IRT M2P

Name

IRT M2P

Legal name

IRT M2P

Website

https://irt-m2p.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Materials R&D Services

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) (541715)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826)

akta.pro primary industry

Additive Manufacturing Research & Innovation Labs (IMAAAJAA)

Keywords

• Materials research services
• Collaborative industrial R&D
• Metal powder atomization
• Surface treatment technologies
• Additive manufacturing materials

Headquarters

HQ city

Metz

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Collaborative R&D Projects: R&D projects carried out with industrial and academic partners, typically addressing shared research needs from multiple manufacturers. Partners (major groups, ETI, SME, academic) have privileged access to results. Co-financed through Programme d'Investissement d'Avenir (PIA) and France 2030.
2. Feasibility Studies: Partnership approach enabling definition of new platform specifications, investigation of new technologies, exploration of new operating conditions, and go/no-go assessments for future projects.
3. Collaborative Projects Cofinanced via Calls for Proposals (AAP): Projects launched in response to regional, national, or European calls for projects. M2P combines its skills with consortium partners and files projects according to CFP timetable.
4. Private R&D: Tailor-made response to specific industrial needs based on available skills and resources at M2P. No pooling required. Simple and accelerated project setup (B2B relationship). M2P holds CIR (Research Tax Credit) approval.
5. Testing and Characterization Services: Testing and characterization services provided on quotation. Access to analysis equipment and expertise.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

IRT M2P is a French Technology Research Institute that conducts collaborative R&D projects in materials, metallurgy, and manufacturing processes with industrial and academic partners. It provides industrial-scale platforms and multidisciplinary expertise across nine domains — including metal powder atomization, surface treatments, composites, multimaterials joining, and analytical characterization — alongside bespoke private R&D services and testing on quotation.

Product overview

IRT M2P is a research institute (Institut de Recherche Technologique) focused on materials, metallurgy, and processes. The organization operates 9 technological expertise areas supported by industrial-scale platforms: Simulation & Numerical Modeling, Metal Powders (with VIGA and EIGA atomization systems), Advanced Foundry, Life Cycle Assessment & Recycling, Mechanical Surface Treatment (including shot peening and laser shock peening), Surface Treatment & Coatings, Thermochemical & Heat Treatment, Composite Materials (with AFP technology), Multimaterials Joining, and Analysis & Characterization. These expertise areas work together to serve industrial R&D projects in aeronautics, automotive, construction, energy, and naval sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Simulation & Numerical Modeling Service Numerical simulation and modeling service for metallurgical processes, supporting R&D project partners with process optimization and product development across the nine expertise domains.
• Metal Powders Production Service Production and characterization of metal powders for additive manufacturing using VIGA (Vacuum Induction Melting Gas Atomisation) and EIGA (Electrode Induction Melting Gas Atomisation) atomization systems at the Uckange site.
• Advanced Foundry Service Elaboration, recycling, and casting of metallic materials using advanced foundry techniques at the Uckange site with 4 industrial or semi-industrial melting furnaces (3.1 MW electrical, 2.4 MW cooling capacity).
• Life Cycle Assessment & Recycling Service Environmental sustainability services including lifecycle analysis and metal recycling solutions for industrial partners across sectors including automotive end-of-life vehicles and metal waste valorization.
• Mechanical Surface Treatment Service Mechanical surface treatments including shot peening and Laser Shock Peening (LSP) for improving fatigue resistance of metallic and multi-material parts in aerospace and automotive applications.
• Surface Treatment & Coatings Service Wet surface treatment, coatings, functionalization, and finishing for metallic alloys, ceramics, and polymers, including REACH-compliant coatings replacing hexavalent chromium.
• Thermochemical & Heat Treatment Service Development and industrialization of thermochemical and heat treatment processes including nitriding, carbonitriding, and associated thermal process lines for aerospace, nuclear, and industrial parts.
• Composite Materials Development Service Development and industrialization of organic matrix composite materials and manufacturing processes including Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) and multi-process preforming for aerospace and industrial partners.
• Multimaterials Joining Service Development and industrialization of joining processes for multi-material assemblies (composite, aluminum, plastic, steel), including mechanical joining, hybrid welding/bonding, and the ERWin® cold-striking technology co-developed with Gaming Engineering.
• Analysis & Characterization Service Comprehensive materials testing and analysis services including physico-chemical, microstructural, mechanical (fatigue, Wöhler curves, creep), dimensional characterization, and non-contact coating thickness measurement delivered on quotation.
• Feasibility Studies Service Partnership-based feasibility studies enabling definition of new platform specifications, investigation of new technologies, exploration of new operating conditions, and go/no-go decisions for industrial clients prior to full-scale R&D projects.
• Private R&D Service (Tailor-Made) Tailor-made B2B R&D service responding to specific industrial needs based on IRT M2P's skills and resources, with no result pooling required, exclusive client ownership of outcomes, and CIR eligibility for French clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• First pilot installation in France for Aheadd aluminum alloy powder production for additive manufacturing
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

