Company visits for SGM department students

On February 10, SGM students visited super-catamaran manufacturer GUNBOAT in La Grande Motte, the only company to mass-produce carbon-fiber catamarans. The students were impressed by the sheer size of the boats, and by the diversity of skills required to design and manufacture these jewels.

On Tuesday, February 21, Guimbal, a manufacturer of two-seater helicopters based near Aix-en-Provence, took the stage. Guimbal's Cabri helicopter is the lightest on the market, thanks to its extensive use of composite materials. The students particularly appreciated the complexity and precision of blade manufacture. They were able to meet up with Hugo, a former student of the course, now employed in the composite workshop.