La Machinerie

What La Machinerie does

La Machinerie is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) founded in 2014 and headquartered in Amiens, Hauts-de-France. It operates a "tiers lieu" (third place) that bundles three functions under a single organization: a FabLab, a coworking space, and a 3D printing engineering bureau d'études branded Make Anything. The organization serves a heterogeneous base of freelancers, startups, schools, community organizations, and corporate clients — the latter primarily for team-building activities — alongside other FabLabs that engage it as a consulting partner through its Compagnonnage program.

Name

La Machinerie

Legal name

La Machinerie

Website

https://lamachinerie.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

La Machinerie is a French non-profit association operating a tiers-lieu in Amiens combining a FabLab, coworking space, and Make Anything 3D printing engineering bureau, serving freelancers, startups, schools, community groups, and partner FabLabs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Coworking and FabLab Services

akta.pro primary industry

Makerspaces & Fab Labs (Open Build Studios) (EDAMADAC)

Keywords

• Coworking space access
• Digital fabrication services
• 3D printing bureau
• FabLab membership
• Makerspace workshops

Headquarters

HQ city

Amiens

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Coworking Nomade (Day Pass): Flexible day-pass access to open workspace for independent professionals, offering 1-day, 5-day credit cards (10% discount), or 10-day credit cards (15% discount). Pay-as-you-go model with daily rates.
2. Coworking Permanent (Monthly Subscription): Monthly subscription for dedicated desk in open space with 25% discount for no-commitment option or 37% discount for 2-month minimum commitment. Recurring monthly revenue.
3. Meeting Room Rental: Hourly or daily rental of equipped meeting room (Brick in the Wall) with video conferencing, projector, and WiFi. Half-day and full-day rates available.
4. FabLab Membership and Usage Fees: Annual association membership required for FabLab access plus machine-specific usage fees. Free open sessions on Fridays and Saturdays with membership, with additional charges for certain machines.
5. Educational and Mediation Services: Pedagogical workshops for schools, community centers, and groups covering programming, 3D modeling, electronics, and digital fabrication. Eligible for Pass Culture via ADAGE. Also includes team building workshops for companies.
6. Compagnonnage (Training and Consulting): Customized training and consulting programs for FabLab creation, digital fabrication skills, electronics prototyping, and space planning. Services for organizations looking to develop their own FabLabs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

La Machinerie operates a combined coworking space and FabLab in Amiens offering shared-desk access, open machine time, structured workshops, school mediation programs, and team-building sessions for companies. Through its Make Anything sub-brand it delivers a 3D printing engineering bureau service for external clients, and through compagnonnage it provides FabLab skills mentorship and project support.

Product overview

La Machinerie is a multi-service collaborative workspace and makerspace in Amiens, France, founded in 2014. The organization operates three interconnected offerings: a FabLab providing open access to digital fabrication equipment and educational workshops; a Coworking space offering flexible desk solutions and meeting room rental; and Make Anything, an affiliated 3D printing engineering bureau for custom prototyping and manufacturing. The portfolio also includes mediation workshops for schools, vacation programs for families, a FabLab mentorship program (Compagnonnage) for organizations wanting to create their own makerspaces, and corporate team building activities. Sessions Libres provide regular open-access hours at the FabLab, while meeting rooms like Salle Brick in the Wall serve business clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Make Anything: Bureau d'études en impression 3D (3D printing engineering office) offering design, prototyping, and custom manufacturing services for businesses and project holders.

Products and services

• Coworking
• FabLab access and membership
• Make Anything
• Sessions Libres
• Ateliers de Médiation
• Ateliers Vacances
• Compagnonnage FabLab
• Team Building Catalog
• Salle Brick in the Wall

