CIMES

CIMES (Creating Integrated MEchanical Systems) is a French « Pôle de compétitivité » (= innovation hub) located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Nouvelle-Aquitaine regions. It is dedicated to engineering, smart manufacturing and intelligent mechanical systems. CIMES gathers almost 300 members from the industrial and academic ecosystems: companies (SMEs, groups), research centres (public and private) and educational establishments. All these stakeholders aim to accelerate innovation and enable the emergence of innovative collaborative projects. CIMES has the mission to help any company that is requesting support in its Industry of the Future approach.

This mission leads CIMES to work with different industrial sectors:

  • Traditional mechanical sectors: automotive, aeronautics, rail, energy,
  • Sectors in need of mechanization, automation, new processes: agrifood/forestry, precision farming, intelligent mobility, medical devices, construction…

CIMES built a cohesive thematic roadmap around three main topics:

  • Engineering and Manufacturing for Materials and Surfaces,
  • Integrated Robotics and Productive Performance and Efficiency,
  • Optimised Engineering for Sustainable Systems.