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Aerospace & Defence Cluster Aerospace & Defence Cluster

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Grand Est, in the heart of Europe Grand Est, in the heart of Europe… …

• Grand Est is the new French region built

from the former Champagne Ardenne, Lorraine and Alsace regions

• going from Paris to the Rhine
• approx 5.5 Million inhabitants
• North East of France, in the heart of Europe
• main cities : Reims, Troyes, Metz, Nancy,

Strasbourg, Mulhouse

• the only French region having a border with

4 foreign countries : Belgium (Wallonia), Luxemburg, Germany (Saarland,Rheinland Pfalz, Baden Wurtenberg) and Switzerland

• one of the most attractive French region for

foreign investment

• just in between Toulouse and Hamburg…

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Grand Est Grand Est economy economy

• a very strong industrial background and history, where the traditional

heavy industries (textile, mining – coal and iron, metallurgy, steel production…..) are declining

• industry still has strong positions in metallurgy, metal

transformation, automotive, chemical industry, plasturgy, food industry, …

• strong growth in recent years for logistics and services, and

Aerospace…

• Grand Est roughly contributes to 7% of the French Gross Domestic

Product

• Grand Est is one of the first French region for foreign investment, with

a strong presence of European and international companies

• excellent network of ground and air transportation
• a leading french region for university and academic research
• foreign investors are warmly welcome !!

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AERIADES : history and key figures AERIADES : history and key figures

• AERIADES Aerospace cluster was created in 2003, as a public company
• Strong original support from the Lorraine Regional Council (Conseil

Régional de Lorraine) and the French Government

• Now supported by GRAND EST Regional Council, in the frame of 3 years

partnership programs (running program for year 2017 to 2019)

• bjectives > develop and strengthen the Aerospace network first in

Lorraine, now in GRAND EST

• June 2005 : entering GIFAS (group of the French Aerospace Industry)
• 2013 : entering EACP (European Aerospace Cluster Partnership)
• AERIADES key figures
• total 65 members, January 2018 : industrial members, technical

centers, higher education, vocational education, research representing for the industrial part (values end of 2017): Close to 3100 employees

• with a total turnover of approx 500 M€ (>50% in aeronautics &

space)

• and backed with a strong experience in Aerospace business

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AERIADES missions AERIADES missions

Objectives: develop and strengthen the Aerospace industry and economy in GRAND EST Main activities

• Creating, maintaining, developing the network : information,

communication, coordination

• Marketing and commercial support to the members (point of contact

during marketing phase & RFI, involved in RFP phase..)

• Participation to major aerospace events (collective booth at Le Bourget

Airshow, ILA Berlin, BtoB events, in France and Europe…)

• Help and support to the members through collective actions (EN9100

certification, NADCAP accreditations, supply chain improvement…)

• Networking of skills and know how
• Strategic watch : market survey, technology, norms & regulations,

customers, competitors……..

• Representing GRAND EST Aerospace network in national & international
• rganizations (GIFAS, EACP….)
• link with local research and innovation actors
• ……….

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AERIADES AERIADES members members

• From local SME’s to subsidiaries of major OEM’s (SAFRAN – ESTERLINE)

mainly medium size companies

• mainly Tier 2 position, supplying French OEM’s like SAFRAN group,

THALES group, ZODIAC group

• Most of AERIADES members hold AS9100 certification, and appropriate

accreditations when required (Pri NADCAP….)

• A very wide range of technologies, know hows and services
• Metallic products (foundry, forging…)
• Precision machining
• Sheet metal work
• Composite structures
• Structural assembly (metallic and composites)
• Welding & NDT
• Electronics, PCB, sensors
• Electric components and equipment
• Tools and jigs
• Rapid manufacturing, additive manufacturing
• Industrial equipment
• Services to the industry
• …….

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Aerospace in Grand Est : a few examples…

SAFRAN System Aerostructures in Florange (57, near METZ) major partner

• f AIRBUS & AIRBUS HELICOPTER for composite aerostructures

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Aerospace in Grand Est : a few examples….

April 2018 9 Baccarat Précision (AEds Group) in Baccarat (54, south of NANCY) supplies major machined sub- assemblies for wheel & brakes, air conditionning and many more, on major civil and military programs, among which AIRBUS A380

Aerospace in Grand Est : a few examples….

April 2018 10 For the whole single aisle AIRBUS A320 family, KEP Technologies in Laxou (54, NANCY) supplies as single source electronic housings for the primary flight control system Since mid 2006, these housings are assembled using laser welding technology

Aerospace in Grand Est : a few examples….

April 2018 11 CIMULEC, in Ennery (57) is one the European leaders for high added value printed circuit boards

Aerospace in Grand Est : a few examples….

April 2018 12 AEds Technologies in Witry les Reims (51)

• dedicated to production, assembly,

testing and repair of fuel and hydraulic tanks, for both commercial and military applications

• several thousands of tanks manufactured

in the Witry les Reims factory are in service within the French forces (Armée de l’ Air et Aéronavale) as well as foreign air forces

Aerospace in Grand Est : a few examples….

April 2018 13 SAFRAN – ALBANY in Commercy (55)

• fan blades and fan casing in 3D woven

carbon composite, for the new LEAP engine

Aerospace in Grand Est : a few examples….

April 2018 14 Forgings for the aerospace & Defense industry FORGEAVIA in Biesles (52, Chaumont)

Aerospace in Grand Est : a few examples….

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Focus on R&D activities Focus on R&D activities

• GRAND EST has a long and strong university and research background
• University is representing over 150 000 students, 150 laboratories, and
• ver 10 000 teaching and research people
• 20 engineer schools, mainly mechanical engineering
• GRAND EST is hosting 6 of the 70 French « Pôles de Compétitivité » :

clusters bringing together industry, private and public research, and academics, in order to identify, sustain and help financing R&D projects

• IRT – Institut de Recherche Technologique : technological development

platform, mixing industry and private and public research, with dedicated equipments and means

• Several Technology Transfer Centers (for instance French Welding

Institute: training – expertise – development in new welding technologies)

• A number of laboratories and companies involved in aerospace R&D,

participating to CLEANSKY and CORAC projects (CORAC equivalent to German LuFo)

• Focus (among others) : materials (metallic and composites), new

manufacturing processes, new technologies (additive manufacturing…)

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World class events World class events… …

• every two years, CHAMBLEY PLANET’AIR is hosting the LORRAINE MONDIAL

AIR BALLONS, the world biggest hot air balloons meeting

• several world records were settled during the 2017 contest : the most

impressive was a mass take off in line of more than 450 hot air balloons !

• next edition, summer 2019 : you are warmly welcome !!

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For additional information For additional information

Contact : Jean Luc REIS Technical & Commercial Director Mobile +33 6 37 48 43 60 jl.reis@aeriades.org With the strong help & support

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