SIMETS

What SIMETS does

SIMETS is an independent French industrial engineering firm founded in 2019 by Franck Lecomte and Fabien Duval, both alumni of predecessor AZ Equipements. The company specializes in the design, fabrication, installation, and maintenance of turnkey surface treatment plants, water and gaseous effluent treatment facilities, and penetrant testing (ressuage) installations. Its product and service portfolio spans proprietary AZOS supervision software (six modules: TA air, TE water, TR penetrant testing, TK tank control, TSA automatic chains, TSM manual chains), modular power rectifiers distributed under the KraftPowercon Support Center agreement (FlexKraft, CoolKraft, MiniFlex), CALORPLAST plastic heat exchangers (submerged, gas-water, gas-gas, external tubular), the GALVA and Barrel-E/Z2 electrolytic barrel lines, bronze and plastic clamps (SIMPINCES, SIMCROCHE, Wedge, Box, Euro, Standard G), filtration systems, and polyester workshop equipment manufactured using patented RTM technology.

The company operates a hybrid revenue model combining one-time equipment sales (rectifiers, heat exchangers, barrels, AZOS software licenses), professional engineering services (feasibility studies, detailed engineering, ICPE regulatory dossier preparation, structure calculation), and managed services (installation, maintenance contracts, after-sales repair, state-approved training). Pricing is quote-based with 45-day end-of-month payment terms and a EUR 150 minimum invoice. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeting aerospace and defense (SAFRAN, DASSAULT AVIATION, ARIANE GROUP, AIRFRANCE INDUSTRIES, REVIMA, GROUPE LISI, CONSTELLIUM, Ascot Mistras) and water treatment (SUEZ, BWT) customers in France, with distribution rights extending to Belgium and North Africa via the KraftPowercon partnership. SIMETS employs 13 people, holds two registered patents (RTM polyester grating and submerged plastic heat exchanger tube bundles), and operates from a combined engineering office and workshop at its Les Mureaux, Île-de-France headquarters.

Name

SIMETS

Legal name

SIMETS

Website

https://simets.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SIMETS is a French industrial engineering firm that designs, fabricates, installs, and maintains turnkey surface treatment, water/effluent, and penetrant testing installations, serving aerospace, defense, and manufacturing clients in France, Belgium, and North Africa.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Surface Treatment Equipment

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519), Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (811210)

SIC

Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Industrial & Commercial Fans & Blowers & Air Purifing Equip (3564)

akta.pro primary industry

Application Equipment & Coating Services (Contract Coating, Surface Prep) (IMAEAGAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Water & Wastewater Treatment Plant Equipment (Clarifiers, Aeration, Membrane Systems) (IMAHAEAJ), Separation & Filtration Equipment (Filters, Centrifuges, Membranes) (IMAHAEAB), Electroplating & Metallization Chemicals (Cu/Ni/Au plating, additives) (IMAEAKAK)

Keywords

• Surface treatment equipment
• Electroplating rectifiers
• Industrial water treatment
• Penetrant testing installations
• Effluent treatment engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Les Mureaux

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Equipment Sales: Sale of surface treatment equipment including rectifiers, heat exchangers, electrolysis barrels, filtration systems, clamps and floats, and AZOS software licenses
2. Engineering and Design Services: Feasibility studies, detailed engineering, turnkey installation design for surface treatment workshops, liquid and gaseous effluent treatment facilities, and penetrant testing installations
3. Installation and Maintenance: Installation of surface treatment, effluent treatment, and penetrant testing systems; maintenance contracts; after-sales service and repair

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

SIMETS designs, manufactures, installs, and maintains industrial surface treatment installations and equipment — including electroplating rectifiers (FlexKraft/CoolKraft/MiniFlex), electrolytic barrels, plastic heat exchangers, filtration systems, clamps, and floats — together with the proprietary AZOS supervision software suite. The company also provides turnkey engineering studies, ICPE regulatory dossiers, and installation/maintenance services for surface treatment, water/effluent treatment, gaseous effluent treatment, and penetrant testing facilities used by industrial manufacturers in aerospace, defense, MRO, and aluminum sectors.

