This June, Lines Manufacturing joined the Bpifrance stand at Vivatech 2025 — France's flagship technology and innovation summit — where our CEO Niels Pernoux took the stage to speak about one of the most pressing challenges facing the French economy: reindustrialisation.
The reindustrialisation of France is a national priority. Across automotive, aerospace, defence, rail, and maritime sectors, manufacturers are asking the same question: how do we bring production back to French soil while remaining competitive globally? At Lines, we believe the answer lies in smarter, faster, and more flexible manufacturing technology — and large-scale additive manufacturing is at the heart of that answer.
During his conference slot on the Bpifrance stand, Niels outlined how Lines' high-speed Fused Granular Fabrication (FGF) technology enables French industrialists to produce large polymer components on demand, at a fraction of the cost and lead time of traditional tooling-based methods. By eliminating mold dependency and enabling serial production of complex, large-format parts, Lines is making a direct contribution to the sovereignty and agility of French manufacturing.
Vivatech brought together over 150,000 visitors and decision-makers from across Europe and beyond. The Bpifrance pavilion highlighted the most impactful French deeptech ventures — companies developing the core technologies that will define the next decade of industrial production.
Lines Manufacturing was proud to be part of that conversation. Our system — capable of producing parts up to several cubic metres in thermoplastic polymers at production-grade speed — represents a genuine breakthrough that removes structural barriers to industrialisation. Whether it is a lightweight structural component for a railway vehicle, a tooling aid for an aerospace integrator, or a prototype for a naval application, Lines' technology compresses the journey from design to certified production part.
This appearance at Vivatech was also an opportunity to reinforce our ties with the French innovation ecosystem — from Bpifrance-supported startups working on complementary technologies, to established industrial groups exploring new production strategies. The future of French industry will not be built by any single company, and Vivatech is exactly the kind of venue where those collaborative dynamics take root.
We are grateful to Bpifrance for the invitation and for the platform they continue to create for French deeptech leaders. The conversations that started on that stand are already opening new doors — and we look forward to sharing the outcomes in the months ahead.
