Polysoude is a French welding company headquartered in Nantes. Its Holding Company, GWT Group (Global Welding Technologies), is located in Austria. Founded in 1961,[2] Polysoude designs, manufactures and sells equipment and installations for orbital and mechanised welding as well as cladding. All the welding solutions for arc-welding are proposed. 85% of its turnover is generated abroad.

Polysoude S.A.S.
Company typeSociété par actions simplifiée
Founded1961
HeadquartersNantes, France
Key people
Hans-Peter Mariner (President)
ProductsOrbital Welding
Mechanised Welding
Cladding Solutions
Related Services
RevenueIncrease €35 million (FY 2010)
Number of employees
150 (Nantes)
250 (Worldwide)
ParentGlobal Welding Technologies
SubsidiariesAstro Arc Polysoude Inc, USA
Polysoude Shanghai Co. Ltd, PRC
Polysoude Austria GmbH, AT, CZ, SK, SLO, HR
Polysoude Welding Technologies OOO, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine
Polysoude Italia S.r.l, Italy
Polysoude Switzerland AG, CH
Polysoude Deutschland GmbH, DE
Website[1]

History

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Polysoude's Nantes headquarters

Polysoude was created in 1961 focusing engineering and development on its first installations for orbital welding.[3] The origin of its creation came from a specific request for the construction of power stations, with technical specifications requiring flawless and repetitive welds in order to guarantee a maximum level of security. Since then subsidiaries and offices now deal with the export market.

Direct Sales Network: Dates of the creation of subsidiaries and offices: ,[2]

  • 1993 Acquisition of ASTRO ARC POLYSOUDE Inc. In the United States.
  • 2004 POLYSOUDE SHANGHAI Co. Ltd. China.
  • 2005 POLYSOUDE AUSTRIA GmbH Austria.
  • 2006 POLYSOUDE WT 000 Moscow, Russia.
  • 2006 POLYSOUDE SUISSE S.A. Switzerland.
  • 2007 POLYSOUDE ITALIA Spa Italy.
  • 2009 POLYSOUDE Czech Republic.
  • 2011 POLYSOUDE DEUTSCHLAND GmbH Germany.
  • 2011 POLYSOUDE Brazil.

Industries

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Industries using orbital and mechanised welding:[4]

 
Orbital welding: A Polysoude welding generator head
 
Cladding: Operation using TIG Hot Wire process.

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