
Defense & Security
Contributing to a more secure world by offering products for communication, surveillance, simulation and the protection of people and property.

Energy
Proposing innovating products, components and services in various energy sectors, in particular for innovating renewables and storage.

Medical & Healthcare
Playing a major role in the medical field and in healthcare by proposing new solutions with a high impact both on human health and the environment.

Aeronautics & Space
Researching, manufacturing and developing mechanical and electronic components, in particular to enhance aeronautics and space safety.

Large Scientific Instruments
Supplying and/or partnering with large international fundamental or applied research programmes.
ALCEN's subsidiaries
ADR designs and manufactures high-precision ball bearings in a wide range of sizes (from 1 mm in bore size to 330 mm in outside diameter).
These highly sensitive bearings are found in viewfinders, gyro-stabilized systems, optoelectronic and avionics equipment, infrared pointers, encoders, motors, etc.
As a subsystems developer, ADR develops and offers integrated technical solutions, incorporating a variety of different functions to the bearings.
ADR also designs and produces actuators specifically adapted to highly complex systems.
ADR on ALCEN's website
Defense & Security Mechanical & electronic components
Energy Oil & Gas
Aeronautics & Space Mechanical components
ALCEDIAG is a precision diagnostics company with a first focus on mental health. The company develops blood-based diagnostic solutions for psychiatric diseases based on proprietary biomarkers. In addition, the company has developed a biomarker discovery platform that can be used for different types of pathologies (neuropsychiatry, inflammatory diseases, cancer) as well as cell tests enabling the modeling of the impact of drugs on patients and more precisely the potential psychiatric adverse side effects induced by drugs.
ALCEDIAG on ALCEN's website
ALSEAMAR designs, manufactures and operates naval and underwater products (subsea gliders, unmanned surface vehicles, swimmer delivery vehicles, underwater acoustic positioning equipment, naval radio communication systems, deep-water pure syntactic foam buoyancy products) and is a provider of numerous services (underwater and marine monitoring, inspection, maintenance and upgrade of naval weapon systems, training, and more).
ALSEAMAR's commitment to its customers relies on the high skills and reactivity of its roughly 100 members of personnel, including over 50 engineers and 30 senior technicians, ready to be mobilized for projects around the world.
Main Product Lines
- Subsea and surface robotics
- Radio frequency communications
- Subsea passive acoustics
- Subsea vehicles for divers
- Deep-water syntactic foam buoyancy materials
Main Services
- Life-extension services for orphan and/or aged naval systems
- Marine survey services using subsea gliders and unmanned surface drones
- Localization of aircraft or submarine black boxes in the event of an accident at sea
- Training and instruction
ALSEAMAR on ALCEN's website
Defense & Security Naval & Submarine
Defense & Security Engineering, Maintenance & Services
Energy Oil & Gas
Aeronautics & Space Engineering & Maintenance
ALSOLEN develops medium-power Fresnel reflector solar thermal power plants (up to 100 MWth or 20 MWe) known by the same name, ALSOLEN. These plants use oil as the heat transfer fluid and have a direct rock-bed thermocline thermal storage system. The heat transfer fluid reaches a temperature of 300 °C and transfers its thermal energy to applications that, depending on the needs of the user, can be combined between: electricity, industrial heat, cold and desalination of seawater. ALSOLEN solar power plants are more specifically designed for operation in an isolated or semi-isolated grid and require an operating level that is not very restrictive.
The originality of ALSOLEN solar thermal power plants lies in part in their design (incorporating as much of the manufacturing as possible on the site of installation itself thanks to the use of a mobile factory), their high performance, their low, easy maintenance, and their long service life. Integrated thermal storage is used to obtain operational autonomy suited to the needs of the user, even several hours after sunset.
The technology used for each application corresponds to the design strategy of ALSOLEN power plants. The applications of electricity generation use an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC), the cold is generated by an absorption chiller enabling negative temperatures to be reached, and fresh water is achieved by multi-effect distillation.
All of the ALSOLEN power plant development work has been done in conjunction with CEA LITEN and ALCEN subsidiaries.
