The oil market is a delicate balance between the supply of producers and the demand of consumers. The relationship and power play between them determines the price of oil, the peak of which is usually expressed in dollars per barrel.
Crude oil is considered the most essential commodity, mainly because it is used for liquid fuels in various means of transportation: marine, land and air. It is also used to produce lubricants, kerosene, asphalt, fuel oil. It is used for machinery, road construction, as a source of energy and for power generation. Furthermore, oil is also used to produce many synthetic materials.
However, the most significant use of oil is for energy. Currently, it accounts for about one-third of the world's energy supply. It is therefore not surprising that it is the most traded commodity in the world and thus has a high liquidity in the market. Oil very often plays a central role in the geopolitics of countries that have this resource.
The market stakes
Oil will be a strategic energy source for a long time. The relationship between supply and demand can have a significant impact on prices. In the case of the oil market, care must be taken when publishing important reports that can cause volatility in the market.
Tame-Component's expertise
The Oil & Gas sector is part of Tame-Component's heritage.
Indeed, the laboratory was originally created specifically to meet the needs of this sector, to ensure the reliability of electronics in very critical environments.
In recent years, our markets have evolved, but we have retained this know-how, and we are thus able to qualify, make reliable, and maintain electronics for:
- operators ;
- equipment manufacturers ;
- EMS ;
- component manufacturers and suppliers.
Certifications and accreditations
Quality has been at the heart of Tame Component’s concerns since the beginning. In a context of continuous improvement, the laboratory is well aware that certifications and accreditations have become an essential requirement to guarantee the quality of its processes. Thus, Tame-Component has developed its skills and adapted its organization to obtain the following certifications:
- Internal visual inspection: determination of internal defects of a component, according to the standard
- MIL_-STD-883, METHOD 2013
- External visual inspection: determination of external defects of a component, according to MIL_-STD-883, METHOD 2009
- Bond pull-out test: Tensile stress on chip bondings, per MIL_-STD-883, METHOD 2011
- Chip shear: force on chip bonding, per MIL_-STD-883, METHOD 2019
COFRAC Accreditation 
The accreditation granted by COFRAC to Tame-Component covers the following types of tests
- Counterfeit detection: external visual inspection, X-ray, electrical test, wettability, internal visual inspection, according to a proprietary know-how
- Wettability of component legs: measurement by wetting balance according to IPC/ECA J-STD-002, METHODS E, F, E1 and F1
- Chemical opening: attack of plastic materials (coating) by chemical preparation, according to proprietary know-how
- Internal visual inspection: determination of internal defects of a component, according to MIL_-STD-883, METHOD 2013
- External visual inspection: determination of external defects of a component, according to MIL_-STD-883, METHOD 2009
- Bond pull-out test: Tensile stress on chip bondings, according to MIL_-STD-883, METHOD 2011
- Chip shear test: force exerted on the chips, according to MIL_-STD-883, METHOD 2019
Usage
Determination of the limits of behavior of a microprocessor at very high temperature (200°)