26 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• METALOR ElectrotechnicsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 February 2025Leader in high-performance silver-based electrical contacts development. Collaboration with IRT M2P on numerical simulation for electrical contact materials.
• LaSIE (La Rochelle University)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Academic laboratory collaboration for INSTANT project on cyclic corrosion testing for aviation. Recognized expertise in corrosion and painted systems study. Postdoctoral position based at LaSIE laboratory.
• Corrosion InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partner in INSTANT project for improved corrosion assessment in aviation industry.
• ConstelliumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 October 2023Leading global developer, manufacturer, and recycler of aluminum products. Partnership since 2014 with 8 collaborative projects covering metallic assemblies, life cycle analysis, recycling, and additive manufacturing powders. Joint investment in VIGA atomization tower for Aheadd® aluminum alloy powder production for additive manufacturing. Budget of 10.3 million euros across 8 projects. Shared goal of creating French excellence chain for aluminum alloy powder production.
• GalloominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2021New partner September 2021 for metal waste valorization from end-of-life vehicles.
• Institut MaupertuisminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2021Engineering school partner. New partner September 2021 for tribofinishing machine development for additively manufactured parts.
• ABC Swiss TechminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2021Re-engaged partner for new projects.
• THALES GLOBAL SERVICEScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2021Re-engaged for new projects.
• Eurovia ManagementminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2021New partner from May 2021 for thermocompression processes for innovative road surface asphalts.
• Gränges Powder MetallurgyminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2021New partner March 2021 for metal powder characterization for additive manufacturing.
• GE Grid SolutionsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2021New partner March 2021 for surface treatments and functional coatings.
• SocomoreminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2021New partner March 2021 for surface treatments and functional REACH-compliant coatings.
• John CockerillminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021New partner from January 2021 for surface treatments and functional coatings development.
• VALINOX NUCLEAIRE (Vallourec group)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Nuclear sector company from Vallourec group. New partner from January 2021 for high-temperature functional coatings and REACH-compatible solutions.
• EMAG EldecminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2020New partner from November 2020. Engaged in new M2P projects.
• Industeel (ArcelorMittal)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2020Steel manufacturer (ArcelorMittal group). New partner November 2020. Already engaged in GAMM project with Gaming Engineering for new generation steel integration in multi-material mix.
• AXON' CABLEminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2020New partner September-October 2020 for functional silver coatings.
• NEXOONminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2020New partner September-October 2020 for organic matrix composite materials recycling and forming.
• SOCIETE FOREZIENNE DE TRAITEMENT DE SURFACEminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2020Surface treatment company. New partner September-October 2020.
• CETIM Grand EstminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2020Technical center for mechanical industry. New partner August 2020 for recycling and surface treatments.
• THALES LAS France SAScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2020Defense and security technology group. New partner August 2020 for functional silver coatings (HSE-compatible) for aeronautics and connectors sectors.
• EEIGM (Ecole Européenne d'Ingénieurs en Génie des Matériaux)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 February 2020First engineering school partnership signed February 2020 for apprentice, intern, and engineer recruitment. Objective to find best profiles and ensure better employability of apprentices. M2P provides industrial perspective on training.
• Gaming EngineeringcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Industrial startup specializing in multi-material assembly systems via cold striking technology for automotive lightweighting. Partnership began 2019 with projects COMMERWIN (ERWin® assembly), GAMM (with ArcelorMittal), and SIAMESE (new product development from concept to vehicle integration). Approximately 10 European and American automotive manufacturers engaged. Historical partner Stellantis.
• EnovasensecoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2018Founded 2013, developer of non-contact coating thickness measurement technology using photothermal laser radiometry. Partnership started in TRANSFUGE project for thermochemistry and shot peening scanning. IMPACT project developed automated measurement heads. First 3-axis station prototype installed at M2P. Relaunched in 2023 by German group Precitec. 50+ clients, 11 employees.
• Airbus HelicopterscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013World leader in civil and military helicopter markets, division of Airbus. Partner since 2013 as founding member with participation in board and industrial partnership committee. Collaboration on surface treatments (HCTC, CRONOS2024, NEW SURF, EVEREST, ATLAS, ATHENA projects), thermochemical treatments (NITRURATION, TRAITEMENT THERMIQUE AVANCE, TRANSFUGE), and fatigue testing. Near 100% project success rate. Applications in main gearbox for helicopters.
• SafrancoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Major aerospace engine and equipment manufacturer. Multiple collaborative projects including IMPACT (REACH-compliant coatings for aircraft engines), INSTANT (cyclic corrosion testing for aviation), COCA (anodized layer optimization). Alain Viola expert and M2P referent.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• CEA Tech: The technology arm of France's Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission, with materials, manufacturing, and surface-treatment research at scale. It competes with M2P for French PIA funding and large industrial projects in metallurgy, semiconductors, and energy materials.
• Element Materials Technology: A global, commercially operated testing, inspection, and certification network covering mechanical, chemical, and failure-analysis testing for aerospace, automotive, and energy — the testing-services portion of M2P's portfolio at much larger, investor-owned scale.
• Fraunhofer Institute (selected Institutes: IWS, IFAM, IPM): Germany's applied research network, with institutes such as Fraunhofer IWS (surface/joining), IFAM (shaping/materials), and IPM covering metal powders, surface treatments, and additive manufacturing — the same nine technological domains M2P operates in, but at much larger network scale.
• TNO: The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research; a publicly funded applied-research organization running materials, manufacturing, and surface-treatment programs. It mirrors M2P's translational R&D model but serves a broader portfolio including energy and industrial equipment.

