The University of Lille has accredited 50 platforms, which are organised around 10 themes and made accessible to the academic and private sectors to accelerate tomorrow’s discoveries.

National and international platforms

The platforms are key to positioning the Lille site at the highest international level and strengthening research partnerships with the socio-economic and cultural sectors. They cover all research topic areas in Lille. Many are recognised as facilities of excellence and are involved in national and international networks.

Expertise for the public and private sectors

The platforms provide the expertise of researchers, engineers and technicians in the use of cutting-edge equipment and the provision of services. They also provide access to databases and the computing resources needed to process them.

 

Mécanique et génie civil

  • 4Maat
    Platform for Mechanical, Multiphysical and Multiscale Characterisation of Materials and Structures

    Competencies

    • Multiaxial, multiphysics, multi-scale mechanical testing in a controlled environment
    • Tribology (friction-induced mechanisms and braking)
    • Tests ranging from the microstructural to the structural scale: tensile micro-machine under scanning electron microscopy, rotating bending bench on 1/4-scale and full-scale axles
    • Instrumentation (infrared and visible cameras, etc.)

    Contact

    Scientific director: Thomas Rougelot and Nathalie Limodin
    Technical director: Arnaud Beaurain

    Under the administrative supervision of:

    University of Lille, CNRS, Centrale de Lille

    Website

  • ISIS 4D
    Innovative in-situ testing under X-ray imaging

    Competencies

    • Regional X-ray imaging platform
    • In-situ testing under microtomography
    • Characterisation of the 3D microstructure of materials subjected to complex loads

    For further details, please consult the detailed information sheet.

    Contact

    Scientific director: Thomas Rougelot and Nathalie Limodin
    Technical director: Jérôme Hosdez

    Under the administrative supervision of:

    University of Lille, CNRS, Centrale de Lille

    Website

  • PIMS
    Materials and Surface Engineering Platform

    Competencies

    • Casting and controlled solidification of metallic materials
    • Development of friction materials (filled polymers)
    • Additive manufacturing of metals and ceramics
    • Characterising the microstructures of metallic and ceramic materials
    • Characterising the thermal and thermomechanical properties of materials
    • Characterising surface topography
    • Electrochemical characterisation of surfaces

    For further details, please consult the detailed information sheet.

    Contact

    Scientific director: Denis Najjar
    Technical directors: Arnaud Beaurain and Jean-François Witz

    Under the administrative supervision of:

    University of Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille

    Website

  • PLEX
    Experimental Platform for Turbulence

    Competencies

    • Unique testing facilities for studying wall turbulence at high Reynolds numbers and flow control
    • Expertise in optical metrology (PIV) and hot-wire anemometry

    For further details, please consult the detailed information sheet.

    Contact

    Scientific director: Jean-Marc Foucaut
    Technical director: Christophe Cuvier

     

    Under the administrative supervision of:

    University of Lille, CNRS, Centrale de Lille

    Website