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Everything in-house, from design to remote maintenance

Design office, metal fabrication, machining, painting, wiring, assembly and start-up: every stage of your machine is carried out by our teams, under one roof.

Stage 1 — Design

One design office, four disciplines

Mechanical, electrical, automation and robotics engineers form a single team that works on your project from day one. A single point of contact, no gaps between disciplines.

  • Mechanical

    3D design of your machine in TopSolid CAD. Before anything is built, you discover and approve it in virtual reality.

    TopSolid CAD · Virtual reality

  • Electrical

    Diagrams, component selection and cabinet building: we design and wire our electrical cabinets ourselves.

    Diagrams · Electrical cabinets

  • Automation

    Programming of PLCs, operator interfaces and motion axes (brushless servomotors, stepper motors), web tension control, machine vision.

    PLCs · Motion · Vision

  • Robotics

    Cell layout, gripper design, path programming and sensor integration.

    Turnkey cells
Stage 2 — Build

Metal fabrication, machining and painting in our workshops

The parts of your machine are made by us. This gives us control over quality, lead times and changes during the project. These workshops also take on subcontract work: machining to drawing and metal fabrication.

Metal fabrication

Three welding processes, so we can choose the most suitable for each part.

Welding of a metal part

  • TIG welding

    An electric arc is struck between a non-consumable tungsten electrode and the workpiece, shielded by an inert gas. The filler metal is fed separately, which gives very fine control of the weld pool.

    Its strengths Clean, precise weld beads with no spatter. Ideal for stainless steel, aluminium, thin sections and parts that are visible or intended for the food industry.

  • MIG / MAG welding

    A continuously fed metal wire acts as both electrode and filler metal, under shielding gas. The welder progresses without interruption.

    Its strengths Speed and productivity. The standard process for welded frames, machine bases and thick steel sections.

  • Laser welding

    A highly concentrated laser beam melts the material over a tiny area. Heat input is low and perfectly localised.

    Its strengths Very little distortion, fine and even weld beads, high speed and less finishing work. Particularly suited to thin sheet metal.

Machining and cutting

Precision mechanical parts are produced on our own machine tools.

Spindle of a CNC machining centre

  • CNC lathes and machining centres

    Turning produces rotational parts (shafts, bushes, rollers); the machining centre performs milling, drilling and tapping on the same part in one setup.

    Its strengths Precision and repeatability, from one-off parts to small batches, with immediate responsiveness when a change is needed.

  • Plasma cutting

    A jet of ionised gas at very high temperature cuts conductive sheet metal: steel, stainless steel, aluminium.

    Its strengths Fast cutting of sheet metal, including thick plate, for frames and fabricated parts.

  • Wire EDM (electrical discharge machining)

    A conductive wire removes material through a succession of sparks, without ever touching the part.

    Its strengths Very high precision, complex shapes and sharp corners, including in hardened steels, with no cutting force or distortion.

Painting

Industrial spray booth

A very large spray booth lets us paint frames and complete assemblies ourselves, whatever their size.

  • Lasting corrosion protection for structures
  • Careful finish, in the colour requested
  • No transport to a subcontractor: lead times under control
  • On stainless steel: glass bead blasting and electrolytic passivation of welds
Stage 3 — Assemble and validate

Assembly and start-up in our workshops

Your machine is fully assembled, wired and tested in our workshops before it leaves for your site.

  • Assembly

    Mechanical assembly, electrical and pneumatic wiring: the teams who assemble the machine work a few metres from those who designed it.

  • Start-up

    Testing, adjustment and fine-tuning are carried out in our workshops, until the expected performance is validated.

Stage 4 — Install and support

At your site, and afterwards

We deliver, install and train your teams, then we stay at your side throughout the life of the machine.

  • Transport and installation

    We organise transport, then install and recommission the machine at your site.

  • Staff training

    Your operators and maintenance teams are trained to run and maintain their new equipment.

  • Remote maintenance and monitoring

    Through a VPN link or a 4G connection, our technicians connect to your machine to diagnose, monitor or intervene without waiting for a site visit.

    VPN · 4G

A single point of contact for your whole project

Let's talk about your specification.

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