From the industry of the future to a resilient, sustainable and attractive industry
3 questions to Éric Ballot, in charge of the Responsible Industry federating project
Today, what are the main challenges for French industry ?
French industry is at a turning point in its history. The models which drove down production costs and led to delocalisations proved to be ineff ective and even counterproductive. Now subject to strong pressure to become more resilient and responsible, French industry suff ers from a poor image making it unattractive to young graduates. Regaining its reputation will clearly involve more than improving its image and will require a signifi cant scientific investment worthy of this new challenge.
To address these challenges, Carnot M.I.N.E.S is promoting a "responsible industry". What does this mean ?
Over the last ten years, the prevailing vision of the future of the industry is the German "Industry 4.0" model, based mainly on robotisation of the production tool. Our approach is to study the integration of new tools and above all its impact on the organisations. Carnot M.I.N.E.S therefore promotes a "responsible" industry organised around two pillars: the digital platforms and reconfi guration of the networks.
What do companies and Carnot M.I.N.E.S researchers expect from this project ?
The mission of Carnot M.I.N.E.S is to help industrial companies with their transition. For us, this project is a good opportunity to set up true dialogue with the industrial companies in order to provide a joint response to the challenges to be taken up to move towards a responsible industry. Discussion days will be organised to promote the search for solutions and the emergence of original collaborations based on multi-disciplinary inputs combining engineering sciences and human and social sciences.