Rhône-Alpes business wireOctober 2011
- EADS Cassidian to acquire Survey-Copter and to establish first presence in Rhône-Alpes
Cassidian has acquired SurveyCopter in order to increase the synergies within its light UAV segment (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle – UAV). Created in 1996, SurveyCopter is a French defence company based in France and Switzerland. Cassidian and SurveyCopter are partners since 2003.
- Aerospace Cluster, third participation at the Aerospace Meetings and Defense Meetings Torino
Aerospace Cluster will be attending for the third time, together with 10 members companies, the international Business Convention Aerospace Meetings and Defense Meetings Torino (October 26-27 2011)
- A350 to boost Meggit-Sensorex
Meggit-Sensorex, the Manufacturer of sensors and microelectronics especially for severe environments LVDT'S, inclinometers, accelerometers, inertial systems, is to invest 1 million euros to face its new businesses ramp-up.
September 2011
- TECHCI Rhône-Alpes acquired by Italian Finmasi (It)
Techci Rhône-Alpes (92 employees, Turnover :13 M€) has been acquired by Italian Group Finmasi
June 2011
- PCM INNOVATION and CORIMA TECHNOLOGIES to partner
Last Paris Air Show, PCM Innovation (Canada) and Corima Technologies have officialy annonced a partnership to boost both companies development. CORIMA Technologies is a French specialist in electroformed Nicke tools, with more than 35 years experience in tooling for composite parts.
- Duqueine Group wins PLM 2011 trophy
- CROUZET to celebrate 30 years in aeronautic business
April 2011
- Aerospace cluster becomes a non profit organisation
About thirty companies met on wednesday April 13, 2011 for Aerospace cluster constitutive General meeting. In presence of Jean-Louis Gagnaire, Vice-president of the Rhône-Alpes Region and Jean-Paul Mauduy, President of the regional Chamber of Commerce, they decided to create the Aerospace Cluster Association. Unanimously, they approved the statutes, elected the board of directors and carried Mr François Bergez (Messier Bugatti) to the Presidency of Cluster.
- CARI Electronique certified EN/AS/JISQ 9100
CARI Electronique (40 employees, 3 M€ annual sales) is specialised in design and production of sub-systems and electronic cards. The SME has been recently EN/AS/JISQ 9100 certified, an important step in the company development strategy. CARI Electronique is already working for Thales, Sagem and Thales Alénia Space.
www.cari-electronic.com
Mars 2011
- Infodream to add Check ‘n Go its new sofware solution
Infodream brings its new Check’n Go production execution software developed to dramatically enhance your shop floor. Check’n Go provides structured process plans which clearly guide your operators through each step of the manufacturing process. Check’n Go is EN9100 and Nadcap compliant.
Infodream is a leader of SPC software edition for the aerospace industry.
http://www.infodream.co.uk/english/checkn-go-software/
Janvier 2011
- PHARE project granted by French Gouvernment as facilities of excellence.
The Phare project aims to build an experimental platform devoted to the development of original research projects in avionics. The project is led by Ecole centrale de Lyon and has been labellized by Aerospace Cluster in Rhône-Alpes.
http://www.ec-lyon.fr/38735347/0/fiche___pagelibre/&RH=ACCUEIL
- Aerospace Cluster granted as « Grappes d’entreprises » by French Government
Aerospace Cluster in Rhône-Alpes has been selected by the French Government following DATAR’s call for project dedicated to cluster. It’s an important success for Aerospace Cluster in Rhône-Alpes that will allow the cluster to develop new services to its members.
- Corima Technologies to deliver its first large size mould
During the last days of 2010, Corima Technologies (Loriol sur Drôme, Rhône-Alpes) has delivered to its customer Aircelle, Groupe Safran, the first large size mould produced in its new king sizes baths. The electroformed nickel tool for lay-up is 4m long, 3.6m large and weight 2.7 tones. It will be dedicated to manufacture A380 Engine cowling.
www.corima-technologies.com/uk/
October 2010
- SKF Aerospace France to invest and innovate
SKF Aerospace France (Saint-Valier, Rhône-Alpes), supplier of fly-by-wire equipments, bearings, rods and struts for Airframe, invested 3 millions euros. The company has developed a new process to machine single-piece rods made of titanium and stainless steel. This innovative process is cost cutting technology and allows to improve mechanical properties of the rods.
