JVMA

What JVMA does

JVMA (Jules Verne Manufacturing Academy) is a French non-profit association (Association loi 1901) operating a 3,000 m² Industry 4.0 factory school in Bouguenais, near Nantes, in the Pays de la Loire region. The facility is organized around 10 technical poles spanning the complete manufacturing process chain — machining, finishing, additive manufacturing and quality control, composites, RTM/stamping, plastic injection, showroom, production supervision (MES), storage/packaging, and robotics — with a customizable scooter serving as the primary pedagogical support. Technology coverage includes robotics, cobotics, mobile robotics, digital simulation, augmented and virtual reality, additive manufacturing, MES, connected tools/IoT/Big Data, and digital chain/PLM, supported by equipment from FANUC, KUKA, ABB, Siemens, DMG MORI, ZEISS, Hexagon, Bosch, and others.

The business operates three revenue streams: (1) Industry 4.0 training programs (Formations 4.0) covering robotics, additive manufacturing, composites, machining, AI/Big Data/IoT, production supervision, supply chain, and maintenance, delivered through academic partners; (2) rental of technical equipment including machining centers, 4-axis lathes, cutting tables, and injection presses; and (3) venue rental of 11 training rooms, conference spaces, and a 215 m² adaptable showroom for events. A discovery and acculturation program extends the offering into introductory Industry 4.0 familiarization for industrial professionals, teachers, students, and job seekers. Pricing is contact-based with no public list rates.

JVMA is governed by the Académie de l'Industrie du Futur association, with founding members including UIMM (metallurgical industry union), IRT Jules Verne (industrial research institute), University of Nantes, and Fab'Academy du Pôle formation Pays de la Loire. The organization is financially supported by the Programme d'Investissements d'Avenir (PIA), the Conseil Régional des Pays de la Loire, and Nantes Métropole, with operational partnerships extending to France Travail, Centrale Nantes, IUT de Nantes/Saint-Nazaire/La Roche-sur-Yon, Polytech Nantes, La Joliverie, sector campuses (Aeronautics, Design & Industrie du Futur), and Campus Fab. With 9 employees, event-driven go-to-market (Salon Usine et Compétences 4.0, discovery days, Tech days, RSE breakfasts), and a regional service scope anchored in Pays de la Loire, JVMA primarily serves industrial companies seeking employee upskilling, educational and training institutions requiring access to modern Industry 4.0 equipment, and — via France Travail — job seekers transitioning into industrial roles.

Name

JVMA

Legal name

Académie de l'Industrie du Futur

Website

https://jvma.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

JVMA is a French non-profit operating a 3,000 m² Industry 4.0 factory school in Bouguenais near Nantes, offering hands-on training, equipment rental, and venue rental across robotics, additive manufacturing, composites, machining, and IoT/AI. It serves industrial companies, educational institutions, and job seekers in Pays de la Loire under the Académie de l'Industrie du Futur association.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Training Services

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Computer Training (611420)

akta.pro primary industry

Makerspace, Innovation Lab & Fab Lab Operations (Tools, Safety, Programming) (EDAEAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Corporate Learning & Training Content Development (EDAGAKAC), Software Engineering & Application Development Training (Languages, Frameworks, Testing) (BPAEANAI)

Keywords

• Industry 4.0 training
• Factory school services
• Industrial equipment rental
• Manufacturing technical training
• Professional training facility

Headquarters

HQ city

Bouguenais

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Training Services: Industry 4.0 training programs delivered through academic partners, including robotics, additive manufacturing, AI/Big Data/IoT, production supervision, supply chain, machining, composites, and maintenance training
2. Equipment Rental: Rental of technical equipment to training organizations and professionals for hands-on Industry 4.0 training
3. Venue/Location Rental: Rental of training rooms, conference rooms, 215 m² adaptable showroom space, and reception hall for events

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

JVMA operates a 3,000 m² factory school 4.0 (usine-école) in Bouguenais, France, delivering hands-on Industry 4.0 training programs across robotics, additive manufacturing, machining, composites, IoT/Big Data, and production supervision (MES). It also rents out industrial equipment and venue spaces (training rooms, conference rooms, 215 m² adaptable showroom) for events and training sessions, and runs introductory discovery and acculturation programs for industrial professionals, teachers, students, and job seekers.

