Technical Center for Mechanical Industry was created in 1965, upon request from mechanical industry companies in order to provide companies with means and competences to improve their competitiveness, take part in standardization, establish a relationship between scientific research and industry, promote technical progress, provide assistance to improve performance and guarantee quality.
Today, Cetim is turning towards technological and organizational research programs, in a more and more open context at European and international levels.
Cetim has been Institut Carnot approved since 2006.