LASPI UJM

What LASPI UJM does

LASPI (Laboratoire d'Analyse des Signaux et Processus Industriels) is a public university research laboratory at IUT de Roanne, part of Université Jean Monnet Saint-Étienne in France. Founded in 1995 and operating with 13 personnel, the lab runs two research axes: TSI (Industrial Signal Processing) covering vibration analysis, instantaneous angular speed analysis, fault detection, predictive maintenance, and digital twins for rotating machinery; and GHTSS (Hospital Engineering & Signal Processing for Health) covering healthcare logistics optimization, patient-flow management, and medical signal processing.

LASPI's core technology stack combines signal-processing methods—most notably proprietary instantaneous angular speed analysis (protected by a patent filed in 2018)—with machine learning for fault detection, digital-twin architectures for complex industrial systems, and multimodal AI across vibration, current, acoustic, and video signals. Notable assets include the VibraBase vibration database (6 indexed test benches), the Lesly technical solution delivered to Airbus Helicopters, and the I-DEMO digital twin for nuclear crane lifting systems (France 2030, since October 2023).

The lab operates a non-commercial model: revenue is grant- and contract-driven rather than priced, sourced from French national research agencies (ANR, BPI France, France 2030) and industrial contracts with Airbus Helicopters, ENGIE, Safran, CEA, REEL, STROMAG France, and FOC TRANSMISSIONS. Technology transfer runs through wholly-owned subsidiary CERCLH (16 engineers, Roanne, since 2007). LASPI is currently anchored by the SYMPHONIE ANR Industrial Chair with Airbus Helicopters (2025-2029, the first such chair at Université Jean Monnet), serving industrial manufacturers, energy companies, and healthcare systems as its principal customer segments.

Name

LASPI UJM

Legal name

Université Jean MONNET

Website

https://laspi.univ-st-etienne.fr

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

LASPI is a French public university research laboratory at IUT de Roanne (Université Jean Monnet) that develops signal-processing, AI, and digital-twin methods for rotating-machinery diagnostics and healthcare logistics, serving industrial partners including Airbus Helicopters, ENGIE, and Safran.

Ownership category

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Product category

Industrial Research Services

NAICS

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826)

akta.pro primary industry

Test & Measurement Equipment (Oscilloscopes, DAQ, signal analyzers, calibration benches) (IMAGAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Advanced Analytics & Data Science Services (BPAEAHAE), NDT/Inspection & Testing Services (Aviation) (IMABALAJ)

Keywords

• Signal processing research
• Vibration analysis diagnostics
• Predictive maintenance research
• Healthcare logistics optimization
• Rotating machinery monitoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Roanne

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Research Funding: Core funding from French national research agencies including ANR, BPI France, and France 2030 program for structured R&D projects
2. Industrial Research Contracts: Contract research with industrial partners including Airbus Helicopters, ENGIE, Safran, and other companies for applied research and development
3. ANR Industrial Chair SYMPHONIE: 4-year ANR funded research chair with Airbus Helicopters starting October 2025

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

LASPI UJM is a public university research laboratory that conducts contract and collaborative research in signal processing applied to rotating machinery diagnostics (vibration analysis, instantaneous angular speed analysis, predictive maintenance, digital twins) and to healthcare systems (hospital logistics, patient flow, medical signal analysis). It delivers research outcomes to industrial partners such as Airbus Helicopters, ENGIE, Safran, and CEA via ANR-funded chairs, CIFRE theses, BPI France industrial projects, and direct research contracts. It also maintains publicly accessible research databases such as VibraBase.

Product overview

LASPI UJM is a research laboratory at Université Jean Monnet specializing in signal processing and industrial process analysis. The laboratory operates two main research axes: TSI (Traitement du Signal Industriel - Industrial Signal Processing) focusing on rotating machinery diagnostics, vibration analysis, and predictive maintenance; and GHTSS (Génie Hospitalier & Traitement du Signal pour la Santé - Hospital Engineering & Signal Processing for Health) developing healthcare optimization and medical signal analysis solutions. Key offerings include the VibraBase research database for bearing diagnostics, Instantaneous Angular Sampling technology for non-invasive fault detection, and various AI-driven diagnostic and optimization methodologies. The laboratory also develops software tools for signal acquisition and maintains partnerships with industrial clients including Airbus Helicopters, ENGIE, and Safran for applied research projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• VibraBase Database Open online research database containing vibration measurements from 6 indexed test benches for bearing and gearbox fault detection, available to researchers for diagnostic studies.

