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What impact has the firing of a cannon on a building, the flight of a bird on the wings of an airplane, hail on a cabin, debris on a satellite, etc.? ? L'Thiot company opened in Puybrun since 1988, knows how to answer these questions, she studies the physics of shocks in many fields, notably that of armaments by working with Defense and in aeronautics.

Another industrial gem from the north of the Lot

Last Thursday, the company's employees as well as numerous elected officials were invited to the inauguration of its new building entitled Poseidon. An extension made necessary by the development of this industrial nugget located in the landlocked territory of north of the Lotbut which is also part of the Mechanic Valley and which works to promote the department's significant industrial influence.

A boss with a head start

Patrick Thiot is a former CEA de Gramat who launched into the adventure of private enterprise at the end of the 1980s. He was also decorated that Thursday with the National Order of Merit, received from the hands of Jean-Claude Brion of the Europlus company, in the presence of the regional president, Carole Delga, and the president of the department, Serge Rigal, several elected officials including the president of Cauvaldor, Jean-Claude Fouché and the mayor of Puybrun, Pascale Cieplak and the prefect and sub-prefect of Lot.

Few international competitors

The company is recognized throughout the world, it knows how to adapt to the needs of companies to provide them with the data that will allow them to better protect themselves from impacts or to better calculate them, but it also knows how to build, at home, the launchers for simulate the event desired by the client. Patrick Thiot's philosophy is to be one step ahead of global competition and, for example, Tasmania bought a launch test bed from Puybrun because the company's reputation crosses borders.

Exceptional machines

Whether to measure the impact of a shock on concrete, the impact of a cannon shot for example, the impact of a collision between a plane and a bird or a piece of tire on the fuselage of a plane like in the Concorde accident, the Thiot company uses gas launchers with warlike names, Hermès, Vulcain or Thor, which can, for some, launch a projectile up to 38,000 km/h.

A clean business

At the rate of 800 shots per year, one might think that the inhabitants of Puybrun suffer from nuisances, this is not the case, except when once in a while the shooting is a little loud. Generally speaking, safety, security and environmental standards are such that Patrick Thiot speaks of his company as a clean company.

In these times when war is raging in certain regions, the company is obviously flourishing, even if defense is not its only client, far from it. It therefore plans to grow further. From 45 employees today who are quite young since the average age is 43, it plans to increase to 60 in 2028.

Train engineers and technicians

Its Shocks Physic Academy trains not only its own employees, but also its clients from France, but also from the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and Greece. A unique academy which also allows it to build relationships and win new markets.

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