Product overview

JVMA (Jules Verne Manufacturing Academy) operates as a 3000m² factory school (usine école 4.0) in Bouguenais, France, offering a unified portfolio of Industry 4.0 training services and facility rentals. The core offering consists of hands-on training programs (Formations 4.0) across robotics, additive manufacturing, composites, machining, digital chain, IoT, and production supervision. Supporting services include equipment rental for industrial machinery and venue rental of 11 training rooms, conference spaces, and a modular showroom. Discovery and acculturation programs provide introductory exposure to future industry concepts. The facility is organized around 10 technical poles: machining, finishing, additive manufacturing/control, composites, RTM/stamping, plastic injection, showroom, supervision, storage/packaging, and robotics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 340+ visitors attended first edition of Salon Usine et Compétences 4.0
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• IRT Jules VernecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustrial research center dedicated to manufacturing. Its vocation is to improve competitiveness of strategic industrial sectors in France by proposing technological breakthroughs in manufacturing processes. JVMA emerged from the IRT Jules Verne project developing new technologies.
• Campus des Métiers et des Qualifications d'Excellence Design & Industrie du Futur Pays de la LoirecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium of professional and academic partners from industrial sectors in the region. Works to address training and employment challenges related to industrial professions, foster exchanges between actors, and contribute to attractiveness and innovation in Pays de la Loire.
• Campus FabcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInnovative training platform offering comprehensive service for becoming a player in the industry of tomorrow. Designed as a shared tool, complementary to existing training offerings with environmental requirements 'clean factory'.
• Pad'OccminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcceleration platform towards future industry in Occitanie - responds to transformation needs of SMEs in mechanical industrial sectors, accompanying them towards new environmental, economic, and human challenges.
• Maison des Hommes et des TechniquesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHeritage association with objectives related to Nantes shipbuilding heritage and cultures linked to world of work. Conservation of industrial and social heritage, valorization of maritime history, promotion of work cultures.
• Campus des Métiers et des Qualifications d'Excellence de l'AéronautiquecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrings together professional and academic actors in the aeronautical sector across Pays de la Loire and Brittany regions. Works to address training and employment issues, foster exchanges, and contribute to sector attractiveness and economic dynamism.
• Pôle PatrimoineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation network of cultural heritage actors in Pays de la Loire. Created to know and federate heritage actors on the regional territory, share resources, and support heritage development.
• France TravailcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic employment service in France. Indemnifies job seekers and accompanies them toward employment, guides companies in their recruitment, with 54,911 agents mobilized for anticipating trends and federating key actors.
• Nantes MétropolecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntercommunality bringing together 24 communes around Nantes. Manages public policies in essential areas including transport, land use planning, ecological transition, and economic development.
• UIMM (Union des Industries et Métiers de la Métallurgie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional organization representing metallurgical companies in France. Accompanies industrials in employment, training, social dialogue and innovation. Key actor in economic and industrial development, working to strengthen industry job attractiveness.
• Centrale NantescoreTechnology or IntegrationEngineering school founded in 1919 forming high-level scientific and technical engineers with solid management culture, integrating environmental and societal questions.
• IUT de Nantes, Saint-Nazaire et La Roche-sur-YoncoreTechnology or IntegrationPublic higher education institutions part of University of Nantes. Forming specialized technicians in various professional domains including sciences and commerce.
• La JoliveriecoreTechnology or IntegrationOne of the largest private training structures in France with 4800 young people and over 600 teachers, trainers and staff. Offers full-time and apprenticeship training from school to higher education.
• Polytech NantescoreTechnology or IntegrationPublic engineering school, part of University of Nantes and Polytech network. Delivers engineering degrees in 11 specialties, research masters, continuing education, and doctoral programs.
• Nantes UniversitécoreTechnology or IntegrationPublic higher education and research institution uniting university, university hospital (CHU), research technology institute (IRT Jules Verne), national research body (Inserm) and grandes écoles.
• Fab'Academy du Pôle formation Pays de la Loire - UIMMcoreTechnology or IntegrationTraining and consulting center created by and for industrial companies, specialized in cutting-edge technologies, industrial performance and management.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Arts et Métiers ParisTech (ENSAM): A leading French engineering grande école with multiple campuses and industrial chairs focused on advanced manufacturing, mechatronics, and digital production — overlapping with JVMA's mission of training engineers and technicians for future industry.
• CESI: CESI is a major French engineering and continuing education institution with campuses offering Industry 4.0, IT, and technical training programs — comparable to JVMA as a professional training provider serving industrial and corporate clients.
• IMT (Institut Mines-Télécom): IMT is a major French public group of engineering and management schools with strong industry partnerships and Industry 4.0-related curricula — a comparable institutional competitor in continuing education and industrial transformation training.
• CETIM (Centre Technique des Industries Mécaniques): CETIM is the French technical center for mechanical industries providing R&D, training, and expertise to industrial firms — a broader incumbent offering overlapping technical and workforce development services to a similar manufacturing customer base.
• Siemens Industry 4.0 Innovation & Training Centers: Siemens operates a global network of MindSphere/Industry 4.0 innovation and training centers, offering hands-on digital manufacturing education — overlapping with JVMA's curriculum scope even though delivered at much larger scale.

Direct peers

• Fab'Academy du Pôle Formation Pays de la Loire – UIMM: A core JVMA partner and the UIMM's regional training arm, Fab'Academy offers industrial technology training on cutting-edge equipment — substantially overlapping with JVMA's program scope and target customer base in Pays de la Loire.
• Festo Didactic: Festo Didactic is a global leader in industrial automation and technical education, providing factory-school-style learning systems, robotics labs, and curricula — directly comparable to JVMA's hands-on Industry 4.0 training model.
• AFPI (Association de Formation Professionnelle de l'Industrie): AFPI is the French national network of industrial training associations delivering technical and continuing education for manufacturers — directly comparable to JVMA's mission of upskilling industrial workforces in modern manufacturing technologies.

Regional players

• UTBM (Université de Technologie de Belfort-Montbéliard): A French technology university combining engineering education with Industry 4.0 research and continuing education — sharing JVMA's pedagogical approach of integrating industrial technologies with academic training, though operating on a larger scale.

Emerging players

• Campus des Métiers et des Qualifications d'Excellence: A national French network of regional campuses of excellence combining academic and industry partners to address skills gaps in strategic sectors — structurally similar to JVMA's regional consortium model and a potential institutional ally or competing hub.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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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