New edition of Cetim on priority technologies in mechanics

Global Industrie Lyon 2025 has just closed its doors. More than ever, the show has delivered on its promises in terms of trends and forecasting. Cetim has unveiled its new edition of Priority Technologies in Mechanics (TPM) 2030. Conducted by Cetim for over 25 years, the study aims to identify essential and/or impactful technologies for mechanical engineering companies in the medium term. This year's unique feature: the study is presented in the form of a metro map!

This is an eagerly awaited exercise for the mechanical trades and sectors. There's no better place than a Global Industrie to present the results that Cetim publishes every 5 years through its prospective exercise on priority technologies in mechanics (TPM) 2030. The study includes technological and digital building blocks, innovative tools and methodologies, and new sources of supply and equipment. While these technologies differ in both their maturity and their level of deployment, all are nevertheless intended to be widely disseminated by this deadline. Gains in competitiveness, attractiveness, innovation, respect for the environment, capture of new markets... their advantages are indeed numerous.

Sifting through

Cetim's methodology was based on a working group composed of industrialists representing the diversity of mechanical trades and sectors, which began by identifying 85 technologies. These were sorted based on various criteria: transversality, impact on competitiveness and the ecological and energy transition, maturity, etc.

And, finally, 34 TPMs were selected, which are the subject of a descriptive sheet, accessible via a QR code or directly on the Cetim website.

The originality of the TPM 2030 edition lies in its presentation: a metro map with stations and three major lines that intersect... Some industrialists will certainly pin the large map to their offices.

The metro map

1- Materials and Processes: This includes industrial 5G, high-strength steels, technical ceramics, and nanoparticles, which are considered serious candidates for replacing current lubrication additives. Soft robotics, which uses flexible and deformable materials, such as elastomers, to create robots or robotic accessories capable of flexible and adaptive movements, can also be explored.

2- Ecological and energy transition: this includes the decarbonization of mechanical processes, sodium ion batteries, low-tech solutions that prioritize repairability, energy efficiency and sobriety, and the use of local resources.

3- Digital transition: digital metallurgy, digital twins, the essential cybersecurity of connected components and equipment, generative AI and AI, associated with instrumentation which transforms the monitoring and optimization of industrial processes, appear here.

In short, a metro map that still allows you to find your way in an increasingly complex technological future.