Laboratoire de mécanique gabriel lamé

What Laboratoire de mécanique gabriel lamé does

Laboratoire de Mécanique Gabriel Lamé (LaMé; EA 7494) is a French public research laboratory under the supervision of the University of Orléans, INSA Centre Val de Loire, and University of Tours. Established in 2018, it is organized into four research teams—C2MP, DVS, C3M, and DFV—plus transverse actions and operates across five campuses in Centre-Val de Loire. Its research addresses academic, government, and industrial needs in mechanical behavior of materials and structures, including automotive, aerospace, construction, materials, energy, and defense applications.

Its experimental platform includes split Hopkinson bars, X-ray microtomography, traction and hydraulic testing machines, thermal chambers, SEM, DSC, TGA, FTIR, controlled-atmosphere and multiaxial testing, and digital image correlation. Its numerical stack includes machine learning, data-driven methods, cellular automata, model reduction, inverse identification, probabilistic inversion, reliability analysis, stochastic modeling, metamodeling, and real-time simulation. Applications include refractories, elastomers, geomaterials, composites, energetic materials, and porous materials under static, dynamic, thermal, and coupled thermo-chemo-hydro-mechanical conditions. Results are disseminated through publications, conferences, seminars, doctoral training, and collaborative projects.

LaMé is not a commercial product vendor: it has no disclosed commercial products or pricing. Its operating model is based on French public institutional support, competitive ANR and European grants, collaborative research contracts with industry, and doctoral education through the EMSTU doctoral school. Research is delivered through academic networks, LabCom structures, and European consortia rather than a conventional sales or distribution model.

Name

Laboratoire de mécanique gabriel lamé

Legal name

Laboratoire LaMé

Website

https://mechlabgabriellame.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

LaMé is a French public research laboratory supervised by three universities across the Centre-Val de Loire region. It provides experimental and numerical mechanics research, materials characterization, and doctoral training to academic, government, and industrial partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Orléans

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Operations

Revenue model

1. Public Research Funding: Operates as a public research laboratory (EA 7494) under the supervision of University of Orléans, INSA Centre Val de Loire, and University of Tours, receiving institutional funding from French higher education and research ministry
2. Research Grants: Funded through competitive national and European research grants including ANR (French National Research Agency) projects such as DEVULCAIN, POSTFIRE, COFIX LabCom, and European projects including INTERREG and Erasmus+ programs
3. Industry Research Contracts: Collaborative research projects with industrial partners such as CEA, CAILLAU, VICAT, and others, including laboratory common (LRC) arrangements and LabCom structures for applied research
4. Doctoral Training: Hosts doctoral students through the EMSTU doctoral school, contributing to research training and supervision as part of the academic mission

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

LaMÉ is a French public research laboratory conducting fundamental and applied research in mechanical behavior of materials and structures. It offers experimental characterization services using specialized equipment (Hopkinson bars, microtomography, thermal analysis) and advanced numerical simulation capabilities, combined with doctoral and master's-level research training programs. The laboratory collaborates with industry partners through joint lab structures (LabCom COFIX, LRC CoSMa) and participates in national (ANR) and European research consortia.

Product overview

Laboratoire de Mécanique Gabriel Lamé is a French research laboratory (EA 7494) affiliated with the University of Orléans, INSA Centre Val de Loire, and University of Tours. The laboratory does not offer commercial software products. Its primary offerings are research capabilities across four teams (C2MP, DVS, C3M, DFV) focused on materials mechanics, structural dynamics, and durability, along with experimental testing services using specialized equipment, and educational programs including doctoral and master's level training. The laboratory maintains experimental resources including materials testing machines, characterization equipment (FTIR, DSC, TGA, microtomography), and dynamic testing capabilities (Hopkinson bars).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Conducts approximately 40 doctoral theses on average, producing significant research output annually
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature6 records

