Partners of industrial firms
Technical development and research
THE CRITT MDTS
The CRITT MDTS (center for qualified technological resources, specialized in applied research for materials
and surface treatments). The CRITT MDTS is an analysis laboratory, expertise and specialist research center,
not only in Materials, deposits, surface treatments, but also in the biomedical field. It has the objective of helping
industrialists to develop new products or processes through services.
The two sites of the CRITT MDTS (Charleville-Mézières and Nogent/Haute Marne) offer to industrialists complete
services from normalized services to the setting up of R&D programs (material characteristics, parts expertise,
chemical analysis, metrology, deposits and surface treatment (plasma,….), thermal treatments, non
destructive control, welding, thermal projection, vocational training, digital simulation.
The technical means of the CRITT MDTS are numerous and efficient (MEB, EDS, XPS, robotic welding, robotic
thermal projection, NDT (non destructive testing), radiography mechanical and metal fatigue test benches, digital
simulation…..).
The CRITT MDTS has numerous certifications and accreditations: ISO 9001 (2008), ISO 140001 (2004) QHSAS
18001 (2007), COFRAC for test laboratories.
The CRITT MDTS is also certified CRT (Technology Resource Center) and has an approval of the Crédit Impôt
Research.
Tel.: +33 324 37 89 89 - Fax: +33 324 37 62 22
E-mail : critt-mdts@critt-mdts.com - Site : www.critt-mdts.com
THE CTIF
The CTIF (Technical center for foundry industries) is a French research and development center, it consists of 130
people of which 100 are specialized technicians in metallurgy and foundry processes.
At the heart of this transformation and materials industry, the CTIF continually works to link applied research
to the industrial world.
The Charleville laboratory provides for the main industrial sectors of the region, highly qualified and highly
skilled personnel as well as high tech analysis and testing equipment (expert assessment on parts, chemical
and metallographic analysis, non destructive testing, corrosion tests, inspection and measurement on site,
environmental expert assessments).
The CTIF is certified to ISO 9001 (version 2000) for its service providers and accredited COFRAC for the
test laboratory.
Tel. : 03 24 33 42 89 - Fax : 03 24 59 21 93
E-mail : favero@ctif.com – mennessier@ctif.com- Site: www.ctif.com
The FAN laboratory (Forges Ardennes Nord)
The FAN laboratory (Forges Ardennes Nord) carries out characterization of materials, metallurgical assessment
of tooling and broken, worn or corroded parts in a very short time. It advises firms from all sectors
of activity in their steps to progress.
It is certified ISO 9001 and accredited COFRAC (Program 29.1).
Tel. : 03 24 33 27 24 - Fax : 03 24 33 17 28
E-mail : laboratoire-afan@wanadoo.fr - _ Web Site: www.laboratoire-fan.com
THE MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM - LYCEE BAZIN
Technology platforms put at the disposal of the SME’s and SMI’s the means and skills of the public professional
training establishments. It gives a further opportunity to schools and universities to integrate into the
local economic environment.
The Civil Engineering Technological platform, in the Lycee François Bazin in Charleville is specialized in the
use of materials. The benefits of the PFT support fields of activity as various as forges, the foundries, plasturgy,
industrial automation, metrology, conception.
The PFT Materials:
• Listens to companies requirements to develop new products, and find solutions to technical problems,
develop prototypes.
• Member of the Technology Development Network.
