Process Engineering

What Process Engineering does

PROCESS Ingénierie (operating as Process Engineering) is a French private SARL company headquartered in Gondreville, Lorraine, that designs, manufactures, refurbishes, and maintains industrial furnaces for thermal processing applications. Its product portfolio spans batch furnaces, conveyor lines, vacuum furnaces, ion nitriding furnaces, and custom special machines, complemented by four proprietary control and supervision software platforms — CARBOPROCESS for batch atmosphere furnaces, CARBOFILE for continuous lines, PIVAC for vacuum furnaces, and PIONIK for ionic nitriding — all built on classical industrial automation stacks including Siemens and Schneider PLCs, Eurotherm Epower power controllers, and Ignition SCADA. The company serves industrial customers across France and Europe, including internal heat treatment departments, contract heat treatment service providers, and high-performance manufacturers in aerospace (NADCAP, AMS 2750), automotive (CQI9), and nuclear (AREVA-certified ion nitriding for reactor control rod tubes) sectors.

The company operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of SERINDUS Groupe, a diversified European industrial conglomerate with sister companies in France and Germany; it was acquired by SERINDUS in 2019 and rebranded from its previous identity as PROCESS INDUSTRIE. Its business model combines hardware sales (custom furnace manufacturing), professional services (refurbishment, retrofit, and modernization of legacy equipment), and ongoing maintenance contracts. Pricing is project-based and not publicly disclosed, with sales conducted through direct technical engagement rather than channel partners, supported by participation in industry exhibitions and a technical website.

Customers include metallurgical operations (steel, forging, foundry) and contract heat processors across France and broader Europe; the company highlights a recent multi-zone brazing furnace retrofit project (80+ heating zones, ~2 MW capacity, executed over eight months with phased migration to modern controllers) as a flagship demonstration of its integrated electrical, automation, and supervision capabilities. Regulatory and quality certifications across aerospace, automotive, nuclear, and European furnace safety (EN 746-2) standards serve as primary gating credentials for high-value end markets.

Name

Process Engineering

Legal name

PROCESS Ingénierie

Website

https://process-ing.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PROCESS Ingénierie is a French industrial furnace manufacturer and refurbisher, serving heat treatment operations across France and Europe with custom batch, conveyor, vacuum, and ion nitriding furnaces plus proprietary control software, operating as a subsidiary of SERINDUS Groupe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Furnaces and Heat Treatment Equipment

NAICS

Industrial Process Furnace and Oven Manufacturing (333994)

SIC

Industrial Process Furnaces & Ovens (3567)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Furnaces, Kilns & Thermal Processing Equipment (IMAHAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Heat Treatment & Thermal Processing Furnaces (Hardening, Annealing, Induction) (IMAHADAI), Refractory, Furnace & Kiln Maintenance Services (IMAIACAG), Boilers, Furnaces & Process Heating Equipment (IMAHAKAD)

Keywords

• Industrial furnace manufacturing
• Heat treatment equipment
• Vacuum furnace systems
• Furnace refurbishment retrofit
• Thermal process supervision

Headquarters

HQ city

Gondreville

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, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Furnace Manufacturing: Design, engineering, and fabrication of industrial furnaces including batch furnaces, continuous lines, vacuum furnaces, and ion nitriding systems. Custom equipment manufacturing for specific thermal treatment requirements.
2. Refurbishment and Retrofit: Modernization of existing furnace equipment including control system upgrades, thermal element replacement, and performance enhancement. Extends equipment lifecycle and improves energy efficiency.
3. Maintenance Services: Ongoing maintenance and technical support contracts for industrial furnace systems. Includes preventive maintenance, emergency repairs, and process optimization services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

PROCESS Ingénierie designs, manufactures, refurbishes, retrofits, and maintains industrial furnaces used for metal heat treatment, including batch furnaces, continuous/conveyor lines, vacuum furnaces, and ion nitriding systems. The company also develops proprietary supervision and control software (CARBOPROCESS, CARBOFILE, PIVAC, PIONIK) and delivers engineered special machines and test benches for thermal processing applications.