A high-power thermal solar power plant (50 MWe and above) called ALSOLEN SUP is at an advanced stage of development. ALSOLEN SUP technology will directly generate steam superheated to 450 °C and will have a three-stage thermal storage capacity. It will present specific clean innovations to the market and benefit from ALSOLEN innovations.
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- +212 5 20 20 26 00
ALSOLEN on ALCEN's website
Bringing together the expertise and means of four ALCEN subsidiaries, ALSYMEX offers its clients solutions and services with high added value:
- Feasibility studies
- Engineering: machining, welding, vacuum
- Detailed design: mechanical engineering, thermo-mechanics, seismicity, vacuum, optics
- Production of high-precision mechanical and optomechanical assemblies: boilerwork, joint welding, machining
- Integration of complex systems in ISO 5 to ISO 8 cleanrooms
- Non-destructive testing
- On-site installation
- Maintenance of mechanical, optomechanical, vacuum and high voltage systems for large scientific instruments and nuclear-capable sites
- Large program management
ALSYMEX operates in the fields of Defense, Energy, Aeronautics and Large Research Infrastructures.
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- +33 5 56 13 84 44
ALSYMEX on ALCEN's website
Defense & Security Engineering, Maintenance & Services
Defense & Security Mechanical & electronic components
Energy Nuclear
Energy Engineering, Maintenance & Services
Energy Oil & Gas
Aeronautics & Space Engineering & Maintenance
Aeronautics & Space Mechanical components
BETA BEAMS is a manufacturer and supplier of electron accelerators designed for sterilization and decontamination operations in industrial environments. The company has an essential expertise in the field of ionizing radiation, and handles all the steps required for the development and integration of an e-beam equipment. Thus BETA BEAMS:
- Provides electron accelerators with energies that range from 200 to 800 keV;
- Offer feasibility studies to help industrials determine equipment technical parameters for treatment by e-beam;
- Conduct preventive or curative maintenance of e-beam equipment.
BETA BEAMS is an ITOPP unit.
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- +33 (0)5 87 14 70 64
BETA BEAMS on ALCEN's website
Medical & Healthcare Sterilisation
DeepLinks generates knowledge graphs to capitalize on the knowledge of industrial players or research organizations. A knowledge graph connects data of various natures and from different fields using graph type modeling. Based on the connections established, calculations can be performed on all the data connected. For example, calculating cable routes within a nuclear power plant while taking into account multiple constraints (safety, civil and electrical engineering, etc.), all within a few seconds rather than a few weeks. In parallel to its service offerings, DeepLinks is currently developing a software platform dedicated to the construction and operation of knowledge graphs.
A subsidiary of the ALCEN Group, EPSYL (formerly EPSILON) specializes in high-tech civil and military system architectures, more particularly in terms of thermal engineering.
It is one of the few private companies supported and classed as a Contractual Research Structure by the French Ministry for Research and Industry. It works with key European players in Space, Aeronautics and embedded systems:
- Analysis of phenomena in thermal engineering, electrothermal engineering, thermal fluid engineering, thermal mechanical engineering in the fields of architecture, modeling, simulation and testing for both systems and equipment or components
- Expertise in the field of system integration and system simulation, predictive reliability, characterization of materials, processes or thermal products
- Development of thermal and multi-physical simulation tools and platforms
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- +33 5 61 00 19 19
For more than 30 years, IRELEC has been involved in the design and manufacture of high technology equipment for demanding applications, such as Large Research Infrastructures (particle accelerators, power lasers, etc.) and Medical Research Centers.
Its excellence is reputed in France as well as worldwide: IRELEC supplies and maintains in operational conditions equipment all over Europe, in the Americas and in Asia.
IRELEC's commitment to its customers is based on its ability to adapt robust solutions to their specific constraints, thanks to IRELEC expertise in high precision mechanical engineering, robotics, ultra-high vacuum technologies and cryogenics.
