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Manufacturer of inflatable rubber sheaths (sleeves) with reinforcement fabric and extruded rubber membranes is sought for pressuremeter probes.

Summary

Profile Type
  • Business request
POD Reference
BRFR20251006005
Term of Validity
6 October 2025 - 6 October 2026
Company's Country
  • France
Type of partnership
  • Supplier agreement
  • Commercial agreement
Targeted Countries
  • All countries
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General information

Short Summary
A French SME specializing in drilling and pressuremeter probes is looking for a manufacturer to supply rubber sheaths and membranes under a commercial agreement. The pressiometric fabric sleeves must be expandable. The ideal partner should have expertise not only in rubber manufacturing but also in working with reinforcement fabrics, in order to deliver high-quality membranes and sheaths.
Full Description
A French SME manufacturer of pressuremeter probes is seeking a company able to manufacture rubber sheaths and membranes. A probe is made of two products that must be assembled with the membrane under the sheath. Both must be inflatable.

Minimal specifications :
The membranes and sheaths on pressuremeter probes must have the following diameter : 60 and 44 (definition of the nominal external diameter of the probes according to NF P 94-110-04).

All other mechanical requirements of these products remain under the professional control of the manufacturer. The membranes and sheaths protect and optimise the mechanical system.

The company sought must be a manufacturer and able to deliver the membranes and the sheaths with the following specifications :

- Membranes
Type : extruded rubber membrane without reinforcement fabric
Shape : cylindrical
Delivering shape : rounded and not flat

- Sheaths
Inflatable rubber sleeve with or without reinforcement fabric
Shape : cylindrical

The actual needs per year are : 1000 products x diam. 44 and 1000 x diam. 60

If the products really fit, sales' amount can quickly increase to 3000 products (for each diameter) per year.
Technical Specification or Expertise Sought
Specifications indicated in the description must be fullfilled. The company sought must not only have the know-how to work rubber but also to produce the sheaths with the reinforcement fabric (textile). It could be a manufacturer of compensating sleeves (same know-how). Detailed technical specifications are available. A NDA will be signed.
Stage of Development
  • Already on the market
Sustainable Development Goals
  • Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Partner Sought

Expected Role of a Partner
Type of partner sought : Industrial manufacturer specialsed in rubber expandable sheaths or sleeves - any size - able to manufacture the requested products with high quality
Technicity, quality, responsiveness will be key elements in the selection of the subcontractor.
Only cooperation with manufacturers will be studied
Type and Size of Partner
  • SME 11-49
  • SME 50 - 249
  • SME <=10
  • Big company
Type of partnership
  • Supplier agreement
  • Commercial agreement

Dissemination

Technology keywords
  • 02007014 - Plastics, Polymers
  • 03005009 - Woven technical textiles for industrial applications
  • 02007016 - Rubber
  • 03004008 - Plastics and Rubber related to Chemical Technology
Market keywords
  • 08001018 - Polymer (plastics) materials
  • 08001008 - Membranes and membrane-based products
Sector Groups Involved
  • Electronics
  • Energy-Intensive Industries - Materials
Targeted countries
  • Afghanistan
  • Aland Islands
  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • American Samoa
  • Andorra
  • Angola
  • Anguilla
  • Antarctica
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Argentina
  • Armenia
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  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahamas
  • Bahrain
  • Bangladesh
  • Barbados
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Belize
  • Benin
  • Bermuda
  • Bhutan
  • Bolivia
  • Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Botswana
  • Bouvet Island
  • Brazil
  • British Indian Ocean Territory
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Brunei
  • Bulgaria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
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  • Cambodia
  • Cameroon
  • Canada
  • Cayman Islands
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Chile
  • China
  • Christmas Island
  • Cocos Islands
  • Colombia
  • Comoros
  • Cook Islands
  • Costa Rica
  • Croatia
  • Cuba
  • Curacao
  • Cyprus
  • Czechia
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Denmark
  • Djibouti
  • Dominica
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • Egypt
  • El Salvador
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea
  • Estonia
  • Eswatini
  • Ethiopia
  • Falkland Islands
  • Faroe Islands
  • Fiji
  • Finland
  • France
  • French Guiana
  • French Polynesia
  • French Southern Territories
  • Gabon
  • Gambia
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Ghana
  • Gibraltar
  • Greece
  • Greenland
  • Grenada
  • Guadeloupe
  • Guam
  • Guatemala
  • Guernsey
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Guyana
  • Haiti
  • Heard Island and McDonald Islands
  • Honduras
  • Hong Kong
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Ireland
  • Isle of Man
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Ivory Coast
  • Jamaica
  • Japan
  • Jersey
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kenya
  • Kiribati
  • Kosovo
  • Kuwait
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Laos
  • Latvia
  • Lebanon
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Libya
  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Macao
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Malaysia
  • Maldives
  • Mali
  • Malta
  • Marshall Islands
  • Martinique
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Mayotte
  • Mexico
  • Micronesia
  • Moldova
  • Monaco
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  • Montenegro
  • Montserrat
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Myanmar
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  • Nauru
  • Nepal
  • Netherlands
  • Netherlands Antilles
  • New Caledonia
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  • Niger
  • Nigeria
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  • Norway
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  • Philippines
  • Pitcairn
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Puerto Rico
  • Qatar
  • Republic of the Congo
  • Reunion
  • Romania
  • Russia
  • Rwanda
  • Saint Barthelemy
  • Saint Helena
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Saint Lucia
  • Saint Martin
  • Saint Pierre and Miquelon
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Samoa
  • San Marino
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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  • Serbia
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  • Sierra Leone
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  • South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
  • South Korea
  • South Sudan
  • Spain
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  • Taiwan
  • Tajikistan
  • Tanzania
  • Thailand
  • Timor Leste
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  • Tokelau
  • Tonga
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Tunisia
  • Turkey
  • Turkmenistan
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Tuvalu
  • U.S. Virgin Islands
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • United States Minor Outlying Islands
  • Uruguay
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vanuatu
  • Vatican
  • Venezuela
  • Vietnam
  • Wallis and Futuna
  • Western Sahara
  • Yemen
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

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