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Western France
Mechanics
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It is a driving force for the regional economy as it is present in many local industries: building, naval and aeronautics construction, agriculture, forestry, fishing and food production, automotive industry.
| | | | | | In the field of materials, you can find in Western France: a Competitive cluster for materials, major manufacturers of metal components in many industries, a technical center for mechanical industries, research and training centers.
The region is leading innovative French projects in the "mechanics and machine tools" sector and is among the top regions for the publication of patents in the "machines, mechanics, transport and industrial processes" sector. |
The EMC² competitive cluster for materials combines differents sections of the mechanics industry in the implementation of metallic and composite materials in industry.
Its aim is to create synergy between groups of international stature, small and medium enterprises, research laboratories and private and public training centres, as well as any industrial collaboration through the organisation of mutually organised R&D projects.
It comprises 80 SMEs/SMIs, 50 laboratories, training centres and economic development organisations. Around 30 projects are certified and financed each year. |
| A technical center for mechanical industries |
The CETIM (Technical center for mechanical industries) conducts technological monitoring and cross-sector R&D to boost competitiveness. It works on multidisciplinary projects: Failure analysis and assessment, Dimensioning - Simulation - Software, Metrologic expertises - Calibration, Mechanical component fatigue, Training and skills management, Noise and vibration engineering, Non-destructive testing and measurement engineering, Polymer and composite materials engineering, Machinery and controls,Metal and surface materials, Sustainable Industrial Performance, Fluid and flow mechanics, Sealing technology |
| - Aeronautics, naval and shipbuilding: Airbus, Daher Aerospace, DCNS, STX (French leader in Shipbuilding), Bénéteau (world leader in pleasure boats), Hutchinson Jehier, Artus Pacific Scientific, Souriau, Defontaine, Bodet Aero, Latécis Groupe Latécoère, ACB, Duqueine Atlantique, Mécachrome, Sadam Groupe SIRA, Ségula Aerospace, Alcoa Fastening Systems, Gondrin marine service
- Agriculture and food industry: Kuhn Huard, Renault Class, Case New Holland, Bücher Vaslin (world leader in wine-making equipment), Vensys (one of European leaders for jacks and hydraulic systems)
- Mechanical equipment industry: Allio, VMI, Mécabor, Mercurial, Dirrickx, Defontaine (leading parts manufacturer in the aeronautics, automotive and wind turbine industries, and world leader in slewing rings), Manitou (world leading manufacturer of all-terrain lifting equipment)
- Automotive: Valéo, Renault ACI, Michelin, Hutchinson, Johnson Controls Automotive, NTN, GKN, Bosch, Harman Becker, Siemens Automotive, Tenneco, Gruau Laval
- Special and leisure vehicles: Scania, Sides, JDM Microcar, Le Voyageur, Rapido, Pilote, ACMAT, La Mancelle, Idéale Résidence and O'Hara
- Construction: Theam (world leader in mixer mounted concrete conveyor belts), Yves Cougnaud (leading French company in industrial construction), Joseph Paris, Girard Hervouët, Jefmag, Bodard Construction modulaire, Ateliers David, Akena (leading French manufacturer of verandas), Arnaudeau, Bugal, Novoferm France, Caib, Bel M, Renoval, Ets Legeais, Océal
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| - University Laboratories: CESMAN (center for researchin Naval Materials and Structures), IRCCyN (Team for modelling and optimisation of production processes), ENSAM/LPMI (processes-materials-instrumentation lab), IREENA (wave material interaction team), Laboratory for Engineering materials and associated processes and thermokinetics within the Nantes University and the Polytechnics School, GEM (research institute for civil and mechanical engineering)
- Engineering schools : ENSMA in Poitiers, Ecole Centrale de Nantes, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, ENSAM, ENSIM, ESB, ESTACA, ECAM, ISMANS....
- The Nantes Atlantique School of Design
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