Polysoude has announced that it has posted its financial results. The company’s strong 2009 is the result of continuous forward planning, which can be broken down into a number of key factors. Firstly, its know-how. Polysoude has developed generators and welding heads since 1960, together with the software. The second success factor is its international outlook, with 50% in Europe and 85% exported globally. In recent years, emerging countries/regions such as China, India and the countries of Eastern Europe (Russia, the Czech Republic, Poland, etc.) have played an increasingly decisive part. In these regions Polysoude has become established locally with its own teams. But without doubt, the major change is Polysoude’s focus on mechanised welding with turnkey equipment. Based on the development of a range of generic and modular “tools”(Weld Torches, Motorised Slides, Wire Feeders, etc.) combined with numerical control for all applications, Polysoude has become a key partner in many industries, such as the construction of nuclear and conventional power stations. Particular attention is also given to another specific feature: cladding by mechanised welding technology, used in many industrial sectors which are faced with abrasion or oxidation which age tubular structures and their components exponentially when manufactured without the use of this technology.