Inauguration of WOMAM, the high-performance Industry 4.0 machining platform on the Cluny campus

Over €2 million in public and private investment 

Led by the Materials and Processes Laboratory (LaboMaP), which specializes in Industry 4.0 machining, this project, representing an investment of more than €2 million, aims to equip the campus with a working tool that meetsArts et Métiers educational objectivesArts et Métiers termsArts et Métiers Industry 4.0 and the growing volume of contract research. 
Launched in 2019, it includes the construction of two new connected teaching rooms, a precision cell, and a new metrology room for teaching and research purposes, at a cost of €960,000 financed by the State-Region Plan Contract (CPER), the ERDF, and Arts et Métiers. 
Three new machines have been financed over two years for €1.3 million through grants from the Regional Council, the School, and the Arts et Métiers Foundation Arts et Métiers well Arts et Métiers private sponsorship from Ariane Group, MMC, and activities resulting from AMVALOR's partnership research. 
Industrial partnerships have also been set up for the loan of new machines: a Mazak 4-axis milling lathe loaned by Degomme Boccard and Mazak, a 5-axis milling machine and a 4-axis electro-erosion machine by GFMS (Georg Fischer Machine Solutions). The latter has also provided a full-time engineer through skills sponsorship. 
This platform will also contribute to the development of the Digital Twin Machining, for which the Cluny campus is responsible as part of the JENII (Digital, Immersive and Interactive Teaching Twins) research project, coordinated by Arts et Métiers. This will eventually be made available to all Arts et Métiers campuses.  

A platform dedicated to industrial activities, training, and research 

WOMAM can be used by engineering students, doctoral students, teacher-researchers, andArts et Métiers industrial partners as part of joint research projects conducted with AMVALOR.
For engineering students, this new equipment will enable them to achieve high-level educational objectives throughout their three years of study:  

• In the first year: master the use of simulation software and perform basic machining operations (turning, milling, etc.).  
• In the second year: carry out team projects involving machining integrated into Industry 4.0 networks, learn about MES (Manufacturing Execution System) software, and work on project-based supervision solutions.  
• In the third year: addressing issues in line with the industrial reality of networked machining centers 

This new platform will be a powerful catalyst for innovation in academic research and R&D partnerships with companies, supported by AMVALOR.
WOMAM will also be a true showcase for Industry 4.0 technology for all partner companies and their customers. 

Arts et Métiers always supported industry through all its changes. Our Evolutive Learning Factory project Evolutive Learning Factory on our existing technology platforms, which are unique in France in that they include industrial systems across all eight of our campuses. The aim is to gradually transform these platforms into a connected and responsible training factory, covering the entire product life cycle and equipped with a digital twin to optimize its management and control. The WOMAM platform is a perfect example of this,"concludes Laurent Champaney. 

The event brought together Laurent Champaney, Charles Dehelly, president of the Arts et Métiers Foundation, Marie Fauvet, mayor of Cluny, Laëtitia Martinez, vice-president of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Region, Yves Seguy, prefect of Saône-et-Loire...