Named customers11 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• Hauts-de-France (HDF) / European UnionmajorOthersRegional council of Hauts-de-France co-funding with European Union support. Key public funding partner for La Machinerie operations and initiatives.
• République FrançaisemajorOthersFrench Republic national government support through various ministries and programs for third places and territorial development.
• ANCT (Agence Nationale de la Cohésion des Territoires)majorOthersNational agency for territorial cohesion providing support for third places and territorial development initiatives.
• ADEME (Agence de la Transition Écologique)majorOthersFrench ecological transition agency supporting environmental and sustainable development projects.
• Ville d'AmienscoreOthersCity of Amiens municipal government partner, providing local support and hosting FabLab activities.
• Amiens MétropolecoreOthersMetropolitan area community of Amiens supporting regional development and third-place initiatives.
• Réseau Français des FablabscoreTechnology or IntegrationNational network connecting French FabLabs, enabling knowledge sharing, best practices, and collaboration across the FabLab ecosystem.
• La Compagnie des Tiers-LieuxcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational association of third places (tiers lieux) in France, supporting and connecting coworking spaces, FabLabs, and other collaborative spaces.
• Fabrique de TerritoirecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTerritorial factory program supporting the development and sustainability of third places across French territories.
• Manufacture de ProximitécoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional program supporting the creation of proximity manufacturing spaces in Hauts-de-France, aligned with La Machinerie's mission.
• Université de Picardie Jules VernecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional university in Amiens, providing academic collaboration, student involvement, and educational partnerships for scientific mediation.
• OmbellisciencecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional scientific culture association coordinating Fête de la Science in Hauts-de-France. La Machinerie participates in and contributes to regional science outreach.
• Rev3minorOthersThird industrial revolution initiative in Hauts-de-France supporting sustainable and innovative economic development.
• Les ScientivoresminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerScience education and outreach organization working on scientific mediation activities.
• Make AnythingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated bureau d'études (engineering office) providing custom 3D design, prototyping, and manufacturing services. Operates from La Machinerie's FabLab location, creating synergies with the coworking and maker space.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• La Casemate: La Casemate is a science center in Grenoble combining a FabLab, coworking, and educational mediation activities—directly mirroring La Machinerie's three-component tiers-lieu model. Both organizations operate as nonprofit associations delivering digital fabrication access, scientific mediation for schools, and community maker programming in French regional cities.
• La Plateforme: La Plateforme is a third place in Marseille combining digital and maker activities, training programs, and community innovation programming. It shares La Machinerie's positioning as a multi-component third place that bridges digital fabrication, education, and community economic development in a French regional capital.
• Le Dôme: Le Dôme is a third place in Caen dedicated to scientific culture, innovation, and digital fabrication with coworking and FabLab services. It operates as a comparable tiers-lieu model with similar public funding structures, science outreach programming, and educational partnerships in a mid-sized French city.
• ElectroLab: ElectroLab is a FabLab in the Paris region (Nanterre) offering community access to digital fabrication equipment including 3D printers, laser cutters, and electronics prototyping tools. Like La Machinerie, it operates as a member-driven association affiliated with the Réseau Français des Fablabs and runs open sessions, workshops, and educational programs.
• Technistub: Technistub is a FabLab in Mulhouse offering community access to digital fabrication tools and STEM workshops, affiliated with the French FabLab network. Its focus on equipment access, workshops, and association-based operations is closely comparable to La Machinerie's FabLab component.
• Artilect: Artilect is a FabLab and coworking space in Toulouse offering digital fabrication equipment, community maker programming, and educational workshops. Its hybrid FabLab-plus-coworking model and association-based governance make it directly comparable to La Machinerie's tier-lieu structure.

Others

• Fab Foundation: Fab Foundation is the international non-profit organization that originated the Fab Lab concept and supports the global FabLab network. It is thematically and structurally related to La Machinerie as an ecosystem participant, even though it does not compete commercially.

Broad incumbents

• MyCoworking: MyCoworking operates a network of coworking spaces across French cities with flexible day passes and monthly subscriptions. As a multi-site French coworking operator with similar pricing tier structures (day passes, multi-day credit cards, monthly subscriptions), it is comparable to La Machinerie's coworking offering.
• La Cordée: La Cordée is an established French coworking chain operating across multiple major French cities, offering shared workspaces, private offices, and meeting rooms. While broader in scale and not focused on FabLab activities, it is a relevant comparable for La Machinerie's coworking revenue line and pricing structure.

Emerging players

• Plateforme C: Plateforme C is a third place in the Paris region combining digital fabrication, maker programming, and community workspace. It overlaps meaningfully with La Machinerie's FabLab-plus-coworking model but serves a different (Île-de-France) geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/la-machinerie

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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