Founded in 1923, ESFF is a private (non-profit, recognized by state) engineering school highly specialized in foundry, forging, and related materials processing technologies.
Address: Parc de Saint-Cloud, 1 Allée de la Manufacture, 92310 Sèvres, Île-de-France, France
Foundry Engineering, Forging Technology, Metallurgy & Materials Processing
Domains taught:
- Chemistry, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Quality, Statistics, Thermodynamics
Diplomas*:
- Master
Status:
- Private
Partnerships:
Strong partnerships with metallurgical industries, automotive and aerospace suppliers, and technical centers for materials.
Research:
Advanced casting and forging processes, Metallurgy of ferrous and non-ferrous alloys, Numerical simulation of forming processes, Quality control in metal forming.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
30
Current students***:
100
Foreign students***:
N/A%
Cumulative former students***:
2000
Pros
Unique specialization in foundry and forging, strong industry demand for graduates, practical training with industrial equipment.
Cons
Very niche field, small institution.
Best For
Highly specialized engineering school for foundry, forging, and materials processing.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Think of ISPA when quality, fluid dynamics and thermodynamics is the priority: it covers nanotechnologies and industrial design as well, and is far larger, with about 300 students against roughly 100 here.
- ESSA works in much the same fields, chiefly quality, thermodynamics and project management, and it is also a private institution and also offers certificate and graduate diploma programmes.
- A good alternative in the same country is ESCOM Chimie, which likewise covers quality, fluid dynamics and thermodynamics; it is far larger, with about 600 students against roughly 100 here, and is also a private institution.
- ESITC Bordeaux takes a similar route through quality, fluid dynamics and thermodynamics, and it runs the same master's programmes and covers logistics and transportations as well.
- In terms of fields, ISBA-TP is the nearest neighbour, with quality, fluid dynamics and thermodynamics again at the core; it covers logistics and transportations as well, and is larger, enrolling about 200 students against roughly 100 here.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology, based in India, is built around process control, manufacturing and mechanical engineering much like this institution, and it is far larger, with about 500 students against roughly 100 here, and is public, whereas this institution is private.
- In Switzerland, Schweizerische Müllereifachschule St.Gallen teaches much the same core subjects, quality, thermodynamics and project management, and it is also a private institution and also offers diploma programmes.
- Beyond national borders, Schweizerische Metallbautechnische Fachschule stands out as a comparable school for quality, thermodynamics and project management; it covers civil engineering and structural engineering as well, and has almost the same size, at about 100 students.
- Von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, in Belgium, takes a similar route through fluid dynamics, thermodynamics and physics; it is slightly smaller, at about 80 students against roughly 100 here, and also offers doctoral and graduate certificate programmes.
- Instituto de Ciencias Fotónicas, based in Spain, is built around physics, mathematics and materials much like this school, and it also offers doctoral programmes and covers nanotechnologies and optics as well.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Alloys, Engineering, Manufacturing, Materials, Metallurgy, Process, Quality Assurance, Quality Control
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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