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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Decarbonization
18/06/2026
Hydrogen Storage: A breakthrough for thermoplastic composite tanks
As part of the Arhystote* project, Cetim has demonstrated a pressure resistance of 1,675 bar on a thermoplastic composite tank designed for hydrogen storage.
This represents a major milestone in the development of Type IV.5 thermoplastic composite tanks. Within the Arhystote project - funded by the French government under the France 2030 programme and operated by ADEME, The French Agency for Ecological Transition - Cetim has successfully demonstrated a pressure resistance of 1,675 bar on...
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Decarbonization
17/06/2026
Mantra Project: accelerating the green and digital transition of SMEs
Among the support measures offered by Cetim to help manufacturing companies make informed technological choices is the Mantra project, supported by the European Union as part of its policy for the sustainable transformation of manufacturing companies. It aims to support SMEs in adopting advanced technologies to successfully achieve their green and digital transition.
The second call for projects under the European Mantra programme has been launched! Through Mantra, Europe is offering 25 ...
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Energy
03/06/2026
Testimonial : EDF R&D entrusted Cetim with defining and conducting a tailored characterization campaign
A tailored experimental approach to support maintenance
To make its maintenance decisions more reliable, EDF R&D entrusted Cetim with defining and conducting a tailored characterization campaign.
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