Ambition and key points

To be one of the main innovation hub with European ambition dedicated to engineery, manufacturing for the intelligent mechanical systems, known as the major stakeholder of the new organisation of the French mechanical sector
To coordinate the highly-innovative ecosystem gathering the stakeholders from industry, academic and research communities in order to think, develop and industrialize processes, products and services in the framework of Industry 4.0

It brings together :

  • Companies (SMEs and groups),
  • Research centres (public and private ones),
  • Educational establishments

with the aim of accelerating innovation and enabling the emergence of innovative collaborative projects.
Located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Nouvelle-Aquitaine regions, it represents more than 30% of the French mechanical workforce.