ASM and its subsidiary HighTaiX design and manufacture custom-made special machines for industrial companies in the Bouches-du-Rhône region. Our design office and workshop in Gardanne, between Aix-en-Provence and Marseille, support your projects from the initial specifications to commissioning: semi-automatic workstations, fully automated lines, robotic cells, and cobots. Since 1997, we have designed over 300 machines.
A location in Gardanne, in the heart of the Bouches-du-Rhône
Deeply rooted in the Bouches-du-Rhône region through its subsidiary HighTaiX, the ASM team specializes in the design and manufacture of special machines. Our Puits Morandat site in Gardanne brings together 6 engineers and technicians: mechanical engineers, automation engineers, and robotics engineers.
This close proximity makes all the difference in a custom machine project. We visit your workstation before providing a quote, you can follow the progress of your machine in our workshop, and the final acceptance at our factory takes place just a few dozen minutes from your site. After delivery, our technicians are on-site quickly for maintenance and upgrades.
- Address: HighTaiX, Puits Morandat, 1480 avenue d'Arménie, 13120 Gardanne
- Telephone: 04 92 91 92 93
- Email: contact@asm-indus.com
Our special machines for industrial companies in the 13th arrondissement
We support manufacturers in the PACA region in their production automation projects, integrating the technologies your process needs.
Semi-automatic workstations and assembly machines
When full automation isn't necessary, an assisted workstation improves the speed, repeatability, and ergonomics for your operators. Our rotary table assembly machines perform multiple operations in a single station.
Automated lines and robotic cells
We integrate industrial robots and collaborative robots (cobots), including Universal Robots, for which we are a certified integrator, as well as Fanuc, ABB, KUKA, and Stäubli. Palletizing, machine loading, handling, demolding: the robot takes on repetitive or arduous tasks.
Industrial vision, marking and testing
Quality control by camera, code reading, inkjet or laser marking, automated test benches: we integrate these functions directly into the machine, for complete traceability.
Our projects in the Bouches-du-Rhône
- Robotic demolding in the food industry, Near Aix-en-Provence: a 6-axis robotic cell with a custom-made stainless steel gripper and automated tool change, assisting the work of 2 operators in 2 x 8-hour shifts. The fully automated tool change took only 40 seconds, ensuring operational continuity appreciated by our client.
- Fanuc cobotized carton palletizer : Pharmaceutical sector in the Les Milles area (Aix-en-Provence) allowing the handling of cartons of dried natural products on cycles of several hours, allowing night work of the fully autonomous robot (8-hour buffer stock).
- Vision Label Inspection : At a cosmetics manufacturer: vision control station on labeling machine (vision + barcode, automatic rejection), controlling 40 references in 14 formats at 2,400 bottles/hour in 3x8 shifts. The 100% % label control, without slowing down production, has reduced complaints, which our client particularly appreciated.
- Automated PVC slat production line for swimming pool covers In the Bouches-du-Rhône region: a 12-meter automated line for PVC pool cover slats (loading via suction cups, cutting, end fitting and gluing, marking, and boxing), controlled by production orders, with over 100 defects diagnosed on screen. End-to-end manufacturing, without manual handling of long parts and with changes in length or end fittings without mechanical rework.
We operate throughout the department
Our technical teams operate throughout the region, including:
- à Aix-en-Provence And Marseille, for the automation of production lines;
- à Aubagne And Gémenos, for equipment intended for the pharmaceutical and medical industry;
- à Martigues, Vitrolles, Salon-de-Provence, Marignane, Istres and Fos-sur-Mer;
- à Rousset and in the Arc valley.
The Bouches-du-Rhône region is home to a wide variety of industries: aeronautics around the Étang de Berre, chemicals and energy in Fos and Berre, microcomponents in the Aix-en-Provence area, and food processing and cosmetics in the industrial parks of Aubagne and Vitrolles. We understand the specific requirements of each: hygiene and cleaning, cleanrooms, ATEX zones, and traceability.
How does a special machine project unfold?
- Site visit and needs analysis on your site, based on your specifications or constraints.
- Feasibility study and cost estimate ; prototype or trial if necessary.
- Design mechanical, electrical and automation by our design office.
- Manufacturing and assembly in our workshop in Gardanne, then reception at our home in your presence.
- Installation, commissioning and training from your teams; CE marking and documentation.
- After-sales service, maintenance and upgrades of the machine.
Why choose ASM / HighTaiX?
- Local expertise in special machines and industrial robotics, since 1997.
- More than 300 machines designed for the automotive, medical, perfumery, aeronautical, agri-food and nuclear industries.
- Tailor-made support, from advice to commissioning.
- Universal Robots certified integrator.
- A branch in Gardanne for responsive service, and a headquarters in Biot for the Alpes-Maritimes region.
Frequently Asked Questions
It depends on its complexity: generally, allow 4 to 6 months for a simple semi-automated workstation, and 12 to 18 months for a fully automated line. We will provide you with a precise schedule along with the quote.
No. A detailed specification document speeds up the pricing process, but we can also start with a site visit, plans, parts, or a video. We help you formalize your needs, and the details are summarized in our commercial offer.
Yes. Our workshop is near Aix and Marseille: you can follow the progress and you will receive the machine on site before delivery.
It is very delicate to work on machines that we did not design. However, we can study the feasibility. It is often more advantageous to design a new machine: improved reliability and performance, modernized equipment that facilitates maintenance, budget…
Do you have a project in the Bouches-du-Rhône?
Send us your specifications, your plans or a simple description of your needs: an account manager will respond and can visit the site if necessary.
See also: our special machines in the Alpes-Maritimes · industrial automation in Provence and the South Region.
