What CHAINES CONCEPT does

CHAINES CONCEPT is a French industrial manufacturer specialising in custom handling chains, drive wheels and shafts, metallic tablier conveyors, and complete conveyor systems. Established in 2022 as a spin-off of SAS SCAM, the business traces its technical lineage to Assemblage Métallique, founded in 1952, and operates as a subsidiary of the ICB (Industries du Centre Bretagne) group from a single manufacturing facility in Plémet, Brittany. The product range encompasses steel and stainless steel chains, hollow shaft, attachment, pin, offset shaft, polyplan, self-lubricating AUTOLUB, Galle, scraper, accumulation, bucket, and pusher chains, alongside complementary custom drive wheels, shafts, tablier assemblies, and turnkey conveyor installations for sorting centres, food processing, automotive, raw material handling, and wood applications. The firm also offers subcontracting services (machining, laser cutting, bending, welding) and on-site expertise inspections that produce wear-level reports and maintenance roadmaps.

The company monetises through quote-based, custom-manufactured product sales and professional services. Customers submit pricing requests via downloadable forms on the company website, and the sales team commits to a 72-hour response, conducts site visits, and supports installation, renovation, and condition monitoring. Pricing is unit-based and tied to custom specifications, with multi-year contracts for major installations. The go-to-market is sales-led, relying on a commercial team and a dedicated engineering design bureau (Bureau d'études) to specify solutions to customer constraints. Distribution is primarily direct in France, with international reach into Europe, Africa, North America, and Asia mediated through intermediaries and end-clients. Named customers span food processing (Lactalis, Herta, Marie Surgelés, Monique Ranou), automotive (Renault, Faurecia), paper and packaging (Smurfit Kappa, Ahlstrom Munksjö, DS Smith), water treatment (Suez, Andritz), waste management (Veolia, Paprec), and construction (Colas). Marketing activity centres on the corporate website, social channels (LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube), and annual participation at the CFIA trade show in Rennes.

Revenue, headcount, and ownership economics are not publicly disclosed. The firm holds no listed patents or trademarks in the source material but cites AUTOLUB as a proprietary self-lubricating chain technology developed in the mid-1990s, qualified welding staff certified to NF EN ISO 9606-1, and GDPR compliance for its digital properties. The customer base is enterprise-weighted and vertically diversified, with no single dominant account named.

Name

CHAINES CONCEPT

Legal name

CHAINES CONCEPT

Website

https://chaines-concept.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CHAINES CONCEPT is a French custom manufacturer of handling chains, drive wheels, shafts, and complete conveyor systems for industrial buyers across food, automotive, water, waste, paper, and construction sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Chains and Conveyor Systems

NAICS

Packaging Machinery Manufacturing (333993)

SIC

General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)

akta.pro primary industry

Cartoning & Case Packing Systems (IMAHAOAB)

Keywords

• Industrial chain manufacturing
• Conveyor systems
• Material handling equipment
• Custom chain fabrication
• Mechanical power transmission

Headquarters

HQ city

Plémet

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Chain and Conveyor Manufacturing: Manufacture and sale of custom handling chains, sprockets, conveyor belts (tabliers métalliques), and complete conveyor systems. Products are custom-made to customer specifications. The company also offers subcontracting services including machining, laser cutting, bending, and welding.
2. Expertise and Technical Services: On-site technical expertise services where technicians assess conveyor condition and provide detailed reports on wear levels of chains, wheels, shafts, and recommend short, medium, and long-term actions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CHAINES CONCEPT is a French manufacturer specializing in the design, fabrication, and supply of industrial handling chains, wheels, shafts, and conveyor systems. The company produces custom-engineered chain solutions for material handling across diverse industrial sectors including food processing, automotive, paper, and general manufacturing. Operating from Plémet, France, with international exports to Europe, Africa, North America, and Asia.

Product overview

CHAINES CONCEPT is a French manufacturer of handling chains and conveyors offering a comprehensive portfolio of mechanical handling solutions. The core product line includes specialized handling chains (steel, stainless steel, hollow shaft, attachment, pin, offset shaft, polyplan, self-lubricating autolub, Galle, scraper, accumulation, bucket, pusher, and special transmission chains), complemented by custom-manufactured drive wheels and shafts, metallic tablier conveyors, and complete conveyor systems. The company also provides subcontracting services (machining, laser cutting, bending, welding) and on-site expertise/assessment services. All products are designed, manufactured, and assembled in-house at their Plémet facility in Brittany, with a focus on custom-made solutions and over 70 years of combined expertise from the SCAM legacy. The company operates across diverse industrial sectors including food processing, water treatment, automotive, waste management, construction, and paper industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industrial Handling Chains

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduction in maintenance costs through removable scraper design
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Couédic Madoré EquipementcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Couédic Madoré Equipement (conveyor and abattoir equipment supplier) has allowed CHAINES CONCEPT to improve their chain products over the years to meet customer expectations, developing reinforced, autolub, removable, and plastic roller chains.
• ICB (Industries du Centre Bretagne)coreOthersICB (Industries du Centre Bretagne) is the parent group of CHAINES CONCEPT, providing corporate structure and support.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Tsubaki: Japanese global leader in industrial chain manufacturing, offering roller chains, conveyor chains, and power transmission products across automotive, food, and material handling. Comparable to CHAINES CONCEPT in product category but with much greater scale and geographic reach.
• Renold: UK-based global manufacturer of industrial chains and couplings serving material handling, industrial, and automotive markets. Comparable to CHAINES CONCEPT in custom industrial chain design for conveyor applications.
• Habasit: Swiss global manufacturer of conveyor and power transmission belts, chains, and related components. Overlaps with CHAINES CONCEPT in conveyor components for food, packaging, and material handling industries, though Habasit focuses more broadly on belting solutions.
• Senqcia Corporation: Japanese manufacturer of industrial chains and chain-related products for automotive, steel, and conveyor applications. Comparable to CHAINES CONCEPT in specialty chain design with broader scale and diversified end-market reach.
• KMC Chain: Taiwanese manufacturer of roller chains, conveyor chains, and leaf chains serving industrial and automotive markets. Comparable in product category to CHAINES CONCEPT, with significant global distribution.
• Donghua Chain: Chinese manufacturer of industrial roller chains, conveyor chains, and special chains for material handling applications. Competes with CHAINES CONCEPT in the global specialty chain market, particularly on price.

Direct peers

• Sedis: French manufacturer of industrial chains (transmission and conveyor chains) headquartered near Dijon. Directly comparable to CHAINES CONCEPT in geography, product category, and target industrial customers, with a broader catalogue and larger scale.
• IWIS: German family-owned manufacturer of precision roller chains, conveyor chains, and drive systems. Directly comparable to CHAINES CONCEPT as a European specialty chain manufacturer serving industrial OEMs with custom-engineered chain solutions.
• Regina Chain: Italian manufacturer of industrial roller chains, conveyor chains, and flat-top chains for the food, packaging, and bottling industries. Highly comparable to CHAINES CONCEPT in target verticals and conveyor-chain product offering.

Emerging players

• Challenge Power Transmission: Specialty manufacturer of conveyor chains, sprockets, and power transmission components. Comparable to CHAINES CONCEPT in custom conveyor-chain offerings for industrial customers, though smaller in scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC_SXWP90fcMJPpdv3BcDiLw/featured
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/chaines-concept

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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