Partnerships

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

• CAILLAUcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2019COFIX LabCom (Laboratoire Commun) created between LaMé and CAILLAU (4th world leader in fastening clamps for automotive and aerospace). Funded by ANR with €350,000. Aims to develop fastening clamp solutions for thermomechanical and vibrational loading including high temperature applications (>1000°C). Duration: September 2019 - 54 months.
• CEA Le RipaultcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2018LRC (Laboratoire Commun de Recherche) established between CEA Le Ripault and LaMé in autumn 2018, renewed October 2021 for three years. Refounded as CoSMa2 in 2024. Focuses on mechanical behavior of structures and materials including energetic materials, granular materials, elastomers, composites, and porous materials.
• CIRMAP Consortium PartnersmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean INTERREG project with €6.98M total budget (€4.18M EU funding). Partners include ARMINES/IMT Lille Douai, Manchester Metropolitan University, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, Université de Liège, Université d'Orléans, VICAT, CNRS, CERIB, and others. Focus on circular economy via 3D printed furniture with recycled materials.
• POSTFIRE Project ConsortiummajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerANR-funded project (€1.16M total, €506K ANR funding) 2020-2024. Partners: CYU Cergy Paris Université, CSTB, CTMNC, LRMH (Ministry of Culture), Université d'Orléans, Rocamat S.A. Research on vulnerability and resilience of cultural heritage buildings after fires.
• ANR DEVULCAIN PartnersmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerANR AAPG 2023 project (PRCE program). Partners: LaMé-INSA CVL (coordinator), CERI MP IMT Nord Europe, The8Impact. Research on thermomechanical-chemical devulcanization of rubber by extrusion. Duration: 2023-2027.
• REFFRACTEUR Doctoral NetworkmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean doctoral network offering 15 PhD positions on refractory materials and high-temperature industries. Combines fundamental research, experimental and numerical methods, and industrial integration. Includes supervision with TATA STEEL for PhD 13. Addresses ecological and digital transitions.
• Partnerships with Andra, Total, EDF, CEAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing industrial partnerships including waste storage (Andra), energy (Total, EDF), and defense research (CEA). Projects include deep storage stability analysis, CO2 storage, containment structures, and material behavior studies.
• French-Polish Seminars of MechanicsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual scientific events for French-Polish collaboration in mechanics, held alternately in France and Poland for 30 years. The 32nd edition will take place June 11-12, 2026 in Blois at INSA Centre Val de Loire campus.
• International Academic Network (FIRE, ATHOR)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnerships including FIRE network (refractory materials), ATHOR European project, and academic partners: Géoressources Nancy, LML Lille, LaSIE La Rochelle, LEMTA, Université de Leoben (Austria), RHI-Magnesita (Austria).

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• Element Materials Technology: International commercial materials testing company providing mechanical, thermal, and chemical characterization across aerospace, automotive, and energy sectors. Comparable capabilities but with commercial delivery model and global footprint.
• Applus+ Laboratories: Global commercial testing and certification provider offering materials testing and mechanical characterization services. Comparable experimental capabilities to LaMé but operating as a commercial entity serving broader industrial markets.
• Bureau Veritas: Global testing, inspection, and certification company with materials testing services serving industrial clients. Represents a broad incumbent in the test/certification space where LaMé's research-based expertise could translate commercially.

Direct peers

• LMT (Laboratoire de Mécanique et Technologie): ENS Paris-Saclay's mechanics laboratory with strength in constitutive modeling, multi-scale approaches, and damage mechanics. Closely aligned with LaMé's C2MP and C3M teams in behavior laws and multi-physics coupling.
• FEMTO-ST Institute: Franche-Comté University's interdisciplinary research institute with mechanical engineering departments covering materials, structures, and dynamics. Comparable multi-campus French university lab structure with applied industrial partnerships.
• PIMM (Procédés et Ingénierie en Mécanique et Matériaux): Arts et Métiers ParisTech's lab for processes and engineering in mechanics and materials. Comparable scope in polymer/composite mechanics, multi-scale modeling, and experimental characterization serving aerospace and automotive industries.
• LMS (Laboratoire de Mécanique des Solides): École Polytechnique's mechanics of solids laboratory focused on material behavior, damage mechanics, and structural dynamics. Directly comparable to LaMé in research domain, methodology, and academic positioning.
• LEM3 (Laboratoire d'Étude des Microstructures et de Mécanique des Matériaux): University of Lorraine's lab for material microstructures and mechanics, with comparable expertise in metallurgy, multi-scale modeling, and characterization of metallic materials under extreme loading.
• LaMCoS (Laboratoire de Mécanique des Contacts et des Structures): INSA Lyon's mechanical engineering research lab covering tribology, contacts, and structural mechanics. Comparable to LaMé as a French university-affiliated mechanical/materials research lab with similar experimental and numerical simulation capabilities.
• IRCER (Institut de Recherche sur les Céramiques): University of Limoges lab specializing in ceramic and refractory materials, with overlapping expertise in high-temperature material behavior central to LaMé's REFFRACTEUR network participation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries2 records

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