HYDROPROCESS, a manufacturer of ultra-high-pressure equipment up to 7000 bar since 2006, based in Chalon-sur-Saône in the Burgundy region of France, is your trusted partner for the design and production of high-performance waterjet cutting and hydroforming solutions.
Our purpose
To excel — together — in the design and manufacturing of innovative, ergonomic, and sustainable ultra-high-pressure equipment.
We bring you our unique expertise in delivering turnkey equipment, with full control over our technologies — from design and engineering to installation and after-sales service. Our machines are designed to be reliable, durable, and easy to operate, helping you maximize both profitability and productivity.
Based on your specifications and in close collaboration with your technical teams, our design office evaluates the feasibility of your project and proposes the best solutions to meet your requirements — whether for standard, semi-standard, or fully customized equipment.
We handle the complete engineering of your projects, including additional functions such as conveying, filtration, soundproofing, handling, and vision systems. Our automation and software are developed in-house or in collaboration with our trusted subcontractors. All our machines are assembled in our fully equipped 900 m² workshop.
Our commitment is simple: to meet the needs of all our clients — from small artisans to multinational companies — while ensuring optimal ease of use through ergonomic design that reduces work-related strain.
Our values
Innovation
Pushing back the limits to improve quality, productivity and ergonomics by favoring simple and responsible solutions
Excellence
Guarantee customer satisfaction by offering the best technology and the best service with rigor and efficiency
Sustainability
Design sustainable, safe and ergonomic products and processes
Respect
Respect people and the environment
Sharing
Share and pass on our values and know-how in a caring and friendly working environment
Our history
1986
HYDROBAR develops the first French ultra high-pressure pump, with applications mainly specialised in waterjet cutting for the food sector.
1995
BOURGOGNE HYDRO, a French manufacturer specialising in hydraulics, acquires the HYDROBAR company and continues to perfect the technology. New generations of machines are then created, with applications extending to manufacturing industry sectors, neutralisation of explosive devices and hydroforming, with several European patent applications.
2006
HYDROPROCESS® is formed, with the aim of continuing to develop the ultra high pressure technology and hydroforming, within an independent limited-liability company. All of the technicians involved since 1995 are kept on by HYDROPROCESS®. By introducing new skills coming from the manufacturing world, HYDROPROCESS® develops its market, mainly in the field of special machines.
2011
Whilst continuing its activity of making special machines for the waterjet cutting and hydroforming sectors, HYDROPROCESS® supplements its product offering by bringing ChefCut® to market. This is a compact waterjet cutting machine, especially for catering professionals, semi-industrial companies and R&D laboratories in food industries.
2015
HYDROPROCESS® wins the French “Stars et Métiers” award in the ‘technical innovation’ category for ChefCut®.
2016
10 years after being created, HYDROPROCESS® has become an essential player in its business sector, with a turnover exceeding €3 M, of which a third comes from export sales.
2020
With more than 200 machines sold, ChefCut® is now an essential tool for all the top pastry chefs, chocolatiers, and caterers in France and worldwide. HYDROPROCESS® updates its range by bringing out a brand-new model with even better performance and many innovative features (two international patents filed).
To support its growth, HYDROPROCESS® adapts its structure by hiring more personnel and setting up new offices.
2022
HYDROPROCESS® is committed to a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) approach and has joined the regional Convention of Companies for the Climate (CEC) in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
That same year, HYDROPROCESS® launched the ChefCut® two jets, specially designed for professionals in the culinary trades looking to increase their productivity and production capacity.
2024
HYDROPROCESS® hosts the “ChefCut Days,” an event dedicated to French-speaking distributors.
It’s an opportunity to celebrate the 500th ChefCut®, which has firmly established itself as the must-have tool for top pastry chefs, chocolatiers, and caterers in France and around the world.
2024
A new milestone in HYDROPROCESS’s journey, 18 years after its founding: Michèle and Philippe DEREIMS have entrusted EVOLEM—now the majority shareholder—to lead the company into its next chapter.
HYDROPROCESS and its team are your partners for all of your projects involving high-pressure machines up to 7000 bar. Contact us for more information !