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The EMAC : state-of -the-art research pole for industry


R&D generates innovation and is a key factor in business development.
The research carried out at the Ecole des Mines represents an annual investment of 2 millions euros

In support of business projects the Ecole des Mines offers:

  • the expertise of 65 researchers and 70 doctoral students,

  • the experience that comes from over 100 industrial partnership contracts,

  • highly advanced scientific equipment.



The skills of three research centers



1/ Research Center for Tooling, Materials and Processes (CROMeP)

  • Activities : The CROMeP's activities focus on the optimization of material forming tools (for metals, plastics, glass, etc.),

  • Applications :

        - tool modeling and design,
        - tooling material behavior and durability,
        - solicitation measurement applied to tooling,
        - tool surface studies.

  • Industrial partnerships: car and aeronautics constructors and suppliers, tool manufacturers, foundries and ironworks, injection molding , thermoforming, lamination, packaging, etc.


2/ The Laboratory of Process Engineering of Divided Solids (LGPSD - Joint Research Unit - EMAC/CNRS)

  • Activities : Process Engineering of Divided Solids, applied to powders (for pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and the food industry) and to energy treatments of waste (for transformation, stabilization, remediation and re-use of waste through the creation of new materials or energy).

  • Fields of research: this laboratory brings together expertise in the following fields:

        - Energy and the Environment

            Applications:
                . re-use of solid residues,
                . production of energy from combustible solids (waste and biomass),
                . control of pollution transfer in processes and into the environment

                . sludge drying.
           
            Industrial partners:
                . cement factories, energy producing industries , sludge and waste treatment industries.

        - Heat treatment

           
            Applications :
                . thermal measurement in processes,
                . thermal and solar systems,
                . high temperature thermal processes.
           
            Industrial partners:
                . aeronautics and space industries, construction.

        - Pharmaceuticals, Food industry

            Applications :
                . generation of powders by innovative processes,
                . formulation and forming of powders,
                . powder mechanics and flow.
           
            Industrial partners:

               . pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, food industry.


3/ Industrial Management Research Center (GI)

  • Activities: improving the adaptability and reactivity of industrial businesses.


  • Applications:

        - preparing reactivity through business organisation,
        - implementation of reactivity in the company.

  • Industrial partners : automobile component suppliers, IT service suppliers, pharmaceutical industry, food industry, heat treatment industries.



What the School can provide:


According to the nature of the project, the School can offer:

  • a research contract with your company (CIFRE, etc.),

  • a research program partnership,

  • expert analysis and tests,

  • technology awareness and availability studies,

  • specific training courses for your company,

  • a visit from one of our researchers.

In some cases, it may be possible to back the offer with a financial support proposal.

Contact


To define the best offer we could put in place to meet your needs, please do not hesitate to seek advice from the contact name given below:

Contact :   
Christophe Levaillant
Director of Research
Tel : 05 63 49 30 5O, Fax : 05 63 49 30 90.
e-mail : christophe.levaillant@enstimac.fr