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Clément Gignac, Minister of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade, announced at the International Paris Air Show last June that Coriolis Composites—a French company specializing in robot cells and software for fibre placement in the aerospace, automotive and wind turbine industries—will be setting up a subsidiary in Québec. Coriolis Composites Canada will carry out R&D in Québec as well as see to the installation and maintenance of its robots, of which Bombardier is a major buyer. Coriolis expects to invest $5 million for this project and create 15 jobs over 4 years.
Clément Gignac was delighted with Coriolis Composites' decision to locate in Québec: "Quality infrastructures, highly skilled labour and competitive operating costs are a few of the factors that make Québec a prime location for companies wanting to expand in this sector. Investissement Québec asked Coriolis to consider Québec as a possible site, presented the advantages of setting up here, and ultimately helped secure this investment project."
Founded in 2000, Coriolis has sales of €9 million and employs 50 people in France. The fibre placement technology it has developed relies on standard polyarticuled robots widely used in the automotive industry, as well as innovative fibre placement systems.
Photo: Fibre placement robot, by Coriolis Composites.
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