ExpertiseUpdated on 10 October 2025
Full-scale Dynamic testing
Projects Portfolio Manager, Research and Development, Partnerships at Institut de Soudure Groupe
Yutz, France
About
About Us: Established in 1905, Institut de Soudure Groupe is a leading solution provider for industrial testing and R&D. Our Yutz laboratory specializes in mechanical characterization of railway structures and components.
Our Expertise:
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Full-Scale Structural Testing: Static and fatigue testing on car body-bogie connections, complete car bodies, and railway axles with up to 13 loading points
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Rail Testing & Certification: COFRAC-accredited testing according to EN 14587-1 and EN 14730-1 standards (fatigue, hardness, bending tests, metallographic analysis)
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Custom Solutions: Tailored testing protocols for specific project requirements
Technical Facilities:
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Static/fatigue testing machine: up to 1,600 kN capacity
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Large-scale test slab: 24m × 5m (2,500 kN capacity, 70-ton load capacity)
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Complete hardness testing suite (Vickers, Rockwell, Brinell)
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Digital Image Correlation (DIC) system
Looking For:
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Railway vehicle manufacturers
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Component suppliers
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Engineering & consulting firms
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Research partners for collaborative projects
Field
- RAILWAY TECHNOLOGY
- FUTURE TOPICS
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We are looking for consortia having projects for domain related European calls.
Alexandre HAUTCOEUR
Projects Portfolio Manager, Research and Development, Partnerships at Institut de Soudure Groupe
Yutz, France
Expertise
- FUTURE TOPICS
- RAILWAY TECHNOLOGY
- RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE
Lukas Iffländer
Professor for Cybersecurity at HTW Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Expertise
General Finite Element Analysis (FEA) capability
- MOBILITY
- INTERIORS
- FUTURE TOPICS
- PUBLIC TRANSPORT
- RAILWAY TECHNOLOGY
- RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE
- RAIL FREIGHT AND LOGISTICS
- TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS
Phil Catton
Engineer at Full Matrix Ltd
Cambridge, United Kingdom