The steps taken towards a continuous improvement on a daily basis and the quality of the services offered,
achieved a quality standard in July 2010. This standard was established by AFAQ, AFNOR certification, in
acknowledgement of the CRT, CDT, PFT
Tel.: 03 24 37 39 10 – Fax: 03 24 37 39 10 – mobile 06 80 95 39 73
E-mail: bruno.prevoteau@pft-champagne-ardenne.org
THE IFTS
Research at the IFTS (Institute for Higher Technical Training) includes the ERT Gaspard Monge (Technical research
team , national standard , in 2006) offers innovations in the following fields:
• in CAD: architectural computer concepts for collective work, geometric and functional modelling, creation
and simulation,
• in automation: diagnosing industrial systems based on the classification applied to continuous systems
and dynamic hybrid systems,
• in metal materials: : process simulations, material behaviour under thermo-mechanical stress
• in plastic materials : optimization of the vibro-acoustic characteristics of the laminated material and products
injected
Tel: 03 24 59 64 70 - Fax: 03 24 37 89 90
E-mail : michael.gillet@univ-reims.fr - Site : www.ifts.net
THE DINCCS
The DINCCS (Center dedicated to digital/conception engineering and collaborative simulation) is the technical
center of the association MICADO. Its objective is to help companies make a technical step forward
which is indispensable to their competitiveness, particularly in their relations with the companies’ order givers/
subcontractors, and give them the possibility to very quickly assimilate the conception of their new
product, putting into place a real “subcontracting cooperation) functional and efficient subcontracting with
a close relationship with the order givers.
The activities of the DINCCS are based on the functional collaborative conception, numeric simulation,
computer development, the enhancement of the industrial know how through collaborative projects.
Tel: 03 24 41 69 55 – fax: 03 51 12 20 12
e-mail: contact@dinccs.com –site : www.dinccs.com
Employment, training, higher education
THE IFTS
IFTS (Institute for Higher Technical Training) is a part of the University of Reims Champagne Ardenne situated
in Charleville-Mézières preparing annually more than 250 students for different engineering jobs, in the following
sectors:
• 1 general degree with 2 options: material or computer systems,
• 3 professional degrees: Integrated conception and industrial material automation, metallurgy, information
technology and communication
• 1 Master’s degree with 3 cycles: Engineering and Computer Assisted production (IPAO), Metallurgy processes
and simulation (PSM), and Plasturgy (from conception to recycling)
All the training courses, particularly the professional degrees are open to vocational training
Tel. : +33 324 59 64 70 - Fax : +33 324 37 89 90
E-mail : michel.gillet@univ-reims.fr - Site : www.ifts.net
THE CFAI
The Centre for the Training of Apprentices for Industry, created by Ardennes industrialists, has the objective of training young people for active industrial life from a CAP certificate to the level of engineer (270 apprentices in 2005).
Tél. : +33 324 56 42 87 - Fax : +33 324 59 24 77
E-mail : cfaindustrie.ardennes@wanadoo.fr - Site : www.cfaindustrie08.fr
THE I.T.I.I
The Institute for the Techniques of Engineers in Industry: national diploma for training engineers (sandwich course), training by ENSAM and URCA.
Training by apprenticeship CFAI 08.
A three-year training, after a BAC + 2, either training by apprenticeship, or vocational training, with 3 possible
options: industrial maintenance, mechanical engineering, production. The Engineers diploma is delivered by
Les Arts et Métiers Paristech and the university of Reims Champagne Ardenne.
• Training by apprenticeship: CFAI 08 (cfaindustrie.ardennes@wanadoo.fr)
• Vocational training: AFPI Entreprendre Formation
Tel. 03 24 33 18 70 fax : 03 24 56 48 02
e-mail: afpi-08@afpi-entreprendre.com - site : www.afpi-entreprendre.com
TRAINING AND MAINTENANCE CENTRE FOR WIND TURBINES
The professional high school François Bazin is a scientific and technology school based in Charleville-Mézières,
where the first french center for training and maintenance on wind turbines was created in 2007.
This training is for students and trainees doing vocational training, having already had industrial studies;
the courses last 21 weeks and include an 8-week course, studying 4 important subjects: mechanical maintenance,
electric maintenance, repairing blades and the English language.
This complementary training trained 13 technicians in 2007 and 60 in 2010. Most of them are now working
for European wind turbine manufacturers, in independent wind turbine maintenance companies, or for
wind farms that have their own maintenance service.