Others

• ESI Group: A French-headquartered numerical-simulation software vendor now part of the Cadence Design Systems ecosystem. It is an M2P technology partner for the Simulation & Numerical Modeling domain and is thematically comparable on metallurgical-process simulation IP.
• Constellium: An M2P core strategic partner and global aluminum-products developer/manufacturer. Comparable to M2P at the program level because Constellium's Aheadd® aluminum AM powder business is co-developed with M2P, linking M2P's atomization platform to a Tier-1 industrial end-customer.

Direct peers

• IRT Jules Verne: A Nantes-based French IRT dedicated to advanced manufacturing technologies, materials, and processes. It directly overlaps with M2P on composites, metal forming, and manufacturing-process R&D and draws on a similar industrial consortium funding model.
• CETIM: The French Technical Center for Mechanical Industries, headquartered in Senlis. CETIM provides mechanical testing, surface treatment, and materials R&D services to French industry and is already an M2P partner (CETIM Grand Est), making it the closest one-stop incumbent peer for industrial materials R&D.
• IRT Saint Exupéry: A Toulouse-based French Institut de Recherche Technologique focused on aeronautics, space, and embedded systems. It operates under the same collaborative R&D-with-industry model as M2P and shares the PIA/France 2030 funding regime, competing for the same tier-1 aerospace primes' R&D budgets.

Emerging players

• Institut Maupertuis: A French engineering school and applied-research entity with which M2P has partnered (project on tribofinishing of additively manufactured parts). It overlaps with M2P on AM post-processing R&D and competes for early-stage additive manufacturing grant funding.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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