The French region of Franche-Comté: estretágico of the Microtécnicas cluster
Smaller, more precise, intelligent: despite being inconspicuous, the microtécnicas are the core of the major global industries. In vending machines, panels of signalling of motorways, luxury objects, clocks, image and sound, material equipment surgical, even in satellites or in mobile phones… phones, coming from Franche-Comté microtécnicas are present.
Born of the watch industry, firms in this region stand out in the field of high precision and miniaturization. With a market share estimated at more than 1 per cent of international trade, figure to be doubled by the year 2012, the sector of the microtécnicas of Franche-Comté is opening up to the most important industrial markets such as GermanyItaly, Spain or Switzerland.
In addition to possessing the highest industrial concentration, research centres and associated training organisations dedicated to the Microtécnicas, Franche-Comté has Themis, the technology park where the European exhibition of the Microtécnicas and high-precision, Micronora is celebrated.
Currently, Temis is the only French technology park dedicated to the microtécnicas. Its 130 hectares are home to 35 public and private laboratories, technical centres, Research Institute FEMTO-ST, national school of mechanics and Microtécnicas, and affiliates of the University of Franche-Comté, as well as numerous companies.
• 1st French industrial region (105,600 workers)
• 1N ° 1 French in toys, watches, glasses and tornería-marquetería
• 12th French region in stamp - drawing
• 13th French automotive region (the largest factory in France of the PSA - Peugeot Citroen group as well as 64 companies between builders and manufacturers of equipment that employ 25.900 workers in the automobile sector).
• 13th French region in the treatment of surfaces
• 1 University Center: 30,000 students, 1,200 researchers.
Some hits related to the microtécnicas
Parkeon, specializing in public parking systems, manages more than 3 million parking spaces in the world. Its 140,000 machines equipped with more than 3,000 cities in 40 countries.
In the medical sector, Sophysa specialist in neurological implants, will soon outweigh the barrier of 100,000 Sophy valves intended for the treatment of brain diseases.