• UGINE INFRA foundation: specialising in industrial furnace manufacturing

    UGINE INFRA foundation : specialising in industrial furnace manufacturing

  • E.C.M. (ETUDES ET CONSTRUCTIONS MECANIQUES) is founded, specialising in manufacturing of positioning and soldering systems

    E.C.M. (ETUDES ET CONSTRUCTIONS MECANIQUES) is founded, specialising in manufacturing of positioning and soldering systems

  • INFRAFOURS develops the first vacuum furnace

    INFRAFOURS develops the first vacuum furnace used for brazing of noble steels for aeronautic applications.

  • First tests for low pressure carburising and gas quenching

    First tests for low pressure carburising and gas quenching

  • Photovoltaic : PHYSITHERM

    Photovoltaic: PHYSITHERM develops the first furnace (for 60 kg polycrystaline ingots) with Photowatt.

  • Francis PELISSIER obtains controlling interests in ECM

    Francis PELISSIER obtains controlling interests in ECM and ECM takes over INFRAFOURS.

  • Laurent PELISSIER joins the ECM group

    Laurent PELISSIER joins the ECM group: Graduation thesis on low pressure carburising and mathematical modelling.

  • The vertical ICBP is developed.

    The vertical ICBP is developed. First industrial order from the PSA Group.

  • “Hercule” vacuum furnace

    “Hercule” vacuum furnace for the Hermes shuttle, 2400°C, volume available is 8m3

  • First major order in China: SAC (Shenyang Aircraft)

    First major order in China: SAC (Shenyang Aircraft)

  • ECM INFRAFOURS PHYSITHERM

    ECM INFRAFOURS takes over PHYSITHERM and becomes ECM INFRAFOURS PHYSITHERM

  • Order of 5 furnaces for 240 kg photovoltaic silicon ingots for Photowatt

    Order of 5 furnaces for 240 kg photovoltaic silicon ingots for Photowatt

  • First horizontal ICBP for the PSA Group

    First horizontal ICBP for the PSA Group: a vacuum carburising furnace for gearbox mass production, including a 20 bar gas quenching system.

  • ECM USA

    ECM USA is founded in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

  • Nuclear, MOX sintering furnace

    Nuclear, MOX sintering furnace

  • Foundation of ECM Beijing

    Foundation of ECM Beijing

  • Foundation of ECM Technologies

    Foundation of ECM Technologies.

  • The group develops thanks to significant orders

    The group develops thanks to significant orders from regular clients and to the implementation of a Photovoltaic R&D program in collaboration with CEA INES.

  • turnkey order from Kazakhstan of 60 MW wafers

    Turnkey order from Kazakhstan of 60 MW wafers.

  • Foundation of ECM Kazakstan and JV Hephaes in China

    Foundation of ECM Kazakstan and JV Hephaes in China. Nearly 1,000 low pressure carburising cells in production worldwide.

  • Bpifrance and Siparex

    Bpifrance and Siparex have invested 10 million euros in ECM Technologies along with InnovaFonds and Capida.

  • Creation of a new induction furnace activity

    Creation of a new induction furnace activity and Plinius order for induction furnace (3,000 ° C, 500kg) for CEA.

  • More than 1,000 low pressure carburizing heating cells in worldwide.

    More than 1,000 low pressure carburizing heating cells in worldwide.

  • 1st order of ICBP Nano – Multi chambers furnace

    1st order of ICBP Nano – Multi chambers furnace

  • SERTHEL has joined the ECM Technologies group

    SERTHEL has joined the ECM Technologies group and has become SERTHEL Industrie.

  • SEMCO Technologies becomes part of the ECM Group

    SEMCO Technologies joins the ECM Group. Thanks to its ECM Greentech subsidiary, the ECM Group becomes a French leader and worldwide actor in the photovoltaic industry, covering the whole value chain from ingots till high efficiency cells.

Innovation

To give more value to heat treating

Quality

We owe it to each of our customers

Customer satisfaction

This is the first indicator of our performance

Solidarity

This is the cement which unites our teams worldwide

Proximity

To be close to our customers, wherever they are