IRELEC's Main Product Lines:
- Opto-mechanical systems for X-ray beam transport and conditioning
- Robotic systems for complex processes, such as biological sample manipulation in cryogenic environments
- Test benches (characterization of power electronics, detection of pollution by nanoparticles, control of magnetic structures, etc.)
20 rue du Tour de l'Eau
38400 Saint-Martin-d'Hères
France
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- +33 4 76 44 12 96
IRELEC on ALCEN's website
Medical & Healthcare Biobank
With over 20 years of experience, ITOPP (formerly ITHPP) has become the French leader in high pulsed-power and high-power microwave technologies.
Driven by customer specifications, ITOPP designs and manufactures adapted and highly innovative systems linking these technologies to scientific research and also to civil and military applications.
High Pulsed-Power technologies allow for the amplification of electrical power delivery over a shorter burst period. Since energy is the product of power over time, by maintaining a constant flow of energy and reducing the duration of the pulse, it is possible to achieve powers in excess of one hundred Gigawatts.
High-Powered Microwaves are very highly charged electromagnetic pulsations capable of disturbing and even destroying electronic components used in today's increasingly complex systems. The interest in these high-powered microwaves are due to the vast array of uses, varying from more classic uses (such as Radar) to more advanced technologies, such as those used in Electronic Warfare.
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- +33 5 65 33 43 30
ITOPP on ALCEN's website
Defense & Security Airborne drone & vehicle stop
Defense & Security Simulation
A Tunisian customs-controlled company, ITP produces complex parts at an optimized cost on industrial premises (1,500 m2) compliant with the strictest standards.
ITP possesses a diverse portfolio of digital machining equipment (milling, turning and electro-erosion).
KHIMOD develops production units of molecules of interest by catalytic synthesis.
The solutions developed by KHIMOD address a wide range of chemical reactions occuring in sectors such as energy or chemistry. KHIMOD proposes Production Units involving methane synthesis for Power to Gas (as well as Waste to Gas). They also propose Isolated Site Units producing liquid fuel, or even Production Units of KSMs (Key Starting Materials) for chemistry.
The core of KHIMOD strategy, as a green tech company, is to reduce anthropic CO2 either by transforming it into molecules of interest or by improving the energy efficiency (less CO2 emissions) of the different catalytic syntheses that KHIMOD units are able to address.
Production units developed by KHIMOD integrate an innovative heat exchanger-reactor manufactured through a diffusion bonding process. This assembly process provides unparalleled levels of performance for thermal control of highly demanding reactions as well as high levels of safety.
KHIMOD on ALCEN's website
Energy Renewables
With over 30 years of experience, LERITY (formerly LHERITIER) designs and manufactures complex cameras and vision systems, capturing images in the visible spectrum. Thanks to an ambitious policy of research & development, notably in the field of sensors and algorithms for real-time image enhancement, LERITY has reached a level of excellence in image restitution quality, and is today a recognized expert in low light levels.
LERITY is both an OEM for important international actors in optronics & vision systems and an optronics company in itself at the forefront of innovation, notably in active imaging technology via its CAT EYE camera and CAT EYE series of vision systems. LERITY can easily and fluidly adapt itself to the specific needs of its customers: whether they be industrials, security companies or military forces.
Its reputation has notably been established in 3 markets, both in France and internationally:
- Defense & Security: Day channel for vehicle-mounted optronics system, perimeter vision and wide area surveillance, cameras for submarine periscope, day/night coastal surveillance, shooting range metrology, day/night vision cameras with CAT EYE active imaging
- Aeronautics: Head-up display cameras (HUD), taxiway cameras, cargo-monitoring cameras, cockpit cameras (CIRS)…
- Railway: On-board retrovision systems (SNCF), guidance for tramways and buses, camera assistance in automatic driving
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- +33 1 34 24 38 20
LERITY on ALCEN's website
Defense & Security Vision, Inspection & Localization
Defense & Security Engineering, Maintenance & Services
Energy Nuclear
Aeronautics & Space Vision & Inspection
PMB specializes in the assembly of dissimilar materials by vacuum brazing. It makes complex mechanical components for global medical equipment companies. These "metal/metal" or "ceramic/metal" assemblies are integrated into X-ray tubes for scanners, radiotherapy machines or medical implants in the form of hermetic feedthroughs.
