Category: competencies
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Arc Welding
Arc welding covers TIG, MIG/MAG, and Plasma processes for a wide range of materials. Our welders deliver high-quality assemblies in the workshop and under demanding on-site conditions. Expertise in UHV, cryogenics, and complex environments makes these capabilities unique.
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Sheet Metal Forming
Forming brings together modern equipment and skilled hands, ensuring both repeatability and flexibility in the production of complex, high-performance parts.
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Welding Engineering & Quality Support
The Welding Engineering team acts as CERN’s main reference point for welding know-how, addressing both technical and normative aspects. Drawing on expertise in materials, processes, standards, and CERN’s specific requirements, the team supports design and procurement activities, helps prepare specifications for subcontracted work, and provides technical advice. It also manages welding documentation, qualifies welders on…
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Vacuum Brazing and Heat Treatments
Vacuum brazing and heat treatment ensure precise, clean, and reliable processing of advanced materials. Uniform heating under vacuum allows accurate assembly of complex parts, while dedicated heat treatments adjust material properties, relieve stresses, and enhance performance. Together, these capabilities support the fabrication of demanding components for today’s and tomorrow’s scientific instruments.
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Laser Beam Welding, Cutting and Additive Manufacturing
Laser beam technologies combine precision and versatility, covering welding, cutting, additive manufacturing and engraving. From delicate prototypes to large accelerator components such as beam screens, these processes benefit from automation and dedicated Class 4 workshops capable of handling very large parts, ensuring flexibility, reliability and accuracy for high-energy physics applications.
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Electron Beam Welding
As part of CERN’s advanced joining capabilities, electron-beam welding is selected for applications demanding exceptional precision with minimal distortion, consistent high quality, ultra-clean environments, and the ability to work with exotic or reactive materials. Their penetration depth can be finely controlled, ranging from as little as 0.1 mm to several tens of millimetres, making them…