The CTA team responds to the concrete needs of companies by optimizing their machining processes and developing customized inspection solutions.
Metal fabrication and metrology
Machining and metrology solutions to meet your requirements
The CTA supports companies wishing to optimize their manufacturing processes with a specialized team of engineers, machining technicians and metrology experts. Equipped with state-of-the-art equipment, our team works on materials with low machinability or parts with high precision requirements. In metrology, we carry out customized and comparative inspections, with a neutral approach based on repeatable and precise methods. Our aim: to save our partners time with processes perfectly adapted to their needs.
Our expertise
+We help our partners solve precision or productivity challenges, while speeding up processes. Our services cover custom testing, prototype manufacturing, process development and customized inspection - all under one roof. Thanks to our wide range of equipment, we offer efficient, flexible solutions directly aligned to the specific needs of each customer.
Our specialized services
+- Interfacing and automating manufacturing cells comprising CNC machine tools (CNCM), coordinate measuring machines (CMM/CMM) and industrial robotics for intelligent, connected production
- Contact and non-contact 3D dimensional inspection: high-precision metrology, tactile probing, 3D scanning, geometric control and GD&T
- High-precision machining, robotic deburring, automated assembly and finishing of complex parts
- Self-control and monitoring of CNC machining centers to optimize quality, reduce scrap and ensure repeatability
- Diagnosis and analysis of machine tools (vibration, cutting forces, machine dynamics) to improve performance, machining quality and tool life
- Machining of advanced materials and superalloys: aluminum, high-performance steels, titanium, Inconel and nickel alloys
- Composite machining and cutting: routing, drilling, multi-axis milling
- Ultrasonic machining of hard and brittle materials such as ceramic parts and technical materials
- Manufacture of prototype parts, complex geometries and small production runs
Our projects
Whether developing advanced machining processes, automating manufacturing cells or qualifying CMM inspection software to QIF standards, CTA mobilizes its expertise to meet industrial needs and deliver concrete, high-impact solutions.
Our equipment
The CTA has the capacity to carry out machining tests on a variety of materials, as well as the ability to carry out customized inspections thanks to a fleet of advanced metrology equipment, including contact and non-contact technologies.Makino A81M machining center for difficult-to-machine materials
DMG Mori Ultrasonic 65 5-axis machining center
Mori Seiki NT 4200/1500 SZ turning-milling center
Mitutoyo coordinate measuring machine (CMM)
Creaform scanning, inspection and quality control system
Hexagon StereoScan neo 3D scanner
Profilometer, roughness tester MITUTOYO Formtracer SV C3200.H8
Renishaw XL80 laser and RX10 rotary indexer
Torque tables (Kistler 9255B and Kistler 9129AA for turning)
Renishaw QC20-W ballbar
Photron FASTCAM SA-X2 high-speed camera
MAL Cutpro modal analysis system
Hexagon Absolute arm 85
Keyence confocal microscope
Why work with the Aerospace Technology Center?
Companies such as Pratt & Whitney and Groupe Meloche, as well as many SMEs and multinationals, work with the CTA to de-risk their upstream processes and test new methods without compromising their production. We develop tailor-made machining and metrology solutions, lightening the load for our industrial partners, in a neutral environment sheltered from external influences - guaranteeing the most appropriate solution.
What sets us apart:
- Unique cross-sector expertise CTA
- Agile prototyping and proof-of-concept under real conditions
- Complete support, from idea to demonstrator
- Access to cutting-edge technologies and test benches
- Support in obtaining financing and subsidies