The IMI offers access to a network of research platforms that it is working to develop. We provide students, researchers and partners with facilities, skills, tools and services via 11 platforms, 6 of which have the Aix-Marseille Technology Platform label:

Process engineering (M2P2) 

Platform activities are focused on the environment and clean processes. The areas developed within the Process engineering platform are: 

  • Supercritical CO2 (extraction, impregnation, crystallization, etc.) processes
  • Membrane processes
  • Water and waste treatment processes
  • Study on small scales (micro- and nanofluidics)

Platform expert: Jean-Henry Ferrasse

Location: Arbois technology park and Faculty of St. Jérôme

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Computational Fluid Dynamics (M2P2) 

The CFD software platform offers digital simulation capacities for multi-physics fluid flows using the Lattice-Boltzmann (LBM) method developed at the M2P2 laboratory in partnership with a public/private consortium. The platform can be used to carry out high-performance simulations in a number of fluid mechanics fields: aerodynamics (incompressible and compressible), heat transfers, fluid-structure interaction, combustion.

Platform manager: Jérôme Jacob

Location: Château Gombert technology park

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Fire platform (IUSTI) 

Created in 2011, the Fire platform meets the needs of the fire community: academics and technical, industrial, institutional, operational and other centres.

Aims: 

  • Understand the physics of fire (effect of containment, under-oxygenated combustion, inflammation, spray water, retardant effect, etc.)
  • Gather data that can be used to develop and validate small-scale models (material damage models) and large-scale models (field, area or network models) 

Platform with the Aix-Marseille Technology Platform label

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Mechanical characterisation of materials and structures (LMA)

The Experimental Mechanics Platform (MECAEXP) provides expertise that has international recognition in the field of heterogeneous structures and materials, the behaviour of polymers, composite materials and interfaces.

Fields of application: 

  • Physics:
    • Polymer sciences
  • Technologies:
    • Material sciences
    • Mechanical engineering
    • Imaging and photographic technology science
    • Engineering
    • Metallurgy and metallurgical engineering
    • Transport

Manager: Laurent Sabatier

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Innovative processes for composites and thermoplastics (LMA)

The platform is able to provide services and facilities to design, size, manufacture and test laminated composite material structures or 3D printed structures with thermosetting and thermoplastic resins at high pressures and temperatures (450°C et 20 bars). 

Managers: Noël Lahellec and Aurélien Maurel-Pantel

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Measurement and control of acoustic sources (LMA)

This platform aims to work closely with research teams in their experimental projects, offering them the use of rooms dedicated to the controlled measurement of sound sources and the emission of controlled sound fields to characterise the behaviour of sound and vibration sources. 

Managers: Cédric Pinhède and Renaud Côte

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X-ray microtomography (XR Microtomo) (IMI Federation)

This platform enables the analysis and characterisation of structures using X-ray imaging. 

Fields of application: 

  • Life and health science: Imaging, Therapy
  • Physics:
    • Polymer sciences
  • Technologies:
    • Material sciences
    • Mechanical engineering
    • Imaging and photographic technology science
    • Engineering
    • Metallurgy and metallurgical engineering
    • Transport

Manager: Laurent Sabatier

Location: LMA, Central Med technology park

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X-ray microtomography (XR Microtomo) (IMI Federation)

This platform enables the analysis and characterisation of structures using X-ray imaging. 

Fields of application: 

  • Life and health science: Imaging, Therapy
  • Physics:
    • Polymer sciences
  • Technologies:
    • Material sciences
    • Mechanical engineering
    • Imaging and photographic technology science
    • Engineering
    • Metallurgy and metallurgical engineering
    • Transport

Manager: Laurent Sabatier

Location: LMA, Central Med technology park

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