On Thursday, November 14, the Arts et Métiers campus Arts et Métiers Paris hosted the 9th StelLab seminar, bringing together the PSA Group's 18 OpenLabs.
StelLab ( Science Technologies Exploratory Lean LABoratory) is the program developed by the PSA Peugeot Citroën Group to identify and develop new technologies and innovations that will contribute to its growth. This program brings together laboratories in the form of OpenLabs, as well as international branches and relays. Recognized by PSA Group engineers and experts as a center of excellence, Arts et Métiers to this program for six years with its "Materials and Processes" OpenLab. That is why the Paris campus hosted the StelLab seminar organized by PSA on Thursday, November 14, 2018.
An international event bringing together cutting-edge laboratories
Carla Gohin and Eric Lalliard, both Arts et Métiers graduates Arts et Métiers respectively Vice President of Research and Innovation and Scientific Director at PSA, opened the seminar. AlongsideArts et Métiers, École Polytechnique, Mines ParisTech, CentraleSupélec, GeorgiaTech Lorraine, ENS Cachan, and others were present to discuss their expertise within the OpenLabs. PSA also took advantage of this event to present its new OpenLab on artificial intelligence in partnership with INRIA (National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control).
For Fodil Meraghni, coordinator of the StelLab seminar and head of the OpenLab Materials and Processes atArts et Métiers, hosting this seminar is an opportunity for "our research teams to meet this scientific community and expand our cooperation with PSA in other areas such as vibroacoustics, the development of alternative fuels, fluidic systems, and even artificial intelligence!"
The Materials and Processes OpenLab
With the OpenLab Materials and Processes, Arts et Métiers already enabled the development and refinement of disruptive technologies that have been or are being integrated by PSA. Among the work still in progress are seven PhDs and two post-docs. For example, one PhD, entirely funded by PSA, focuses on the damage tolerance of automotive composite parts after manufacture and in service. This work will be used to assess the suitability of composite parts for use depending on their application. Another project focuses on the use of factory data and its correlation with digital models. By correcting the digital models using the data, it will be possible to simulate the robotization of a workstation. The objective is to assess the feasibility of integrating robotics into certain workstations on the production line.
