SOS Composite

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Who am I?

Sports has always been my passion. Kayak, Ski, Triathlon,...The daily practise of those sports confronted me often with the mechanical problems that they can engender.

I am also a marine merchant officer. During my studies, I had the opportunity to deepen myself in the study of composite material, its properties and limitations that its use involves.

It is a fact that in many sports the composite material has taken an important place because of its exceptional mechanical properties combined with its light weight and ease of use. Unfortunately, this high end equipment is often not replaceable once damaged or broken. Considering the price of new equipment, it is often impossible to replace the complete equipment at the first crack.

In many cases the repair is to be considered. However, in order to achieve an equivalent or stronger resistance of the component, it is indispensable to work extremely accurately, taking into account the resistance of the material and the mechanical stress to which the structure will be subjected.

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Repair

I offer you a repair service for bike frames and other parts in carbon or composite.
All projects will be studied after appointment in the shop, at your location or on accurate pictures. A free quotation will be sent to you as soon as possible.

The announced deadlines are always respected!

Following working conditions are always checked during the repair:

• Temperature
• Degree of moisture
• Neatness
• Absence of contaminants such as greases, solvents, ...
• Resect of the cross-linking terms

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Expertise

I offer you an analysis of bike frames, parts and structures in carbon and composite.

The purpose of the analysis is to examine ultrasonically whether the frame, component or structure in carbon is intact or cracked.

The analysis is carried out with a specialized device that compiles ultrasonically a cartography of the internal structure of the component. This representation is shown in the form of a graph that determines the state of the item objectively.

The result of the expertise can either be one of those three states:

1. The part is irrefutably cracked or damaged.
2. It is impossible to determine the state of the part irrefutably
3. The part is irrefutably in good condition.

An analysis can usually be performed at home in less than one hour, with an immediate diagnosis, followed by an official expertise report a few days later.

An expertise at home can be made by appointment. Free access to the structure is of course necessary to be able to perform the analysis.