- Courbis take over Transformers
Transformers (Rhône-Alpes, France), an SME specialised in thermoforming, has been taken over by Courbis group, a company specialised in plastics transformation, together with 27 employees.
The new entity, Courbis Themoformage, brings the group its two main know-hows : thermopression and a twin sheet thermoforming process which allows to realise precise and light hollow units in a single operation.
- Adetests to join Emitech Group
Adetests, a laboratory of environmental tests located in Saint-Etienne (Rhône-Alpes, France) became part of Emitech group in Septembre 2010. Adetests is able to support mechanical (vibration & shock) and climatic tests (heat, cold, humidity, high speed temperature), handling drop tests in varied fields including aerospace, according to usually used standards: RTCA DO160, MIL-STD, GAM EG 13, NF EN 60068, etc.
www.adetests.fr
September 2010
- DUQUEINE Group launches DUQUEINE Mexico
Gilles DUQUEINE, President of the French DUQUEINE Group, a leading company in composite parts design and manufacture, has officially launched the creation of “Duqueine Group Mexico” and the construction of the composite factory in Mexico at Queretaro’s Aerospace Park on 25th September, 2010. The DUQUEINE Group already employs over 500 people in Europe, with four plants in France and Romania.
www.duqueine.fr - Duqueine Group Press Release
- Lisa Airplanes to open an hydrobase on the ‘Lac du Bourget’
Lisa Airplanes, a Rhône-Alpes young Aeronautic company, has obtained from local authorities the authorization to open an hydro-surface on the ‘Lac du Bourget’ for the continuation of the Akoya tests. Starting in opctober, this campaign aims to validate the parameters previously put on cencus during the ‘Bassin du carenes de Nantes’ (DCN) tests, using models on a scale of 1/3. The Akoya is due to certification in 2012.
www.lisa-airplanes.com
- SUNAERO selected by French DGA to develop Composite Rapid Curing process
Sunaero is specialized in Rapid Leak Detection, Rapid Sealant Removal and Rapid Curing of sealants, paints and composites for commercial and military aircraft. Sunaero has been proposing innovative technologies for more than 10 years. French DGA granted Sunaero with a 24 month R&D project, which aims to design and develop a new process allowing to repair composite parts directly on the aircraft.
www.sunaero.com
- Flextronics Saint-Etienne has been acquired by the Italien Group Pufin.
The company is specialised in manufacturing and test of complex printed Circuit Board Assemblies, for Defense & Aerospace and other industrial markets. The new company is named Elifrance SAS.
www.elifrance.com
- Infodream to participate to CARAIBE project.
Infodream (SPC software editor) is going to participate to the CARAIBE project, led by Turbomeca. CARAIBE aims to develop magnesium alloys for the aerospace industry. The project has been set-up by Aerospace Valley together with Arve Industries.
Infodream, specialist of SPC solution, is going to bring the CARAIBE partners its expertise to allow magnesium process control.
www.infodream.fr
August 2010
April 2010
- Mitech Holding (Minitubes - precision metal tubing and tubular components, Grenoble - 38) to acquire SERA (mechanical components by turning and deep drilling, Aubenas - 07) - www.minitubes.com / www.sera-forage.com
- Air Campus to start its activities in April at Lyon - Saint Exupéry Airport - www.air-campus.com
- Aeromart Montreal, a delegation of 11 companies with North-American ambitions - Press release
- Prebet et Fils (Saint-Etienne, 42) invest €1.2 millions in a new workshop - www.prebet.com
- Creaform to open its new European headquarter in Rhône-Alpes - www.creaform3d.com
March 2010
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