The « Syndicat des machines et technologies de production » (French association for manufacturing technologies) is a professional organisation that brings together 270 companies ranging from very small industries to large corporations aggregating 16,500 employees with a turnover of 2 billion Euros.The representatives of a strategic business sector for the competitiveness of the French economy and industry, the production technologies and machines.One of the main professional associations that is a member of the Fédération des Industries mécaniques (FIM – Association of mechanical engineering industries) and which has a host structure dedicated to the Maison de la Mécanique (Paris-La Défense, France).