Against the backdrop of France's re-industrialization and the major challenges facing the materials sector, this strategic agreement will strengthen the unprecedented cooperation between Cetim and Onera, with the aim of developing a joint, innovative and high-performance technology offering.
Onera and Cetim are two major players in industrial partnership research: Onera, as an aerospace research center and the French government's pilot for the new Carnot aeronautics cluster (AirCar); and Cetim, as the French mechanical expertise center in the running to lead the future Carnot "Mechanical Industries and Processes" (IMP) cluster.
On the strength of this positioning and their respective, complementary areas of expertise, Cetim and Onera have decided to strengthen their cooperation by developing a strategic partnership aimed mainly at :
- Pooling high value-added human and technical resources;
- Enhance the value of their technology offering for manufacturers (large groups, ETIs and SMEs);
- Increase the volume of technology transfer to users ;
- Strengthen their European leadership in composite materials, hybrid structures and additive manufacturing processes (3D printing).
This unprecedented cooperation was initiated in 2007 within the Carnot network, and has already led to world firsts such as the 2012 development of a thermoplastic composite automotive suspension triangle with PSA. Several joint contracts are already scheduled for Zodiac Aerospace and CNES.
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