Within the SMC group, SMCO has substantial plate working resources available (SMCN) for both marine and industrial work.

Among the activities covered are:
- Platework for ships.
- Smoke ducts.
- Boiler casings.
- Storage tanks.
- Mechanically welded construction (building and
industrial).
- Underwater hulls (DCN Cherbourg).

The organisation and supplier/subcontractor network SMCO has at its disposal enables:
- Preparation: detailed design, drawings, parts lists and recommendations.
- Supply: purchase, receipt, inspection.
- Cutting and forming.
- Pre-assembly.
- Welding.
- Weld soundness and dimension checking.
- Codes: CODAP, ASME, CODRES, API, AWS.
- Standards: AFNOR NF EN/DIN/ASTM/BS/RCCM [EDF]/BV Rules/AWS/API.
- Materials: stainless steels – alloy steels – carbon steels. – Molybdenum steels – Indaten – Corten – electroplated sheet – INVAR.

The 2,100 m² platework shop sits on 6,000 m² of land, located opposite the Bassin of Penhöet, is particularly adapted to the manufacture of heavy and bulky packages and has two 50 tonne cranes with a lifting capacity of 50 tonnes being able to be twinned .

 
 
 
 
 
Boulevard des Apprentis, BP 296, 44605 St-Nazaire, France
Tel. 33 (0)2 40 45 91 91 - Fax 33 (0)2 40 90 05 13 - smco@smco.fr