We are located in Clazay, a village that is part of the municipality of Bressuire, situated 35 kilometres southeast of Cholet.
In this green landscape, Comebo Industries has built its reputation. “The Coopérative Métallurgique du Bocage was founded in 1970 in Bressuire by seven founding partners. From the beginning, the company focused on welding with a clientele of large industrial companies,” recalls Jérôme Mathieu, CEO of Comebo Industries.
The activities of the cooperative production company (Scop), where the sixty employees are also shareholders, nowadays revolve around sheet and bar processing (laser cutting, drilling, bending, rolling...), welding (manual MAG welding, robotic welding, and spot welding), and painting. The company produces chassis and other structural elements - robust parts consisting of dozens of components, sometimes even 200 or 300 for certain references - for agricultural machinery, warehouse equipment, lifts, airport equipment, etc., which are sold worldwide.
Comebo Industries invested in robotic welding more than two decades ago. “However, we were faced with the ageing of two of our five machines, which have been operational since 1999, leading to a loss of original precision. Besides restoring the original capabilities, we also wanted to take the opportunity to modernise the machinery,” emphasises Jérôme Mathieu. Thus, the company chose Valk Welding in 2019 for a first welding robot, followed by a second installation in 2024.
