Background Rhône-Alpes aerospace industry * 500 companies including 20 GIFAS members, 200 specialists (Tier 2 / sub-assemblies or complete units) * Conception and production as risk-sharing partner * 16 000 employees * Turnover: 1 Mdeuro Rhône-Alpes, the 4th European region for research and technology * More than 40 laboratories and 5 technical centres linked to prime contractors Initial and continuous professional training Know-how * R&D Engineering (Technical R&D, Manufacturing engineering) * Mechanical and hydraulic systems (Fuel system, Hydraulic systems / pumps, Controls / actuators, …) * Electrical and electronic systems (A / C, Control systems, Power supplies, Electronic components, Sensors, Avionics / cockpit equipment, … ) * Airborne & cabin equipment * Components (Mechanical components & metallurgy, Electrical & electronical components, Composite & plastic components) * Industrial process, Factory equipment, Control equipment, Machines & tools Key players * Messier Bugatti, SKF Aerospace, Thales Avionics, Intertechnique (Zodiac group), Dassault Aviation, Air Liquide, Alcatel Space, Crouzet Automatismes, SNR Aerospace, Eldec France, Porcher Industrie, Hexcel, Alcoa Fastening Systems, , Radiall, Amphenol Socapex, Adeneo (Adetel Group), Dolphin Integration, Vision Systems, Duqueine composites, Sensorex (Meggitt group), Dufieux Industries, Courbon Productique … Cluster objectives * To strengthen the competitiveness of regional suppliers * To support the development of joint offers (global offers) * To develop international market access for suppliers * To promote innovative projects * To support new activities development * To communicate on members and cluster activities Cluster organisation: 3 work groups * Internationalisation * Supply-chain performance and management * Innovation