Quantifiable outcome

• Best paper award for student at IECBES 2021 IEEE conference
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability11 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Airbus HelicoptersflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025ANR Industrial Chair SYMPHONIE - SYstème de Monitoring Préventif pour Hélicoptère Opérant en condition Non stationnaire avec Intelligence Embarquée. 4-year project starting October 2025. First industrial chair at Université Jean Monnet.
• CEAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Part of I-DEMO consortium developing digital twins for nuclear applications
• ENGIEcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Partnership for wind turbine monitoring using instantaneous speed analysis technology
• REELminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustrial partner in I-DEMO project consortium
• STROMAG FranceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustrial partner in I-DEMO project consortium
• FOC TRANSMISSIONSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustrial partner in I-DEMO project consortium
• SafrancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIFRE thesis funding and research collaboration in aerospace sector
• CERCLHcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology transfer company spin-off of LASPI, created in 2007, became SAS in 2010, composed of 16 engineers, based in Roanne
• INSA Lyon (LVA, LaMCOS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational academic laboratories collaborating on joint research projects and PhD supervision
• PHC Hubert Curien - CubaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership with CUJAE - Universidad Tecnológica de La Habana 'José Antonio Echeverría' since 2022

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• HBK (Hottinger Brüel & Kjær): Specialist in vibration, acoustic and test & measurement instrumentation. Overlaps with LASPI's test-bench, signal-acquisition and VibraBase methodology in the same aerospace and industrial diagnostic end-markets.
• SKF Group: Global leader in bearings and rotating-machinery condition monitoring, with a large installed base of vibration-based diagnostics. Competes with LASPI's predictive-maintenance IP at the industrial-customer level through its Reliability Systems business.
• Siemens (Senseye / MindSphere): Industrial software incumbent offering AI-driven predictive maintenance (Senseye) and industrial IoT (MindSphere). Competes with LASPI's industrial signal-processing stack at enterprise scale across manufacturing customers.

Emerging players

• Augury: AI-driven machine-health monitoring startup focused on vibration and temperature analytics for rotating equipment. Closest commercial analogue to LASPI's instantaneous angular-speed and VibraBase vibration analytics, targeting the same industrial-customer segments.

Direct peers

• Ampère Laboratory (Université de Lyon / CNRS): Lyon-based CNRS lab in electrical engineering with strong signals, systems and AI-for-engineering groups. Competes with LASPI for industrial signal-processing contracts in the Lyon-Saint-Étienne region.
• LS2N (Laboratoire des Sciences du Numérique de Nantes): CNRS lab in Nantes with dedicated Signal, Image & Vision and Decision & Control teams. Direct peer for French ANR funding on signal processing, fault diagnosis and AI for industrial systems.
• FEMTO-ST (Université de Franche-Comté / CNRS UMR): Large French academic research institute spanning time-frequency signal processing, micromechanics, optics and control. Its signal-processing departments compete for the same ANR grants and CIFRE thesis topics as LASPI.
• INSA Lyon LVA (Laboratoire Vibrations Acoustique): French academic research lab at INSA Lyon focused on vibration, acoustics and structural dynamics. Already an explicit LASPI co-supervision partner (LVA and LaMCOS co-supervise SYMPHONIE doctoral students), making it the closest methodological peer.
• CRAN (Université de Lorraine / CNRS): French academic lab in Nancy specialised in signal and image processing, control and biomedicine. Comparable to LASPI in combining industrial diagnostic signal processing with healthcare/biomedical applications.
• LTDS (Laboratoire de Tribologie et Dynamique des Systèmes): CNRS joint lab (ECL Lyon/ENISE/INSA) covering tribology, dynamics and rotating-machinery diagnostics. Direct methodological peer on gearbox/bearing fault detection and predictive maintenance for industrial systems.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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