Industry of the future

“Envisioning, designing, and deploying sustainable and responsible systems for the industry of tomorrow.”

The “Industry of the Future” area of excellence represents a new way of thinking about and organizing businesses, drawing heavily on key principles, resources, and technologies whose impact extends to organizational, methodological, and technological spheres. Many industries are involved: transportation (automotive, aerospace, rail, and marine); energy (wind power, nuclear, decommissioning, etc.); aerospace and defense; robotics and mobile machinery (construction, agricultural, etc.); machine tools and specialized machinery; medical technology; the food processing, chemical, and petrochemical industries; home automation and consumer products, etc.
The “Industry of the Future” area of excellence comprises 5 specialized tracks and trains nearly 200 students each year. It draws on the resources of the CERIS research center and the Mechatronics Platform.
 Through a teaching approach focused on learning by doing and hands-on experience via collaborative group projects for each teaching module and elective specialization; numerous scientific and industrial projects, practical labs, and application-based tutorials—all conducted in close collaboration with faculty researchers and industry professionals using professional environments and tools—the program’s curriculum enables students to become “architects of innovative technologies who contribute to industrial and societal progress.”

General engineer

At the end of the common core of the generalist engineer training, two options are offered in the field of excellence.

Generalist Engineer, Mechatronic Systems option :

Mechatronics is based on the synergistic integration of mechanics, electronics, automation, and computer science. When applied
to the design and manufacture of products, this interdisciplinary approach makes it possible to improve and optimize their performance and functionality. It lies at the heart of technological advances in embedded systems, robotics, and additive manufacturing, and supports developments in rapidly expanding fields such as drones, robotics, and autonomous vehicles.

This track trains engineers to adopt a mechatronics approach to design, develop, and deploy
high-performance, intelligent, and connected solutions. This versatile program opens the door to a wide range of careers, such as research and development, design offices, product engineering, project management, and business engineering. It finds applications in numerous industrial sectors, including energy, transportation, aerospace, mechanical engineering, healthcare, and defense.

Program of the option :

Generalist Engineer, Industrial Engineering and Digital Transition option

The objective of this option is to train engineers with the culture required to master the tools and challenges of the digital transformation of the company and their impact on the company's information system.

They will be able to join multidisciplinary teams for the deployment and implementation of technical processes (engineering, integration, production, etc.) and management processes (steering, configuration management, MCO, etc.)

They are called upon to evolve towards functions and roles of leadership and then team management: systems engineer, production engineer or systems architect.

Program of the option :

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DUAL DEGREE PROGRAM

Science and Digital Technology for Health

At the end of the second year, students can complete their final year in the Master’s program in Science and Digital Technology for Health at the University of Montpellier, which offers two tracks:

• Biomedical Physics
• Healthcare Device Engineering

This program allows students to deepen their skills in digital sciences applied to the healthcare field and to earn both an engineering degree and a Master’s degree.

Mechanical Modeling

At the end of the second year, students have the option to complete their final year in the Master’s in Mechanics program at the University of Montpellier, with a specialization in Computation and Simulation in Mechanical Engineering or in Biomechanics.

DOCTORATE

Doctorate in the Risk Sciences Laboratory research unit

• Discover the research unit
• Discover the doctoral programme at IMT Mines Alès