EDMR

What EDMR does

EDMR (Étude & Développement – Machine spéciale & Robotique) is a France-based B2B engineering firm headquartered in Brindas, near Lyon, specializing in custom industrial machinery and robotics integration. The firm was founded in 1986 and operates with 7 employees, designing and building bespoke robotic cells, special-purpose machines, and test rigs for enterprise clients in pharmaceutical, automotive, research, and general manufacturing sectors. Engagements span feasibility studies and budget framing through design, fabrication, on-site commissioning, and post-installation maintenance, with CE marking delivered per EU Machine Directive 2006/42/CE.

The technical offering is anchored on three product lines: custom robotic cells integrating FANUC, STAUBLI, YASKAWA, KAWASAKI, and KUKA robots for applications including transfer, end-of-line packaging, palletizing, depalletizing, machine tending, brushing, welding, and 2D/3D vision-guided bin picking; special machines for assembly, machining, grinding, brushing, and vision-based inspection, including tomography, calibration, thermal, and non-destructive testing benches for R&D departments; and general installation engineering services covering PID/PCF documentation, isometrics, instrumentation, ATEX zoning, and technical data management, where EDMR claims more than 20 years of expertise. Integration capabilities extend into cleanroom, ATEX, and heavy-industry environments, and a recently announced strategic alliance with AVN adds transitique, conveying, RABS, laminar flow, and complete line integration/supervision to the offering.

EDMR runs a project-based, direct enterprise sales model. Revenue is generated through one-off custom equipment sales, professional engineering and consulting services (feasibility studies, specifications, retrofit, and CE compliance upgrades), and ongoing maintenance contracts. Pricing is determined through client consultation and feasibility scoping rather than standardized list pricing. The company holds CIR/CII (French Research and Innovation Tax Credit) accreditation, enabling clients to recover a portion of innovation R&D costs, and has earned an Ecovadis Silver Medal for CSR. Named customers span SANOFI, BIOMERIEUX, NEMERA, and ZIMMER BIOMET in pharmaceutical/healthcare; TENNECO, CONTITECH, and LINAMAR in automotive; ONERA, CEA, and IFP-EN in research; and DANI ALU, LAVATEC, and DEVIRIEUX in industrial manufacturing. Geographic operations are concentrated in France.

Name

EDMR

Legal name

EDMR

Website

https://edmr.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

France-based B2B engineering firm designing custom robotic cells and special-purpose machines for pharmaceutical, automotive, research, and manufacturing clients, with CE marking, CIR/CII tax credit accreditation, and a recent alliance with AVN for integrated line solutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Industrial Machinery and Robotics Integration

NAICS

Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339), Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Factory Automation Cells & Integrated Systems (Assembly, Welding, Painting Lines) (IMAHAHAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

End-of-Line Integration & Packaging Line Systems (IMAHAOAN)

Keywords

• Custom industrial machinery
• Industrial robotics integration
• Special purpose machines
• Robotic cells engineering
• Test bench design

Headquarters

HQ city

Brindas

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Machinery and Equipment Sales: Design, construction, and sale of custom special machines, robotic cells, test equipment, and other industrial equipment. Projects are typically one-off or small batch custom builds based on client specifications. Revenue is generated through equipment delivery and commissioning.
2. Engineering and Consulting Services: Technical engineering services including feasibility studies, technical specifications, design, installation planning, and technical documentation. Services also include Retrofit and CE compliance upgrades for existing equipment.
3. Maintenance Services: Ongoing maintenance services for installed equipment and robotic systems

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

EDMR designs and builds bespoke industrial equipment, including custom robotic cells integrating FANUC, STAUBLI, YASKAWA, KAWASAKI, and KUKA robots for transfer, end-of-line packaging, palletizing, machine tending, brushing, welding, and 2D/3D vision-guided applications; special-purpose machines for assembly, machining, cutting, and inspection; and custom test rigs for R&D departments. All systems are delivered with CE marking per EU Machine Directive 2006/42/CE, supported by installation engineering, technical documentation, and maintenance services for clients in pharmaceutical, automotive, research, and general manufacturing sectors.

