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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Energy
26/06/2025
Mechanical expertise meets energy transition: Cetim at Gastech
Meet Cetim at Gastech in Milan, from September 9 to 12, 2025 - Stand A126 on the French Pavilion.
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Cetim will be present at Gastech 2025, the world's largest trade fair dedicated to natural gas, LNG, hydrogen, climate technologies and artificial intelligence applied to energy. This international event will bring together over 50,000 professionals from 150 countries to imagine and build the world's energy future together.
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Aerospace
24/06/2025
Safran Aero Boosters relies on Cetim’s hydrogen expertise
Safran group subsidiary entrusts Cetim with the creation of a specific test bench in a hydrogen environment
Safran Aero Booster and Cetim have signed a contract for the construction of a test bench in a hydrogen environment. The Safran Group subsidiary, which specializes in modules, equipment, and test benches for aerospace engines, is facing a problem with the overall and mechanical performance of a bearing in a hydrogen gas environment. This part, which is already subject to mechan...
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Aerospace
06/06/2025
SIAE 2025: Cetim acquires a new scanner, particularly suited to the challenges of the aerospace industry
As the International Paris Air Show prepares to open its doors, Cetim has just acquired a new scanner whose technical characteristics, combined with the multidisciplinary expertise of its engineers and technicians, are particularly well suited to the challenges of operational efficiency, ramp-up and safety in the aerospace industry. In addition, this new equipment expands Cetim's services and R&D capabilities in the field of non-destructive testing, enabling the exploration of new mater...
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