Product overview

Process Ingénierie is a specialist provider of industrial furnace systems and heat treatment solutions operating as part of the SERINDUS Group. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio comprising four proprietary supervision software products (CARBOPROCESS for batch atmosphere furnaces, CARBOFILE for conveyor lines, PIVAC for vacuum furnaces, and PIONIK for ionic nitriding furnaces) alongside engineering services covering design, manufacturing, refurbishment/retrofit, and maintenance. The product architecture centers on turnkey industrial furnace solutions combined with proprietary control and data management software. The company also produces special machines and test benches for specific industrial applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industrial Furnaces (Fours industriels) Design, manufacturing, refurbishment, and maintenance of industrial furnaces for heat treatment applications, including batch furnaces, conveyor furnaces, vacuum furnaces, and specialized thermal equipment for industrial manufacturers.
• CARBOPROCESS Software for control, supervision, and archiving of heat treatments in batch furnaces under atmospheres (carburizing, carbonitriding, tempering, annealing), with recipe simulation, steel coefficient integration, and real-time correction capabilities; targeted at operators of batch atmosphere furnaces.
• CARBOFILE Software for controlling treatments and supervising production on conveyor furnace lines, including carbonitriding and tempering, with automatic report generation, network integration, production planning, and barcode charge entry; aimed at operators of continuous heat-treatment lines.
• PIVAC Software for regulation, supervision, and archiving of vacuum furnace treatments, with recipe database, process parameter control, real-time treatment monitoring, trend curves, alarms, and maintenance operations; targeted at vacuum furnace operators performing brazing and other specialized thermal treatments.
• PIONIK Software for regulation, supervision, and archiving of ionic nitriding treatments and vacuum furnaces, built from extensive experience in ionic nitriding process software development; serves operators of ion nitriding furnaces.
• Furnace Design (Conception de fours) Engineering services for industrial furnace design, including thermal studies, process calculations, mechanical and electrical CAD, robotics, vacuum technology, and thermal simulation using SYRTHES.
• Furnace Manufacturing (Fabrication de fours) Complete furnace manufacturing leveraging thermal, electrotechnical, and computing expertise; covers batch, conveyor, vacuum, atmosphere, hydrogen, and specialized industrial furnaces.
• Refurbishment and Retrofit (Réfection et retrofit) Complete refurbishment, modernization, and standardization of thermal installations and industrial furnaces, including control upgrades, audit, engineering, commissioning, and performance improvement services for existing equipment.
• Furnace Maintenance (Maintenance de fours) Preventive and corrective maintenance, troubleshooting, adjustment, and improvement of heat treatment furnaces, including mechanical, electrical, vacuum, and burner services, plus thermal camera inspection, calibration, and thermal mapping.
• Furnace Supervision (Supervision de fours) Industrial computing services for furnace supervision systems, including proprietary supervision solutions for regulation and archiving of heat treatments, delivered alongside implementation of platforms such as Ignition SCADA.
• Special Machines (Machines spéciales) Custom special machines and test benches for heat treatment, production testing, and R&D applications, including rail warming machines, waste treatment furnaces, and robotic quenching systems.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SERINDUS GroupOthersPROCESS Ingénierie operates as a subsidiary of SERINDUS Group, a European industrial group specializing in thermal processing equipment, automation systems, and industrial services. The group includes multiple specialized companies across France and Germany.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Nitrex Metal: Canadian specialist in nitriding and nitrocarburizing turnkey systems; competes most directly with Process Ingénierie's PIONIK ion/plasma nitriding offering within the niche of advanced surface treatment.

Direct peers

• Ipsen International: US-headquartered manufacturer of vacuum and atmosphere heat treatment furnaces with strong aerospace NADCAP credentials; overlaps directly with Process Ingénierie's vacuum (PIVAC) and batch offerings, particularly in aerospace and high-performance alloys.
• SECO/WARWICK: Global leader in industrial heat treatment furnaces (vacuum, atmosphere, aluminum, brazing) — directly competes across Process Ingénierie's core batch, vacuum and continuous product lines for the same contract heat treater and OEM customer base.
• ECM Technologies (ECM Group): French vacuum and atmosphere furnace specialist serving aerospace, nuclear and medical — direct competitor in Process Ingénierie's home market with comparable end-market focus and similar proprietary process-control expertise.
• ALD (AMG Thermal Technologies): Germany-based manufacturer of vacuum heat treatment and sintering furnaces; competes head-to-head with Process Ingénierie's PIVAC offering for aerospace, nuclear and high-end automotive customers.
• SOLO Swiss Group: Swiss manufacturer of industrial heat treatment furnaces and process equipment for automotive, aerospace and general metallurgy — comparable customer base and product portfolio to Process Ingénierie's furnace manufacturing business.

Broad incumbents

• Surface Combustion: US-based legacy manufacturer of atmosphere and vacuum heat treatment furnaces for aerospace, automotive and general industrial markets — comparable batch and continuous furnace lines serving a similar customer base.
• Inductotherm Group: Large diversified thermal-processing equipment group covering induction heating, melting and heat treatment — overlaps with Process Ingénierie's broader heat-treatment offering via its induction and surface-treatment subsidiaries.
• Schmetz (EMS Group / AICHELIN subsidiary heat treatment furnaces): European industrial furnace manufacturer with broad portfolio of heat treatment, sintering and brazing furnaces — overlapping capabilities but at greater scale and broader geographic footprint than Process Ingénierie.

Regional players

• BMI Fours Industriels: French industrial furnace builder focused on metallurgy, forge and foundry; comparable in product scope to Process Ingénierie and a direct rival within the French regional industrial customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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