The CTMNC
The CTMNC has a wide range of scientific and technical expertise. Technicians, engineers, academics or doctors, the CTMNC's women and men trades are linked to:
- chemistry
- physics
- the science of ceramic materials
- thermal
- acoustics
- the mecanic
- civil engineering and construction
- the environment
- quality and certification
- geology
- pedagogy
- standardization
- the documentation
- the old technology.
Among its 66 employees, there are as many beginners as well as highly experienced professionals, and the gender balance is respected.
The CTMNC is made up of 2 departments:
"Tiles and Bricks" and "Ornamental and Construction Rocks", which work in close collaboration.
Missions focus on expertise and innovation.
The privileged interlocutors are manufacturers of terracotta products and natural stone manufacturers. The CTMNC provides them with expertise in:
- representation of the professions in the
Standardization and regulation,
French and European,
- realization of dozens of complex tests
On products or on works,
- guarantee of quality systems
On manufacturing sites,
- training of workers, technicians, engineers ...
The CTMNC also tests research tracks
And Development, in order to accompany industrialists
In their strategies for addressing energy and climate challenges by the 2050 deadline.
The services offered in the field of innovation are:
- improving the performance of their products,
- the use of advanced techniques,
- the development of laboratories of ideas.