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Mechanical engineering, metallurgy and industrial coachbuilding in the Ain

915 companies,
21,000 employees,
44% of the industry in the department,

Metallurgy in the Ain

Metallurgy in the Ain is a varied sector with a large engineering workforce, dominated by the automobile and heavy goods vehicle industries, leading to numerous subcontracting activities.

The specialities of the Ain

The specialities of the Ain, at the heart of a region dominated by the metallurgy and engineering sector, are refrigeration and industrial coachbuilding, as well as the production of moulds for the plasturgy industry.

In addition to the Ain's advantages in terms of geography and infrastructure, the sector also benefits from :

a network of highly qualified small to medium sized businesses alongside the large groups
a wide range of training programmes that are perfectly in line with its needs : versatility and multidisciplinary skills in mechanical engineering, hydraulics, pneumatics and programming.

Mecabourg

The MECABOURG organisation of companies, the number one French grouping in terms of industrial coachbuilding and heavy goods vehicles, groups together 56 companies and 4,000 employees. It develops cooperative projects between companies: continuous inter-company training, recruitment programmes, development, quality, safety, environment, technology.