Tel: 03 24 56 81 38 – Fax : 03 24 56 81 58
e-mail: hcaspani@ceebazin.net – site : www.lyceebazin.net
IUT REIMS-CHÂLONS-CHARLEVILLE, SITE DE CHARLEVILLE-MÉZIÈRES
Tel.: 03 24 59 75 40 - Fax: 03 24 33 91 89 - Site: www.univ-reims.fr
➤ DUT GACO :
The department GACO (Administrative and commercial management) trains polyvalent collaborators who are
capable of:
• ensuring daily administration and management of SME’s & SMI’s (sales management and accountancy)
• assisting the manager of the firm (by acting as an interface between the manager and his environment)
• managing a company project (making a commercial diagnostic)
• thinking about creating a company
Accessible for initial or vocational training
E-mail : iut.secretariat-gaco@univ-reims.fr - Site : www.univ-reims.fr
➤ DUT GACO / OPTION ARTS
The GACO Arts training offers to students who would like to take up or follow an artistic career (music,
theatre, puppets, danse, drawing, circus...) and to prepare the DUT GACO training in a flexible way
over a 3-year period.
This section GACO Arts therefore allows students to obtain a diploma, offering the same job possibilities
as the classic GACO training, but also a career in the cultural field, thanks to its double management
and artistic skills diploma.
Contact: iut.secretariat-gaco@univ-reims.fr
➤ DUT COMMERCIALIZATION TECHNIQUES ORIENTATION SYSTEMS COMMERCIALIZATION SOLUTIONS
AND INDUSTRIAL SERVICES (TC-C3SI) :
Industrial companies, apart from the conception and the production, should commercialize their products.
The approach to the industrial market is too specific and requires a strict specialized commercial training.
Due to its communication ability, by its double commercial and technical skills, the person who obtains a
DUT TC-C3SI can become the interface between the customers and the suppliers in his company.
As it is difficult to find sales people with a double technical and commercial culture, they are much
sought after by companies. The graduated student is therefore not a specialist in conception and industrialization
but a specialist in commercialization and industrial communication.
Accessible as an initial training
Contact: iut.secretariat-c3si@univ-reims.fr
➤INTERNATIONAL PURCHASING AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS (ACP2I) :
The objective of this degree (BAC +3) is to train real technical sales staff who are able to accompany
companies in the international commercial field, thanks to its 4 principal skills: purchasing, distribution,
commercialization, international prospecting.
These skills depend on an industrial and commercial culture to evolve towards product culture. This
training is open to all public BAC + 2 as an initial course or a vocational course.
E-mail: iut.secretariat-c3si@univ-reims.fr
➤ DUT HEALTH SAFETY, ENVIRONMENT (HSE)
This multi-disciplinary course, Health, Safety, Environment focuses on training specialists in the evaluation
and the prevention of risks: the 3 intervention fields will be:
• Health and Safety at work
• Prevention of environmental risks
• Protection of the populations/civil defence
Accessible as an initial training
Contact: iut.secretariat-hse@univ-reims.fr
HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING BY THE CCI
➤ THE EGC
The School of Management and Commerce of CHARLEVILLE-MEZIERES is a Higher Technical Teaching Establishment administered by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Ardennes. Its objective is to provide a three-year course post- baccalauréat, higher education in management, commerce and marketing, training future executives and collaborators. EGC delivers a level II diploma (corresponding to three years’ study following the baccalauréat) entitled « Responsible for marketing, sales and management ». The school also delivers a European diploma « Bachelor in Business and Management ». Training open to baccalaureat students: possibility of integrating directly into the 2nd year for students who have a BAC + 2
Tél : +33 324 56 62 61 - Fax : +33 324 56 62 99
E-mail : egccharleville@ardennes.cci.fr - Site : www.ardennes.cci.fr/egc
➤ L’ISCEE
The Higher Institute for Accountancy and Economy in Sedan, trains future administrative, accounting and financial collaborators for firms. It offers the preparation of a National Education diploma BAC + 3: The DCG (Management and Accounting Diploma). The training is open to all types of participants: students, employees (CIF, vocational training, adult training, period of professional training, contracts for professional training etc.)