Product overview

SIMETS is a French company specializing in the design, construction, and maintenance of surface treatment installations. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of hardware equipment and software solutions for industrial surface treatment processes. Hardware products include: FlexKraft modular current rectifiers (air-cooled and water-cooled variants including CoolKraft and MiniFlex models) for electroplating processes; GALVA series electrolytic barrels (GALVA-E, GALVA-N, GALVALIGHT, GALVAMASS, GALVAMIN, GALVAMIX, GALVATOP, GALVATWIN) and Barrel-E/Z2 models for loose parts treatment; CALORPLAST plastic heat exchangers including internal submerged, external tubular, gas-water, and gas-gas types; bath surface floats (spherical and hexagonal) for energy savings; and industrial clamps (Wedge, Box, Euro, Standard G, SIMPINCES, SIMCROCHE) for securing workpieces. The AZOS software suite provides process control and supervision across multiple domains: AZOS TA for air treatment, AZOS TE for water treatment, AZOS TR for penetrant testing, AZOS TK for tank control, AZOS TSA/TSM for automatic and manual production chains. Additional offerings include filtration systems (papers, filter cloths, FILTECH and LTECH pleated cartridges), and workshop equipment (polyester ladders, stairs, gratings). The company also provides engineering services, installation, and maintenance for complete turnkey surface treatment facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• FlexKraft, CoolKraft and MiniFlex Current Rectifiers Modular current rectifiers for electroplating surface treatment processes, distributed and installed by SIMETS as the French KraftPowercon Support Center. The range includes air-cooled FlexKraft (2 x 52A – 3000A, DC/reverse polarity, scalable up to 60kA and 200V), water-cooled FlexKraft (IP54, 100% nominal power up to 50°C, 50A – 30kA), the CoolKraft water-cooled variant for high-temperature/dusty/alkaline environments, and the MiniFlex precision rectifier (0.01A precision for precious metals, electronics, and aerospace).
• GALVA and Barrel Electrolytic Barrels Electrolytic barrels and galvanizing devices for loose parts and small items during surface treatment. The portfolio includes Barrel-E (polypropylene, 6–16 kg load, up to 90°C), Barrel-Z2 (hanging barrel, 6–12 kg), GALVA-E and GALVA-N (PE hm 500, polyfused, high abrasion resistance), GALVALIGHT (portable, parts from 0.4 mm, up to 8 kg), GALVAMASS (multi-load), GALVAMIN (laboratory), GALVAMIX (stud-contact for fragile parts), GALVATOP (high-performance, low maintenance) and GALVATWIN (compact, for electronics, watchmaking and jewelry).
• CALORPLAST Plastic Heat Exchangers Plastic immersion heat exchangers distributed by SIMETS for the French market, used to replace electric resistances in surface treatment baths and to perform thermal recovery on production-line air flows. The range covers internal submerged tube-bundle exchangers (with patented manufacturing for minimal pressure loss), external tubular plate exchangers, gas-water exchangers (up to 150,000 Nm3/h), and gas-gas exchangers for acidic gas environments.
• AZOS Supervision Software Suite Proprietary process supervision and control software suite for surface treatment operations, comprising AZOS TA (air treatment), AZOS TE (water treatment — production, regeneration, zero-discharge), AZOS TR (penetrant testing — dip and spray installations), AZOS TK (tank control), AZOS TSA (automatic production chains) and AZOS TSM (manual production chains). Used by industrial customers to monitor, control and optimize emission, water and treatment installations.
• Bath Surface Floats and Industrial Clamps Plastic hollow floats (spherical and hexagonal) that cover liquid bath surfaces to reduce heat loss and energy consumption — typically amortized within one month — plus a range of industrial clamps for securing workpieces during surface treatment: Wedge Clamp (internal clamping for hollow sections), Box Clamp (105°C/220°C G-clamp), Euro Clamp and Standard G Clamp (Noryl/Radel with optional titanium, zirconium, or ceramic tips), and SIMPINCES/SIMCROCHE bronze electrolytic clamps up to 1000A.
• Filtration Products Filter consumables and cartridges for surface treatment baths, including filter papers and cloths (195/258/456 mm diameters — thin/thick paper, polypropylene, TERGAL non-woven, PVDF, PTFE), and FILTECH and LTECH pleated filter cartridges with 2.5 m²/10" filtering surface, polypropylene core, patented combs and handles, and minimal pressure drop.
• Polyester Workshop Equipment (Ladders, Stairs, Grating) Industrial workshop equipment made from pultruded polyester profiles and RTM (Resin Transfer Molded) polyester gratings, including polyester ladders and prefabricated stairs with guardrails conforming to ISO 14122-1-2-3, plus corrosion-resistant, dielectric, UV-resistant gratings with no maintenance requirements.
• Engineering, Installation and Maintenance Services Turnkey professional services for industrial surface treatment and effluent treatment projects, including feasibility studies, pre-project commercial follow-up, ICPE dossier drafting, obsolescence and conformity studies, detailed engineering (mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, aeronautical), structure calculations, technical and maintenance manuals, automation, on-site installation of surface treatment, liquid effluent, gaseous, and penetrant testing installations, plus maintenance contracts and after-sales repair.

