CETIM, Technical Centre for Mechanical Industries

CETIM, Technical Centre for Mechanical Industries, is a Carnot-certified technological institute and a member of the Alliance Industrie du Futur. It is the French centre of mechanical expertise. It also a valuable R&D resource for 6,500 mechanics companies and, with its associated centres and subsidiaries, represents a total of 1,100 people, of whom over two-thirds are engineers and technicians, with a total turnover of €150 million.  CETIM has been increasing its activities through a network of scientific and technical partners including, since 2002, IMT Nord Europe and its joint laboratory on pressure vessel technologies (LATEP).