A three-year complete training for students with their baccalaureat, a parallel admission in the 2nd year for some diplomas BAC + 2 (BTS CGO, DUT GEA) possibility of a modular preparation
Tél. : +33 324 27 87 68 - Fax : +33 324 27 87 66 _E-mail : iscee@ardennes.cci.fr - Site : www.ardennes.cci.fr
Competitiveness clusters and company groups
MATERALIA : ARDENNES COMPETITIVENESS CLUSTER
The merger of the champardennaise structure P2MI and the competitive lorrain cluster MIPI has created
MATERALIA; this competitiveness cluster is dedicated to the emergence and accompanying innovative
and collaborative projects in a functional and structural material field.
MATERALIA, groups together in the two regions, industrial and academic skills around the problem of materials
therefore becoming an important French pole in its field with a real international visibility.
The objective is to encourage a synergy among its partners with an important effort towards innovation and
modernization in a global competition context: the certified research projects will allow companies to have
an easy access to laboratories in the pole and attractive subsidies.
Tel.: 03.24.58.41.99 - Fax: 03.24.58.42.11
Email: info@materalia.fr - Site: www.materalia.fr
L’I.A.R.
The Competitiveness Cluster « Industries and Agro Resources » has a global vocation, it focuses on getting
together researchers, teachers and industries of the region Champagne-Ardenne and Picardie around a
common axis: The value of non vegetal elements.
And finally: to exchange skills and extraction technology, the transformation and formulation of the Biomass
components, allowing to carry out all the stages from the laboratory to industrial development.
Site : www.iar-pole.com
THE QUALITY AUTOMOBILE CLUSTER CHAMPAGNE ARDENNE
The Quality Automobile Cluster Champagne-Ardenne, is an association which informs, trains, federates and promotes the component manufacturers in the champardennaise automobile industry, with the help of the Region, the State and Europe.
The missions in this cluster are the following:
• To inform and advise companies to promote the component automobile industry
• To put at their disposal the tools and methods which will allow companies to reinforce their competitiveness
• To create a company network to develop industrial and technological partnerships
• To propose actions in developing technology, coherent with the manufacturers expectations.
Tel.: 03 26 69 91 05- Fax: 03 26 69 91 06
E-mail: pole-automobile@chalons.ensam.fr - Site: www.equipementiersauto-ca.fr
ARDENNES DE FRANCE
An actor in the department’s development, the collective brand “Ardennes de France” gathers together
about 80 members. More than 100 products have the right to carry the collective brand name Ardennes
de France.
Promotion tool serving the members and the department, Ardennes de France is open to all sectors of activity.
Formally positioned in the food sector, the collective brand today represents all products and know
how ardennais.
The logo Ardennes de France guarantees to the consumer that the identified product is made and transformed
in the Ardennes, according to an authentic know how.
Tel.: 03.24.56.59.70 - Fax: 03.24.59.20.10
E- mail: titeux@ardennes.com - Site: www.ardennes-de-france.com
Online boutique: www.boutique.ardennes-de-france.com
E-mail: contact@ardennes-de-france.com
VALEMPLOI
Created 10 years ago as an association, the group of employers Valemploi is intended for all the know how
ardennais: small companies, subsidiaries of multinational companies, craftsmen, shop keepers, public communities…
Its objective is to create jobs in the member companies, thanks to an optimal organization of the working
time: time sharing.
Advantages for the companies: faithful and stable seasonal workers or part-time workers, administrative
management of the employees by Valemploi.
Advantages for the employees: stable jobs, enriching professional experience: developing skills, pluriactivity...
Nearly 40 ardennaises Companies work with Valemploi
Tel.: 03 24 42 67 72 - Fax: 03 24 42 31 72
E-mail: valemploi.ardennes@wanadoo.fr
ASCOTT’S
To be even more reactive, competitive and attractive for new markets, 34 companies have gathered together to constitute ASCOTT’s. This is a consultative and collaborative plate form (operational in October 2008) which encourages collective engineering, allowing companies to land markets, which is impossible to do individually.
Tel.: 03 24 41 85 93 - Fax: 03 24 41 86 19
E-mail: ascott-st@orange.fr - Site: www.ascott-s.com