Instrumental laboratory or quality control techniques often struggle to discriminate and anticipate the impact of formulations on their processability and performance. Empirical approaches…
Go beyond empiricism
Faced with the complexities of behavior of powders, fibers, gels, emulsions, resins, suspensions, waxes, etc., empiricism is the most common industrial method. Effective for solving one-off problems, although often demanding in time, resources and materials, empiricism finds its limits when it comes to explaining recurring variabilities, understanding the influencing factors and…
Speech by Nicolas MOUGIN at ANTON PAAR's Powder Workshop on September 6, 2018
Nicolas Mougin, Technical Director of RHEONIS, was present at the ANTON PAAR Powder Days on September 6 in Les Ulis, to present the contributions of the behavioral approach to industrial problems of development and implementation of powders. The industrial challenges of using powders (transport, etc.) were discussed in particular.
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RHEONIS was present at the RDV CARNOT 2018
On October 17 and 18, RHEONIS welcomed visitors to the RDV Carnot to its stand to discuss their innovation needs for the development and implementation of powders, fluid, pasty and semi-solid products. During these two days, we had the opportunity to discuss their projects with our industrial contacts…
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Fête de la Science 2018: "Polymers in all their states"
Saturday, October 6, as part of the 27th Edition of La Fête de la Science, RHEONIS opened its doors to the general public for a special day on the theme “polymers in all their states”. Polymers are everywhere and their properties are directly at the origin of the richness of the functions of both organisms…
Atelier des Méthodes October 2, 2018 – Behavior of Powders & Instrumental Analysis
Powder Behavior & Instrumental Analysis The RHEONIS team is pleased to invite you to a new workshop on the theme of “Powder Behavior and their Instrumental Analysis” in collaboration with ANTON PAAR. This Atelier des Méthodes™ will be an opportunity to take stock of the issues and factors influencing the behavior of...
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RHEONIS renews its Research Tax Credit
RHEONIS is pleased to announce (finally) the renewal of its Research Tax Credit approval as an R&D service provider, for the years 2018, 2019 and 2020. In line with the Open Innovation logic of our services, any service R&D that you entrust to RHEONIS can be integrated into your own expenses…
Startup Life – Episode 12: The Departure
Our creative project finds its source at the heart of public research, within a laboratory in which we had set up a measurement service platform – which we aimed to develop into more comprehensive industrial services. But the relevance of a research valorization scheme does not make a business model,…Eugene C. Bingham
Eugene C. Bingham Eugene C. Bingham is often considered one of the founding fathers of rheology, the “science of flowing matter and its deformations.” His pioneering work in the 1920s highlighted so-called “threshold” fluids, whose particularity is to flow like...
Atelier des Méthodes June 26, 2018 – From Measurement to Big Data
Atelier des Méthodes from June 26, 2018 From Measurement to Big Data The Industry of the Future or Industry 4.0, and with it the promises of digital technologies of IoT, Big Data, AI, attract as much as they question. Ensuring process control, determining variability factors, anticipating deviations are all avenues...
Gain efficiency for your substitution procedures
Substituting an ingredient in a formula often reveals the complexity of its interaction with other constituents. Mineral fillers, thickeners, gelling agents, texturizers or other functional additives have an impact not only on the application properties but also on the “processability” of the product. Reworking a formula often involves a development effort…
Startup Life – Episode 11: Gastronomy & Effectuation
According to completely serious work, one would undertake as one cooks: either by fixing the recipe and obtaining the appropriate ingredients, or by exploring the fridge and cupboards to develop one's own menu. The first approach, causal, is that of traditional marketing, technological development, with market research, targeting, strategy and…
Startup Life – Episode 10: Virtue of Asceticism
On the paths of wisdom, religions and other spiritualities often make asceticism an invigorating experience. With hindsight, the forced asceticism of our beginnings had an undeniable virtue: it compelled us to go straight to the point. First of all to test what was essential for our project: the determinants and boundary conditions of…
Startup Life – Episode 9: The Risk of the Entrepreneur
The entrepreneur is often presented as someone who takes a risk. The risk of losing your bet, of failing, of not becoming a billionaire. A risk of game theory, after all. Heads or tails. Pair of aces against quad sevens. While chatting recently with an extreme sports friend, I realized how…
Atelier des Méthodes May 15, 2018 – Viscometry, Texturometry, Rheometry
Atelier des Méthodes May 15, 2018 Viscometry, Texturometry, Rheometry There are many brands and ranges of viscometers, texturometers and rheometers, offering a wide range of performance for various needs in R&D, quality control, industrialization, production or application. But on what criteria to choose an instrumentation? How to ensure the potential of this equipment for...
Startup Life – Episode 8: Listening Between the Words
Silences often speak as loudly as words, in life and in business. Especially in industrial service. The actors who contact us are generally faced with a technical problem that has not been resolved internally - or incompletely - despite their efforts, justifying evaluating the potential contribution of a third party. The underlying need, despite its degree of urgency and its…
Optimize Your Extrusion Process Through Experimental Modeling
Optimizing your Extrusion process through Experimental Modeling Extrusion is a complex thermomechanical process, and it is not uncommon for the material to have difficulty reaching the exit of the die or to present defects and variability. While the extrusion of common polymers is now well mastered, many materials still pose difficulties. Bring the...
Startup Life – Episode 7: Sight Sailing
Our business plan was perfect. It only took a few months for reality to smash it, with no respect for our fine work of preparation. These first cases that were just waiting for our creation to be ordered? Postponed, slimmed down, even abandoned. The pre-creation interest of prospects for our future services? Eventually less...
Startup life – Episode 6: The price of trust
When starting an innovative activity, (almost) no one completely trusts you. Prospects want tangible proof of your added value and that's normal. But these tangible proofs do not necessarily exist. Not all. Or not yet. The young company often does not yet have references, the offer is not completely positioned, the product not...
Startup Life – Episode 5: Praise of the Informal
For more than two years, it was as a duo – not to mention the precious moral support of our third partner – that we built our industrial services activity. At the start, we had set up certain meeting routines, a few simple procedures, an archiving database, management and monitoring tools. But the main thing...
Startup Life – Episode 4: Caps & Sombrero
Developing an activity requires organizing the wearing of multiple hats necessary for its proper functioning with the heads available: first and foremost those of the founders. When setting up the project, we quite naturally agreed on the allocation of the main roles based on our respective skills and experience. For skills to complete,…