Quantifiable outcome

• Energy savings through floating insulation typically amortized within one month
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CALORPLASTcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSIMETS serves as French representative and distributor for CALORPLAST plastic heat exchangers. CALORPLAST specializes in immersion heat exchangers to replace electric resistances in surface treatment baths, and thermal recovery modules for air flows from production lines.
• KraftPowerconcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSIMETS is KraftPowercon Support Center for France, Belgium, and North Africa (Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco). They distribute, install, and repair FlexKraft modular current rectifiers, with over 85 years of KraftPowercon experience and global presence in 120+ countries.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Dürr AG: Dürr AG is a large German industrial machinery group whose Environmental & Industrial Solutions division supplies air pollution control and surface finishing equipment. Overlaps with SIMETS in industrial air treatment and surface finishing installations, but operates at vastly greater scale and across broader industrial verticals.
• Veolia Water Technologies: Veolia Water Technologies is a major global supplier of industrial water and wastewater treatment systems for municipal and industrial customers, including surface treatment plants. Comparable to SIMETS in effluent treatment engineering, though at vastly larger scale and primarily focused on municipal and process water rather than surface-treatment-specific installations.
• MacDermid Enthone Electronics Solutions: MacDermid Enthone is a major global supplier of plating chemistries and supporting equipment for electronics and industrial surface finishing. Comparable to SIMETS in serving PCB, electronics, and industrial surface treatment applications, with broader chemistry offerings but less integrated turnkey engineering focus.
• Element Solutions (Atotech): Element Solutions operates the former Atotech business, a global leader in surface treatment chemistry and equipment for electronics and industrial finishing. Overlaps with SIMETS in supplying integrated surface treatment solutions to aerospace, automotive, and electronics customers, but at much larger scale and with a chemistry-led model versus SIMETS' equipment-integration model.

Direct peers

• Polymet GmbH: Polymet is a German manufacturer of equipment for electroplating, anodizing, and surface finishing lines, including rectifiers, tanks, and process control systems. Directly comparable to SIMETS in providing turnkey surface treatment installations with proprietary equipment, primarily serving European aerospace and industrial customers.
• SIFCO Applied Surface Concepts: SIFCO Applied Surface Concepts provides selective brush plating equipment, chemistries, and contract plating services for aerospace MRO and OEM applications. Directly comparable to SIMETS in serving aerospace surface treatment and penetrant testing use cases with portable/field-deployable equipment.
• Technic Inc. Technic is a US-based specialty supplier of electroplating chemistries and equipment, including rectifiers, anodes, and process control tools serving aerospace, electronics, and decorative finishing. Directly comparable to SIMETS in serving the same electroplating process stack for aerospace and electronics customers.
• OMP Officine Meccaniche Piemontesi: OMP is an Italian manufacturer of automated and manual surface treatment plants, including electrolytic barrels, rectifiers, and process control systems for aerospace, automotive, and decorative finishing. Comparable to SIMETS as a European-based turnkey surface treatment equipment integrator serving similar verticals.
• Bürkle GmbH: Bürkle is a German manufacturer of surface finishing and wood-based panel finishing lines, including roller coating, spray coating, and laminating equipment. Comparable to SIMETS in providing engineered surface treatment production lines, though primarily focused on wood and flat-panel finishing rather than electrolytic processes.

Others

• KraftPowercon: KraftPowercon is a Swedish power conversion specialist whose FlexKraft modular rectifiers are distributed, installed, and serviced by SIMETS in France, Belgium, and North Africa. It is both a strategic partner and the OEM whose rectifiers underpin SIMETS' electroplating installations, making it adjacent rather than directly competitive.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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