Company presentation

POLYSOUDE designs, manufactures and markets all kinds of equipment using arc welding processes

Orbital welding: tube to tube and tube to tubesheet in every size and wall thickness
Automated welding: TIG Hot or Cold Wire – Plasma
Weld overlay / cladding: TIG or TIG^er Hot or Cold Wire
Tube End Preparation
Services sales: Rental, Training, Maintenance, Spare parts

Results are high quality, value-added, innovative and technically proven solutions, in response to the demands of the manufacturing industry. The company is always at the cutting edge of R&D: thanks to our experts’ combination of experience, technical knowledge and creativity, we develop highly inventive solutions such as the TIG^erbi-cathode weld overlay technology.

Our products are used within industrial fields sectors, demanding the highest levels of quality control, such as :

Aeronautics
Aerospace
Chemical
Defence
Food-processing
Fossil fuel power plants
Heat exchangers / Boilers
Naval construction
Nuclear fuel & waste

Nuclear power plant, construction & maintenance
Oil & gas exploration, transformation & transport
Pharmaceutical
Railway, automobile & other transport
Renewable energy
Sales partners
Semiconductors
Small & medium scale production
Water desalination & purification

Ahead of the field, but close at hand – when it comes to understanding the manufacturers’ problems…

POLYSOUDE has only one objective: to optimise productivity and the quality of its customers’ products by developing new, specifically tailored solutions, to solve their most acute problems. We are able to commit to this undertaking, by making in-depth studies of customers’ specific needs, based on our knowledge of the subject and our technological expertise. This enables us to contribute towards the development of our customers’ industrial added value by constantly improving their welding techniques in every possible way.

Cultivating a sense of service

In addition to our technological innovations, we maintain close contact with our customers, from both a geographical and cultural point of view. In our commitment to the search for excellence, we listen to them, analyse their needs and provide support through a large range of services including customer training and advice.

Looking back on a rich history

For more than 60 years now, Polysoude has continued to evolve, enabling its customers to benefit from its wealth of experience and increasing worldwide presence. Here are some milestones :

1961 - Foundation of POLYSOUDE, pioneering the design and manufacturing of orbital welding equipment
1979 - Takeover by the German group MESSER, a global player in welding and cutting
1993 - Acquisition of ASTRO ARC Inc., creating ASTRO ARC POLYSOUDE Inc. in the USA
1996 - Opening of our POLYSOUDE UK OFFICE
1998 - Polysoude becomes a member of the Global Welding Technology Group AG
2000 - Opening of our POLYSOUDE BENELUX OFFICE
2004 - Opening of our Chinese subsidiary - POLYSOUDE SHANGHAI Co. Ltd
2005 - Opening of our Austrian subsidiary - POLYSOUDE AUSTRIA GmbH
2006 - Opening of our Russian subsidiary - POLYSOUDE WT 000 in Moscow
2006 - Opening of our Swiss subsidiary - POLYSOUDE SWITZERLAND Ltd
2007 - Opening of our Italian subsidiary - POLYSOUDE ITALIA S.R.L.
2008 - Opening of our POLYSOUDE CZECH REPUBLIC OFFICE
2008 - ISO 9001: 2000 certification
2009 - Opening of our POLYSOUDE INDIA OFFICE
2011 - Opening of our German subsidiary - POLYSOUDE DEUTSCHLAND GmbH
2013 - Opening of our POLYSOUDE IBERIA OFFICE
2013 - Opening of the Polysoude Welding Technology Centre PTW in Russia
2013 - Polysoude’s innovation of the unique TIG^er weld overlay cladding technology
2014 - Opening of the Polysoude Technology Centre in Switzerland
2015 - First endlessly rotating SPX TIGer weld overlay system with numerical control
2015 - ISO 9001: 2008 certification
2017 - Development of the video supervision with WDR sensor for welding and weld overlay
2018 - Launch of PolyClad product range, weld overlay solutions.
2018 - ISO 9001: 2015 certification
2019 - Industry 4.0: Moving towards more communicating and smart power sources
2019 - Partnership with PROTEM
2020 - Opening of our Dutch subsidiary - POLYSOUDE BENELUX B.V.
2021 - ISO 9001: certification for the 15th consecutive year

Former Polysoude site "BACO"

Open Days at Polysoude Nantes

Open Days at Polysoude Germany

Polysoude – member of the Global Welding Technologies Group AG

The GWT Group specialises in orbital, automated and robotised welding solutions. It covers all requested technical competences and has its own world wide sales and service network.