After breaking all its records in 2022, AMVALOR, the valorization subsidiary ofArts et Métiers, still has a number of structural projects in the pipeline that are expected to come to fruition in 2023. Bertrand Coulon, Director of Development, explains.
€22.5 million in contracts signed in 2022 (+50% compared to 2021), €14 million in revenue in 2022 (+12% compared to 2021) and more than 150 employees, 2022 was an exceptional year for AMVALOR, the valorization subsidiary ofArts et Métiers
"2021, at the end of the health crisis, had already been a good year, as we had reached €15 million in signed contracts," explains Bertrand Coulon, Director of Development."It is therefore all the more satisfying, with the commitment of the laboratories, to further improve our growth momentum in 2022!"
The establishment of structural partnerships
Among the major successes of 2022, we can notably mention the signing of major partnerships such as the BELISAMA chair signed with Safran Aircraft Engine on "high-speed hydro-mechanical systems control" (LIFSE laboratory). This partnership also enabled Arts et Métiers receive the "Partnership Development" award on January 5 at the Safran Group's R&T Day.
Another example of a major partnership signed in 2022 is the Arts et Métiers group's ϕ'ML chair, Arts et Métiers for five years with SKF Magnetic Mechatronics, a subsidiary of the SKF group and the world leader in active magnetic bearings and permanent magnet synchronous motors (more information). This chair will enable the development of physics-based machine learning methodologies for complex dynamic systems. It also provides an opportunity for the Arts et Métiers group Arts et Métiers an R&D activity on the "Espace campus" in Vernon (27).
43 jobs supported by France Relance
AMVALOR has also successfully mobilized support for the R&D employment scheme under the France Relance plan. All laboratories rose to the challenge within a very tight timeframe and 60 applications were submitted, all contributing to the ecological transition.
In total, the selected projects represent 43 jobs, including 23 young graduates hired. Forty companies, 50% of which are SMEs, have benefited from this program.
This program will enable research activities to be carried out between now and the end of 2024 and represents a two-year turnover of €10 million for AMVALOR and €5 million in subsidies for partner companies.
"The recovery plan has enabled us to strengthen and sustain our relationships with our customers and to solidify our relationships with some of our prospects," adds Bertrand Coulon.
More funding for the Carnot Arts Institute
"Thanks to these results, we can further resource and strengthen our research teams," continues Bertrand Coulon, "as we receive more funding thanks to our Carnot label (see below). It's a virtuous circle!"
Current chairs and framework agreements
And 2023 is already shaping up to be a promising year with other partnerships set to materialize. For example, the i-Perform chair, which brings together three partners and aims to answer scientific questions underlying the current and future uses of immersive technologies and virtual worlds in industry (LAMPA-Institut de Laval).
A multi-year framework agreement with Saint Gobain Ceramics (MSMP laboratory) is also being finalized, as well as the upcoming signing of a chair with RTE and the extension of the one with ESI Group until the end of 2023!
Support for numerous scientific research projects
In 2022, this budget amounted to €3.2 million, compared to €3 million in 2021.
Each year, numerous scientific research projects receive funding, and multi-year structural research projects with high potential are financed, for example:
- SMASeH2: development of digital twins applied to hydrogen transport and storage (PIMM, I2M, LIFSE, LEM3).
- SMARTFOIL: smart structures for naval applications to increase the service life and acoustic discretion of propellers and hydrofoils (PIMM, L2EP, LISPEN, LMFL, IRENAV LSMSSC). A partnership Arts et Métiers, Cnam, Georgia Tech Lorraine, and Ecole Navale.
- RehabByExo: design of an exoskeleton to aid in the rehabilitation of hemiplegic patients after a stroke (LAMPA, IBHGC, LIPSEN), a collaboration Arts et Métiers, LAMIH, and Bordeaux University Hospital.
- ScCRYO2: machining process using cryogenic assistance (LIFSE, LaBoMaP, LAMPA, Chambéry Institute), in partnership with CETIM.
- Damascus: digitization for manufacturing processes (PIMM, LEM3, LCFC, LAMPA, LISPEN), a project Arts et Métiers, LAMIH, and the Dupuy de Lôme Research Institute.
- SDC2: disassembly unit for the circular economy to automate the recovery of high added-value components (I2M, L2EP, LCFC), in partnership with LAMIH, ESTIA, and the Carnot CETIM and Energie du futur institutes.
- OptUSeH2: development of digital twins applied to hydrogen transport and storage (PIMM, I2M, LIFSE, LEM3).