It also develops products used in Scientific Research, Defense, Space and Nuclear.
It has a production site in France and a second site in Northern Africa through its subsidiary PMB Tunisia, offering its clients a reliable supply at an optimized cost.
Route des Michels CD56
Lieu dit « La Corneirelle »
13790 Peynier
France
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- +33 4 42 53 13 13
PMB on ALCEN's website
Aeronautics & Space Mechanical components
Aeronautics & Space Vision & Inspection
Medical & Healthcare Medical machines
Medical & Healthcare Mechanical & electronic components
SkillCell develops an original approach to synthetic biology with the aim of developing tools to better understand and evaluate our near environment. SkillCell technology is used, for example, to detect and identify one or more target elements in a given environment.
SkillCell develops applications in a variety of fields including Health and the Food industry.
SkillCell on ALCEN's website
Specialist in electronic medical devices
Created in 2020, Tame-Care consolidates the know-how of the teams at TRONICO, experts in the fields of technology and electronic medical devices.
From the very beginning of the COVID-19 health crisis, Tame-Care has developed three critical projects in response to the new health emergency:
The MakAir ventilator
Dedicated to the treatment of COVID-19, MakAir was designed to meet the needs of physicians and resuscitators to cope with the massive influx of patients in intensive care units.
The EasyVid nomadic heating device
Dedicated to the implementation of EasyCOV, the French-made rapid salivary screening test for Covid19. Very easy to use, painless, highly reliable*, requiring no interaction with a medical laboratory, EasyCOV delivers a result in 40 minutes through a visual interpretation of color change.
*Sensitivity: 88% - Specificity: 99% (validated by a clinical study)
HUSKY & STERY UV: UVC Device for surface and ambient-air disinfection.
Developed in partnership with E-Cobot, these devices are particularly effective and relevant in responding to current health issues.
The HUSKY UV mobile disinfection robots, fully autonomous or remotely controlled, use UVC technology to prevent and reduce the spread of COVID-19 and all infectious diseases.
The STERY UV non-robotized versions ensure effective disinfection. Their easy handling protects staff and visitors from infectious microorganisms and COVID-19.
These patented technologies, with their horizontal and directional reflectors, ensure optimized disinfection, efficiency and coverage.
Health establishments, establishments receiving people or crowds, shopping malls, pharmaceutical, food and manufacturing production areas, logistics warehouses, the transportation sector (land, air, sea) particularly benefit from the HUSKY UV and STERY UV disinfection devices.
At the cutting edge of electronic component technology, TRONICO established a components engineering laboratory in the year 2000 to ensure the reliability of current designs and to come up with the technological solutions of tomorrow.
TRONICO maintains a vast library of programs and has acquired considerable experience in the Medical, Energy, Aeronautics, Defence & Security and Transport sectors.
In 2017, the components engineering laboratory became Tame-Component.
Tame-Component offers the following services:
- Incoming inspection
- Construction analysis
- Component characterization
- Life testing
- Obsolescence management
- Long-term storage
Tame-Component also offers the following solutions:
- Obsolutions
- RoHS
- Qualification
- Up screening
- Reliability
- Failure analysis
Tame-Component on ALCEN's website
Defense & Security Mechanical & electronic components
Energy Engineering, Maintenance & Services
Aeronautics & Space Electronic components
Medical & Healthcare Mechanical & electronic components
Tame-Power specializes in the management and transmission of electrical energy flows for mobile and stationary applications. Tame-Power, with support from TRONICO and its 45 years of electronic expertise, develops a line of highly reliable long-life power converters combining high efficiency and high power density. The Tame-Power philosophy is to help each of its clients to develop and produce products that meet their needs and their most specific requirements. Each request is studied individually by application engineers.
All DC/DC converters, BMSs and battery emulators sold are designed according to current dependability, safety and testing standards.
Tame-Power on ALCEN's website
Tame-Water specializes in the assessment of water and liquid quality in order to measure the impact of chemical pollutants on living things.
