About us
Cetim, the French technical center for mechanical industries is one of the largest industrial research organizations in Europe.Internationally recognized, its experts participate in major industrial challenges of today and tomorrow. Cetim is a reference in the world of innovation for an industrial future attentive to the planet.
Providing innovation to the mechanical industry for 50 years
Thanks to 50 years of experience, Cetim provides rare multidisciplinary competencies to succeed your project through high value support combining outsourced R&D, technological engineering, project engineering and consulting.
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R&D Partnerships
Common laboratories
Seats in international standarization committees
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Active clients worldwide
Scientific papers per year
Engineers and scientists
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R&D Partnerships
Common laboratories
Seats in international standarization committees
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Active clients worldwide
Scientific papers per year
Engineers and scientists
Our intervention areas
Together with our international subsidiaries and partners, we accelerate your environmental and digital transformation to success considering your local issues.
Europe
Cetim is today one of the European leaders in R&D and technology transfer.Middle East and Africa
Original partner of North Africa industrial actors with Cetim Morocco in Casablanca.Asia Pacific
Cetim deploys its expertises for over 30 years through Cetim Matcor located in Singapore.They trust us
Case studies
Working on the mechanical industry’s most complex and pressing challenges to lead our customers to success.
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“The Kazakh teams were very impressed with Cetim's sevices, which opened up real prospects fo the Centre in the market, either alone or working with French firms.”
Jean-Pierre Guérin - project manager at Airbus DS .
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“Finally the company increased both, its productivity and its workforce. First we improved the skills of our CAM operators then we had to recruit a person for the workshop and another one is in the process of being recruited”
Jean Patenet — Moules et Outillages de Bourgogne - Manager
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“Cetim’s expertise in machining and machine-tool technology provided us with significant technical and operational support. Another advantage of this support is that we had only one single point of contact from the needs analysis stage until acceptance of the machines ”
Arnaud Coupard — ArianeGroup - Head of the facility's "industrial equipment-solid propulsion cluster" department
News and Events
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Aerospace
05/03/2025
Composites TP Team: a new Group of Excellence in the field of Thermoplastic Composites
Today at JEC World show, the world's leading event for composite materials, five French companies specialized in thermoplastic composites (TP) have joined forces to create “Composites TP Team”. This alliance includes Coriolis Composites, Pinette PEI, Institut de Soudure, Loiretech and Cetim.
Together, they offer to manufacturers from all sectors a comprehensive range of services covering all stages of the TP composites value chain, from development to industrialization of high added-valu...
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Aerospace
04/03/2025
Cetim and MIRDC: international cooperation to accelerate the decarbonization of industry
At JEC World 2025 today, Cetim, the technical center of mechanical industry, and Taiwan's Metal Industries Research and Development Center (MIRDC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to initiate a partnership, with a particular focus on the technological challenges linked to hydrogen, advanced composite materials and those related to training to these fields.
A partnership focused on decarbonizing industry
This agreement marks the launch of an international cooperation aimed at...
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Aerospace
22/11/2024
XXL cleanliness measurement equipment for manufacturers
Cetim has just acquired a brand-new cleanliness analysis bench, the only one of its kind in France, designed for large parts. This investment is part of Cetim's active approach in this field.
Measurements of particulate cleanliness on parts up to one meter long and weighing 100kg.This is what is offered by the new test bench dedicated to the cleanliness of parts that has been installed in Cetim's laboratory. Operational since beginning of this year, this bench has been the first in Franc...
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