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        Europe Technologies Group was created in 1998, with its first society SONATS founded in 1993. With more than 30 years of experience, Europe Technologies group offers you its expertise for the industrialization, the manufacturing and the maintenance of composite, metallic and plastic parts and sub-assemblies.

        Find out here the key dates of its history:

        The first of all

        Europe Technologies knows its first success in 1996 trough its brand SONATS. Indeed, at this time, SONATS launched its first own product based on a patented ultrasonic technology. Nowadays, Europe Technologies counts more than 50 processes/products/services.

        Europe Technologies took its first step with material composites in 2002 and get interested to industrial robotics and automation in 2005.  Today, Europe  Technologies is reknown by the main OEMs  in many industrial sectors.

        Export as spearhead

        Between 2002 and 2018, the company growths its export strategy based on its own products and processes.  Europe Technologies is actually present in Japan, Germany, russia, United Kingdom, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Korea, etc.  These days, it is between 35% and 40% of turnower is generated outside of France. Futhermore, the group has two sisters companies :  EMPOWERING TECHNOLOGIES USA in Alabama and EMPOWERING TECHNOLOGIES CHINA in Hangzhou.

        From very small business to intermediate business

        The very small business of 1993 makes way for the reknown intermediate business, with more than 350 employees in 2018.

        Key dates

        1993

        Creation of SONATS : Metal surface treatment expertise

        1998

        Europe Technologies holding creation

        1999

        MECAREC takeover

        2001

        SONIMAT semi-acquisition to master the core of SONATS’ machines

        2004

        Headquarters move in Carquefou, France

        SONIMAT final takeover : Ultrasonic expertise

        2006

        Creation of AIC : Solutions and engineering for composite parts

        Creation of MPS : Mechanical and precision sytems

        2007

        Creation of SONATS Inc. – Canada

        2009

        Reorganization of Europe Technologies in 3 Business Unit: composite, mechanical, technological

        ORATECH takeover : Large dimension machining, composite and tooling

        2010

        Creation of our subsidiary Empowering Technologies Inc. (Birmingham, AL)

        2011

        Creation of ETIM – a composite testing laboratory (subsidiary of Europe Technologies and CETIM)

        2012

        Development of our international network – Brazil – new agents

        2013

        Creation of CRYOGENIC CONTAINMENT – LNG Bunkering

        2014

        Acquisition of GEBE2 PRODUCTIQUE – specialized in food and composite industries

        2016

        Brand new facility for SONIMAT (Ain, 01), in the heart of the “Plastics Valley”.

        2017

        Reorganization based around 3 activities : ENGINEERING – PRODUCTION – TECHNOLOGIES. New corporate graphic identity.

        In St Hilaire de Loulay (Vendée, 85), creation of a EUROPE TECHNOLOGIES cluster with a brand new facility for GEBE2, facing ORATECH and CRYOGENIC CONTAINMENT’s facility.

        2017

        Acquisition of SERVISOUD –  Designer and manufacturer of welding carriages and customized machines dedicated to naval, energy and metallic infastructure industry….

        2017

        Recovery of GOBIO ROBOT activities – Manufacturer of exoskeleton, cobots (collaborative robots) and manipulator arms to assit operators

        2018

        Inauguration of our chinese subsidiary EMPOWERING TECHNOLOGIES CHINA

        2019

        Acquisition of PRODESS – Technical and engineering office. PRODESS becomes ORATECH Innovation (69) within our “Engineering and Integration” business unit

        JANUARY 2022

        Acquisition of the society of A2i – Aquitaine Ingénierie Industrielle – an Engineering office expert for design and system and industrial means implementation from manufacturing to installation. It will become in the future part of ORATECH Innovation.

        May 2022

        Acquisition of CLS society in partnership with BONNEFON group. CLS is expert for welding equipment and services.  It collaborates with our society SERVISOUD.

        2024

        Relocation to new offices in China and opening of a new office in the United States to consolidate our international presence.

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