Being developed since the company's foundation in 1999, Tame-Water's expertise aims to encourage the widespread use of such equipment to gain knowledge of emerging pollution, micropollutants, their cocktail effects and chronic exposure.
The products and services of Tame-Water can be adapted to the needs of various markets and are intended for use by local authorities or public services.
Born from the synergy between our teams of biologists and the electronics specialists of our parent company ALCEN, our products and services are effective, simple, quick and cost-effective.
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- +33 2 51 41 91 35
Tame-Water on ALCEN's website
Medical & Healthcare Air & Water
Located in the south of France and spin-off of PMB-ALCEN, THERYQ is an innovative medical technology company specializing in particle accelerators and radiotherapy systems. The company masters and provides essential expertise on project management, R&D, industrialization and manufacturing. THERYQ is part of ALCEN’s Healthcare branch.
For over 40 years, TRONICO has specialized in the design and integration of electronic systems for high-added-value equipment, throughout the equipment's life cycle.
In addition to its core business of EMS (Electronic Manufacturing Services), it positions itself as an ODM (Original Design Manufacturer) in the development of complex electronically-dominant systems.
Relying on its experienced R&D team and its various partnerships, TRONICO develops comprehensive systems that incorporate complex physical phenomena and their associated electronics. Over the years, and through its experience, TRONICO has forged strong links with scientific and technological partners that enable the company to research and analyze global and innovative solutions (physical, electronic, mechanical, IT and other principles).
TRONICO is organized into "business units", adapted to the needs of its target markets: Aeronautics, Defense & Security, Energy, Rail, Industrial and Medical. This optimal organization encourages technological, technical and functional synergies between markets.
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- +33 2 51 41 91 35
TRONICO on ALCEN's website
Defense & Security Mechanical & electronic components
Energy Engineering, Maintenance & Services
Aeronautics & Space Engineering & Maintenance
Aeronautics & Space Electronic components
Medical & Healthcare Mechanical & electronic components
Since its foundation in 2004, TRONICO ATLAS offers a wide range of services to world-leading industry players in Aerospace, Energy, Biotechnology and more. TRONICO ATLAS continues to work relentlessly to bolster its development and its high reputation.
Partners who select TRONICO ATLAS reap numerous advantages. 300 highly skilled and experienced collaborators work in sync to offer the best services available, thanks to a high-end logistics infrastructure, a favorable free-trade agreement, and the optimum geographical reach that Morocco provides.
In response to the amazing potential growth of each market it addresses, TRONICO ATLAS continuously invests in its Moroccan location to expand its capabilities in build-to-spec and build-to-print (hiring new personnel with specific technical skills, Nadcap accreditation, heavy investments, increased production area, etc.).
TRONICO ATLAS has established a local Aerospace-qualified supply chain.
Finally, TRONICO ATLAS has completed its skill set and know-how in Morocco by creating a dedicated R&D center, in addition to the two centers already established in France.
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- +33 2 51 41 91 35
ALCEN's brands
Under the BMTI brand, ALSEAMAR develops, manufactures and sells pure syntactic foam for subsea buoyancy applications at extreme depths (1,000 to 12,000 m). This material made from glass and epoxy resin microspheres is able to conserve high level properties even after demanding subsea use: immersion in seawater, hydrostatic pressure of several hundred bar, immersion in sometimes unstable temperatures and for long periods of time.
With its proprietary formulas and special manufacturing processes, BMTI knows how to distinguish itself by offering different grades of world-class syntactic foam: low or very low density even in deep waters, enhanced mechanical properties, thermal stability if required, etc.
BMTI has developed unique and integrated testing equipment and procedures in house to guarantee high-performance buoyancy products: permanent floats with several tonnes of thrust for oil and gas, buoyancy modules for ROVs and AUVs, buoyancy for subsea tools, etc.
Our production equipment enables us to be highly responsive and able to maintain the whole float manufacturing chain, which is an important advantage in this sector.
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117 rue d’Ollioules
ZA La Millonne
83140 Six Fours
France
- +33 4 94 87 07 77
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