Product overview

EDMR (Étude & Développement – Machine spéciale & Robotique) is a custom industrial equipment builder offering a portfolio of three interconnected core products: (1) Cellules Robotisées sur Mesure — custom robotic cells integrating robots from major brands (FANUC, STAUBLI, YASKAWA, KAWASAKI, KUKA) for various industrial applications; (2) Machines Spéciales — bespoke special machines and test rigs for manufacturing, assembly, inspection, and R&D applications; and (3) Étude d'Installation Générale — general installation engineering services including technical documentation. The offering is rounded out by maintenance services and R&D tax credit support (CII/CIR). EDMR serves pharmaceutical, automotive, research institutes, and manufacturing sectors with CE-marked equipment for cleanroom, ATEX, and heavy-industry environments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cellules Robotisées sur Mesure (Custom Robotic Cells) Custom-designed robotic cells that integrate robots from FANUC, STAUBLI, YASKAWA, KAWASAKI, and KUKA for industrial applications such as transfer, end-of-line packaging, machine tending, brushing, welding, and 2D/3D vision-guided bin picking. Delivered with CE marking under EU Machine Directive 2006/42/CE for enterprise clients in pharmaceutical, automotive, and general manufacturing sectors.
• Machines Spéciales (Special Machines) Bespoke special machines for transfer/manufacturing, assembly, machining, cutting, grinding, brushing, packaging lines, and conformity inspection. Includes retrofit and CE compliance upgrades. Designed for cleanroom, ATEX, and heavy-industry environments.
• Bancs d'Essais (Test Rigs) Custom test rigs and experimental facilities co-developed with R&D teams, including tomography benches, calibration benches, thermal benches, non-destructive testing benches, and stress/tribology benches for dimensional verification, product and method validation.
• Étude d'Installation Générale (General Installation Engineering) General installation engineering service covering PID/PCF documentation, isometrics, piping and vessel work, instrumentation and electrical planning, layout and civil engineering, ATEX zoning plans, technical data management, and project closure documentation for large industrial installations.
• Technical Documentation Management (Gestion de Documentation Technique) Technical documentation management service for large-scale industrial installations, drawing on more than 20 years of experience handling complex data sets for regulated and high-value industrial projects.

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• AVNmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic alliance with AVN, a recognized specialist in transitique (material handling), custom conveyor systems, and flow solutions for ultra-clean environments. This partnership enables EDMR to offer an integrated solution covering robotics, special machines, conveyors, RABS, laminar flow systems, complete line integration and supervision. The partnership expands EDMR's capacity to handle larger-scale projects and strengthens their ability to address Industry 4.0 challenges.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• IMA Group: Italian-headquartered global leader in automatic packaging and processing machinery for pharma, cosmetics and food. Highly comparable to EDMR's special-machines-for-pharma and end-of-line integration activities, though at vastly greater scale and with a broader product portfolio.
• Sidel: French beverage and packaging machinery specialist, part of the Tetra Laval group. Comparable to EDMR on French-based custom industrial machinery integration, end-of-line packaging and robotic line integration, though focused on the beverage vertical.
• Multivac: German manufacturer of packaging and processing machinery with integrated robotics and automation cells. Comparable to EDMR on custom special machines and robotic cells for industrial and pharma packaging lines.
• Syntegon (formerly Bosch Packaging Technology): German maker of packaging and processing equipment for pharmaceuticals, food and consumer goods. Directly comparable to EDMR's custom machinery, robotic cells and end-of-line packaging integration for enterprise pharma and manufacturing customers.
• Marchesini Group: Italian manufacturer of packaging machinery and robotic integration lines, primarily for pharmaceutical and cosmetics customers. Closely comparable to EDMR's special-machines and robotic-cell work for pharma and medical-device clients such as SANOFI and ZIMMER BIOMET.
• Sepro Group: French manufacturer of robotic automation solutions for plastics processing and adjacent industries, headquartered near Le Mans. A French-headquartered direct peer in the robotic-cell and special-machine integration space, addressing a similar enterprise customer base.
• Robopac: Italian manufacturer of palletizing, end-of-line packaging and robotic stretch-wrapping solutions. Comparable to EDMR's end-of-line packaging, depalletizing and palletizing robotic cell scope, particularly for industrial/manufacturing clients.

Broad incumbents

• KUKA Robotics: German-headquartered global robot manufacturer and automation solutions provider. Comparable as both a supplier of robot hardware used by EDMR and a broader competitor in turnkey robotic cell and line integration.
• FANUC: Global industrial robot and CNC manufacturer with deep installed base and integrator partnerships. A BROAD_INCUMBENT to EDMR because it makes the robots that EDMR integrates, and its own system-integration network competes for the same custom cell opportunities.
• ABB Robotics: Global leader in industrial robots and automation with extensive system-integration footprint. A BROAD_INCUMBENT peer because, like FANUC and KUKA, it both supplies robot hardware and competes for end-to-end robotic cell and line integration projects that EDMR targets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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