CETIAT support: from innovation to market launch

Your technical partner for a structured industrial approach

Since 1960, we have been supporting manufacturers in their innovation and development projects. Driven by a mission to serve the public interest, we offer you our expertise in thermal engineering, fluid dynamics, acoustics and metrology to help you realise your technological ambitions.

Faced with the challenges of the ecological and energy transition, we offer methodical support structured around five fundamental stages, from initial design through to the validation of your solutions.

Understand

Understand

Train your teams
Audit a system
Diagnose a system
Simulate operation

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Create

Create

Design a product or process
Model behavior
Improve equipment reliability

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Measure

Measure

Calibrate an instrument
Characterize a measurement
Check equipment

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Experiment

Experiment

Test a system’s performance
Evaluate equipment under real-world conditions
Optimize a production line

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Validate

Validate

Verify compliance
Validate a technical project
Certify a solution

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Tailor-made support at every stage of your project

Step 1

Needs analysis

Step 2

Research and technical design

Step 3

Prototyping and experimental testing

Step 4

Support for industrial implementation

Step 5

Post-project monitoring and continuous improvement

Need some guidance to help you move forward with your project? Let’s discuss it.
CETIAT guides you through every stage to help you make the right technical choices and speed up your decision-making.

News and events

Keep up to date with the latest news from CETIAT: innovations, press releases, activity reports, technical publications, industry events and webinars focusing on HVAC, ventilation, industrial thermal engineering and metrology.

Panorama de la filière aéraulique, frigorifique et thermique en Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

The ventilation, refrigeration and heating sector: a sector that drives innovation

CETIAT contributes to the overview of the ventilation, refrigeration and heating sector in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, published by Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Entreprises.
Partenariat avec l'institut Carnot MECD

Carnot MECD Institute: CETIAT joins the network

CETIAT has joined the Carnot MECD Institute to strengthen collaboration and pool expertise on issues relating to sustainable construction.
Fiche conseils sur les épurateurs d’air autonomes

Standalone air purifiers: CETIAT publishes an installation guide

CETIAT has published a new guidance sheet on stand-alone air purifiers. Find out about best practice for installing them on the premises.
Parole d'expert de François VIAL

Expert opinion – Industrial heat recovery: 3 practical benefits

Discover three practical benefits of industrial heat recovery and the key steps to ensuring a project is viable before making any investment.
Parole d’expert – Chaleur fatale industrielle : un levier clé de décarbonation

Expert opinion – Industrial waste heat: a key driver of decarbonisation

The recovery and utilisation of waste heat are now a key driver of decarbonisation for industry. In this ‘Expert Insight’, Sébastien HUBERT, Head of the Thermal Division at CETIAT, analyses the key challenges associated with heat recovery, the available technologies and the associated benefits for manufacturers.
Vincent MAZZOLENI

Vincent MAZZOLENI has been appointed President of CETIAT

A transition that builds on the past After several terms of office, Yves Fanton d’Andon has informed the Board of Directors of his forthcoming retirement. The Board and the entire CETIAT team would like to thank him for his strong, consistent and unwavering commitment to the centre. To ensure continuity in the presidency, the Council, […]
Communiqué de presse : bilan CETIAT 2025

CETIAT’s 2025 Review: A Year of Mixed Results and the Outlook for 2026

CETIAT’s 2025 review highlights a year marked by its 65th anniversary, against a backdrop of economic headwinds for the ventilation and heating sector. Based in Villeurbanne, the technical centre reaffirms its active role in supporting professionals in the heating, ventilation and air conditioning sectors, in both industry and the construction industry. Turnover stands at €13.5 […]
Économie circulaire des pompes à chaleur

The circular economy of heat pumps: have your say on making heat pumps more sustainable

Take part in the survey on the circular economy of heat pumps and help identify practical solutions to improve their sustainability and end-of-life management.
Meeting EURAMET TC Flow 2026

EURAMET TC Flow 2026 Meeting: a look back at the 37th edition at CETIAT

Technical discussions on flow measurement The EURAMET TC Flow‘ ’ meeting provides a key opportunity for discussion to coordinate European work on flow measurement, whether of gases, liquids or flow velocity. The discussions focused in particular on: These exchanges help to harmonise practices across laboratories and strengthen the traceability of measurements at European level. CETIAT […]
Webinaire AIE HPT

IEA HPT TCP – New international projects on heat pumps

CETIAT is pleased to present a new event in the ‘IEA Work on Heat Pumps’ series . This 14th edition will provide an opportunity to learn about international projects currently being prepared or recently launched as part of the Heat Pumping Technologies (HPT) programme. In this webinar, find out about the new areas of research […]

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Plastics, Textiles & Composites
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Transport & Aviation
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