ABOUT US

Metcut Recherches S.A.S. is a subsidiary of Metcut Research Inc. (Cincinnati – Ohio – USA), located in Carquefou (Nantes), France. Since 1992, we have been providing an expanding array of materials and mechanical testing, in our premises or in partnership with our parent company.

OUR PEOPLE – EDUCATED AND EXPERIENCED

Our people are at the heart of our success and the foundation of our strategy for the future. We believe that long-term, sustained success only results from investment in people. Each member of our workforce is an important financial stakeholder in our business. We know that it is our people who differentiate us in our chosen field of materials evaluation.

COMMITMENT TO QUALITY – CREATING VALUE NOT JUST DATA POINTS

Our team is committed to maintaining the highest level of professional excellence in the services we provide to our customers. We hold ourselves to the finest level of quality in our industry. It is only through this devotion to quality that we can earn the confidence of our clients in the reliability and accuracy of our work.

CULTURE – EMPHASIZING SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Providing consistent, personalized, and high-quality service to our clients has been and always will be our first priority. We look for the most enthusiastic and talented professionals so that our clients will benefit from their knowledge and expertise. We value personal integrity as the basis of developing and maintaining long-term business relationships.

INNOVATION – CONTINUALLY IMPROVING AND INNOVATING

The services we provide today are the result of past innovations; our services tomorrow will come from our ingenuity today. Incremental continuous improvement gains and great leaps forward both come from diverse, energetic teams who question, imagine, test, refine, and implement.

CONTINUING EDUCATION – ALWAYS PURSUING KNOWLEDGE

We encourage employees to pursue continuing education, believing that this benefits them personally and improves the quality of services to our clients. Every year we make significant investments in the professional development of our employees. Our ongoing investment in continuing education is a commitment toward meeting the goals of our employees and the needs of our customers.

HISTORY

Metcut Recherches S.A.S. is a subsidiary of Metcut Research Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio, and was founded in 1992 and operational one year later.

We provide convenient, high-quality, independent testing services for the European manufacturers. Since our creation, our materials testing and evaluation capabilities has continued to grow. Our engineers and technicians are improving their knowledge and skills concerning the testing of metallic, non-metallic, and advanced composite materials with each program.

A VARIED SERVICE

In addition to conducting standard tests, Metcut Recherches S.A.S. examines and conduct specific testing on request.

Day-to-day we conduct specialized testing programs on behalf of the aerospace and automotive customers. We support many industries including alloy manufacturers, forgers, foundries, designers, and machinists.

Any testing program, regardless of volume or scope, is possible either in our premises in Carquefou, or in Metcut Research Inc. – the foremost materials testing facility in the world.

CUSTOMER CONFIDENTIALITY

“Confidentiality” is a key word at Metcut Recherches S.A.S. Each of our customer can trust that their materials or components will be tested with complete confidence and independence and that the results will remain their exclusive property.

A HIGH-QUALITY SERVICE

Metcut Recherches S.A.S. constantly improve its new test and evaluation procedures, this enables us to provide unmatched testing service quality. A strict quality control is carried out on our equipment: from the test planning stages to the 100% inspection and review of all test results. Our customers can be assured consistant reliable performance.

FACILITIES

We operate 100,000 square feet (9,300 square meters) of laboratory and machining space in our three locations (Metcut and CTL in Cincinnati, Ohio and Metcut Recherches in Nantes, France) and annually serve customers around the globe. Many of our services focus on high-temperature materials applicable to turbine engines and power generating equipment. We are adept at evaluating a broad range of metallic, non-metallic, and composite materials from diverse applications including airframes, ground transportation, oil & gas, alternative energy, and biomedical devices.

ACCREDITATIONS & APPROVALS

Metcut Recherches S.A.S.’ laboratory quality system and procedures has been established and approved to ISO 17025 (formerly ISO 9002 plus Guide 25).

Our laboratory and quality system have been audited and have been approved for numerous international principals such as General Electric and SNECMA.