Arve Industries
Located in the southwest of France in the Rhône-Alpes region, between Lyon and Grenoble, the national « Arve Industries » cluster is specialized in several fields, from precision turning (removing material from rods using a cutting tool to manufacture turning components such a screws etc.) to mechatronics (combination of mechanics, IT and electronics in real time).
The cluster has adopted 4 major axes:
- Create a concentration of European centers of excellence in the area
- Select and complete innovative projects targeted towards and adapted to industrial issues
- Raise the profile of the cluster to attract clients and talents
- Anticipate changes in the sector
Advantages
The Rhône-Alpes region is one of the most dynamic and prosperous regions in Europe (2nd leading region in France after the Ile-de-France). It offers excellent access to the major industrial centers in the north and south of the continent.
The cluster benefits from its close proximity to the Vallée de l’Arve cluster specialized in precision turning and the Haute-Savoie cluster specialized in the field of mechatronics.
Vallée de l’Arve, specialist in precision turning
- 800 SME’s specialized in mechanical sub-contracting
- 2/3 of French jobs in the sector
- Concentration of several professions and fields of expertise : precision turning, cutting, assembly, surface treatment, innovative materials, rectification…
Haute-Savoie, specialist in mechatronics
- 50 leading companies in the mechatronic sector 55,000 industrial jobs
- Very high cover rate of 172% (exports/imports)
- Heavy concentration of research-education
- 5 levels of training
- 500 researchers
Partners
236 partners as at September 2008
Industrial companies 206, 90% of which are SME’s
126 companies specialized in turning/precision tooling - mainly SME’s
54 companies specialized in mechanical related activities including major groups
• French : Total…
• International : 3M (United States)…
20 companies specialized in mechatronics including major groups
• French : SNR Roulments, Tefal, Somfy, Annecy Electronique,…
• International : Salomon SA (AmerSports, Finland), Stäubli (Switzerland), Bosch RexRoth, Dynastar Quicksilver, (United States), …
6 companies specialized in mechanical components including groups :
• Alcatel-Lucent (France-United States), Amphemol (United States)…
Research centers and educational establishments
22 including : Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Métiers (ENSAM), l’Organisation européenne pour la Recherche Nucléaire (CERN), Université de Savoie, Ecole Supérieure d’Ingénieurs d’Annecy (ESIA), Polytech’Savoie, le Centre technique des Industries Mécaniques (CETIM), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble (INPG), Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique (CEA)…
And other organizations including : the Rhône-Alpes Region, Haute-Savoie General Council, the Haute-Savoie Chamber of Commerce and Industry, European business and innovation center (THESAME), Chamber of trade, French Banking Federation (FBF), Mechanical Industries Federation (FIM)…
Current R&D partnerships
- 125 projects up and running as at March 2008, piloted by the cluster accounting for a total investment of 55 million euros
- More than 6 million euros of public funding via the Inter-ministerial single fund (FUI)
- More than 2 million euros via the French National Research Agency (ANR)
International partnerships
Current
Significant contacts with companies in the United States, Japan (eg : Roulementier NTN) and Germany
Future
Strengthening of relations with European, American and Japanese players
Appendix – Examples of approved R&D projects between 2005 and 2008
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Project name and topic |
Piloted by |
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Innovation through Process |
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Cutting and tooling |
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MAAT Achieve increased performance by optimizing tooling parameters |
Several pilots including : Centre Technique de l’Industrie du Décolletage (CTDEC), Bagur Consulting « Scoup » |
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FGVV High speed vibration drilling |
Partnership with the Viaméca cluster |
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Product geometric tolerancing and quality control |
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Inertial tolerancing Avoiding the risk of quality defects by taking into account both dispersion and drifting |
Several including : Somfy et Université de Savoie, Ctdec |
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Optimal use of BE specification in production Method invented by the laboratory (Université de Savoie) to provide keys for control and adjustment operations |
Université de Savoie, Ctdec « Pack-Tol » |
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Modal analysis Breakdown of a defect into different modes (dimension, form, ripple, roughness...) in order to determine the cause |
Université de Savoie, Ctdec |
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Innovative materials and treatments |
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ALTERNATIVE PROCESSES Improved knowledge of manufacturing technologies that compete with the precision turning industry. Detect their strong and weak points in terms of powder metallurgy, sintering, laser cutting, cold stamping etc...). |
Partnership with the Viaméca cluster |
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COMPONENT CLEANLINESS Help companies to produce clean components in order to respond to cleanliness specifications fixed by clients. Market study, washing machine trials |
Ctdec |
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Innovation through organization |
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Industrial performance |
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SPS (Système de Production Savoyard) Assist and train precision turning companies to enable them to optimize their activity on various levels (supply, production, stock, delivery times...). |
Thésame, Université de Savoie « Performance PME» and « Amélioration de |
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RTP (Réduction des Temps Perdus) optimization of critical resource (new method of identification, mapping of value chain and development of equipment). |
Thésame, Université de Savoie « Performance PME » and « Amélioration de |
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Collaborative design |
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PRAXIS Develop a range of tools to evaluate performance and innovative potential of suppliers, but also the capacity of clients to benefit from partner contributions. |
Thésame, Université de Savoie « Innovation PME » |
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Innovation through products |
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Mechatronics |
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CAPTAUCOM Next generation collectors enabling significant advances in various fields : automotive (rolling stock), automation, medical, etc... |
Centre de Compétences en Conception de Circuits Intégrés (C4i), CSEM, CEA/LETI |
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CAMEL Tunnel effect magnetic collectors |
SNR Roulements and (C4i) |
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XEROS Development of dry condensers for medium and high tension |
In partnership with Tenerrdis |
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Transverse action |
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Economic intelligence Global market knowledge and analysis of out-source sub-contracting |
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Image and Promotion Visibility of Arve Industries for members, clients and talents |
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Talents 2010 Initiatives based around employment and human resources |
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Economic environment Business resources (finance, waste management…) |
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Contact
Invest in France Agency Paris
Laurent BERGEOT
Director, Territories Development
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