Your trusted partner for securing your thermal decisions
A 360° Thermal Expertise
SOPARA masters the entire value chain of thermal processes, from analysis to continuous optimisation, integrating components, systems, control and data intelligence. Our objective: to support you from the industrial decision through to the operational performance of your thermal processes.
Sopara around the world
80 years serving thermal performance
Sopara develops cutting-edge thermal expertise, serving demanding manufacturers the world over.
Our greatest pride: the lasting trust and loyalty of our clients over time.
Since
1942
Pioneer of industrial
infrared
ISO 9001, Qualiopi & EcoVadis
Certified quality and reliability
5
continents
International industrial presence
97%
client satisfaction
A reflection of the exigence we bring to every project
5%
of revenue in R&D
Innovation at the heart of our development
THERM-IQ™: our unique method to support you at every stage
THERM-IQ™ is our proven method for designing, validating and deploying bespoke thermal solutions. It combines: process analysis, engineering, testing and modelling to secure your choices and sustainably optimise your performance.
The services that make all the difference
Consultancy
Our unique cross-cutting expertise in thermal technologies enables us to define, with complete objectivity, the most relevant solution for your processes and materials.
Hot air or infrared — every approach is evaluated against your real constraints.
Predictive Maintenance
Sopara ThermalCloud™ enables continuous monitoring of your data, anticipation of drifts and sustainable optimisation of performance. Advanced monitoring and data-assisted analysis transform your installations into intelligent, data-driven thermal systems.
Our thermal solutions
From high-performance infrared emitters to complete bespoke thermal installations, we design integrated systems including regulation and technologies adapted to your processes.
Radiant Line™
High-performance IR emitter range
Short and medium-wave infrared emitters with precise power and zoning control. Efficiency > 90%, response time < 5 s.
ThermalWorks™
ThermalWorks ovens and tunnels
Bespoke infrared ovens and tunnels designed according to a multi-criteria product-process approach, integrating emitters, high-performance insulation, dynamic conveying and aeraulic airflow management to guarantee process safety and efficiency.
ThermalCore™
Regulation cabinet
Advanced multi-zone regulation with real-time adaptation to product parameters. Supervision, traceability and parameter control to guarantee stability, repeatability and performance.
Short, Medium, Long-Wave IR
Mastery of technologies
We define the most suitable thermal solution for your processes through complete mastery of technologies, from infrared (short, medium, long) to hybridisation with other solutions, or configurations entirely outside infrared.
Our sectors of activity
We support manufacturers, R&D laboratories, integrators and OEMs internationally, across some of the most demanding thermal processes. This diversity allows us to capitalise and transfer knowledge from one sector to another, in the service of ever more high-performing solutions.
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Sopara innovation serving the industry of tomorrow
Sopara innovates across all the levers that drive thermal process performance. Our innovations have a clear objective: to improve the quality of your products, reduce your energy consumption and concretely support the decarbonisation of your industry.
Our Sopara expertise
Composites, textiles, paint, food & beverage: processes with radically different constraints that we master to design solutions adapted to the most demanding industrial environments.
Composites
Mastery of thermal processes applied to thermoset and thermoplastic composites, integrating technical or natural fibres, variable thicknesses and complex 3D shapes, for the aerospace, automotive and energy sectors.
Technical Textiles
Processing of technical textile fibres in continuous throughput, integrating fineness constraints and diversity of materials, and instantaneous power control to avoid any alteration of functional properties.
Paint
Mastery of drying, pre-gelation and polymerisation processes for liquid and powder paints, in aqueous or solvent-based environments, with airflow and extraction control to guarantee safety and finish quality.
Food & Beverage
Mastery of thermal processes applied to food (cooking, toasting, grilling) to optimise texture, colouring and homogeneity, as well as to packaging and encapsulation to preserve quality, shelf life and food safety.
Frequently Asked Questions
Industrial ovens rely on different technologies (hot air, gas, electric, short and medium-wave infrared), each adapted to specific process constraints. At Sopara, our thermal expertise developed over more than 80 years enables us to analyse your processes and recommend the most relevant solution, including outside infrared if necessary.
Infrared ovens are particularly suited to processes requiring speed and precision: drying, evaporation, polymerisation, cooking, preheating, gelation or thermal activation. They are particularly high-performing on continuous lines or sensitive materials, where fine control of power and response time is critical.
Optimisation comes through precise power control via multi-zone regulation cabinets capable of adapting parameters in real time to product and process constraints. With ThermalCore™, our regulation cabinet, and ThermalCloud™, our predictive maintenance solution, we analyse data, anticipate drifts and continuously optimise energy and industrial performance.
Our industrial infrared ovens are deployed in sectors with high demands such as aerospace, defence/nuclear, automotive, food & beverage, the textile industry and interior design and construction. We intervene both directly with manufacturers and in partnership with integrators and OEMs who integrate our infrared emitters at the heart of their lines — proof of the reliability and performance of our technologies.
At Sopara, the choice of an industrial oven is based on ThermIQ™, our structured method combining thermal audit, testing, modelling and technical arbitration. It makes it possible to secure choices, integrate real constraints (material, throughput, energy) and guarantee industrial performance before investment.
Unlike a conventional manufacturer, Sopara mobilises thermal engineering experts and an integrated design office to structure, test and secure every industrial decision. With our ThermIQ™ method, we combine audit, testing, modelling and technical arbitration to guarantee performance even before investment, within a certified framework (ISO 9001, Qualiopi). We thus intervene as a committed partner, capable of designing, steering and sustaining thermal performance over time.
Infrared enables direct, fast and targeted energy transfer, with response times under a few seconds and high efficiency. It offers better control of thermal cycles, a reduction in energy consumption and fine adaptation to product and throughput constraints.
Yes, Sopara regularly designs solutions integrated into existing lines, upstream, downstream or as a complement to equipment already in place (such as hot-air ovens). We develop bespoke systems capable of combining different technologies (short-wave IR, medium-wave IR, gas, hot air) to adapt precisely to process constraints and interactions with other production stages. Our approach guarantees smooth integration, without disruption to throughput, while optimising the overall performance of the line.
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