please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message polysoude s.a.s. type soci t par actions simplifi e founded 1961 headquarters nantes france key people hans peter mariner president products orbital welding mechanised welding cladding solutions related services revenue 35 million fy 2010 number of employees 150 nantes 250 worldwide parent global welding technologies subsidiaries astro 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 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 . contents 1 history 2 industries 3 references 4 external links history edit 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 edit industries using orbital and mechanised welding 4 construction of nuclear power plants nuclear industry boilermaking industry construction of heat exchangers petroleum industry on off shore aviation and aerospace industries micro electronics chip production food industry pharmaceutical industry chemical industry orbital welding a polysoude welding generator head cladding operation using tig hot wire process . references edit http www.polysoude.com a b http www.polysoude.com spg aboutus corporateprofile.asp & lang en http www.linkedin.com company astro arc polysoude http www.polysoude.com spg markets index.asp & lang en external links edit official website french tube fabricator meets volume increase with orbital welding . article retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title polysoude & oldid 647234404 categories companies of francehidden categories articles needing additional references from september 2011all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 15 february 2015 at 11 55 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view