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Moon surface simulator
The hydrosphere is a vacuum chamber containing 3.5 tons of regolith simulant used to perform tests for missions on the lunar soil.
COMEX supports ESA astronaut training
The European astronauts are trained by ESA on the rules of engagement of EVAs, through underwater simulations inside the NBF
New generation of recompression chambers for the French Navy
Commissioning of the COMEX recompression chamber delivered to SEE MERRÉ to equip the first diving support vessel of the French Navy.
Rolex and Comex push further the limits of presssure together
Comex’s technical teams have been working with Rolex for many years. They design and maintain special automated pressure testing machines. These machines are used to validate the waterproofness and resistance of the famous Rolex watches
V-Care project
Since man has been exploring space, one of the greatest challenges has been to be able to stay there for a long period of time (6 months). It is known that with time, the absence of gravity causes a premature aging of the bones as well as a muscular atrophy in the...
Altitude simulator
The Comex altitude simulator recreates pressure conditions at altitude. It is a reference tool for the aeronautical industry …
Hyperbaric assistance service for tunnel boring machines
Tunnel boring machines (TBMs) are machines used to excavate tunnels in different types of soil ranging from sand to granite. With a wide range of sizes, they allow the construction of road, rail or navigation tunnels. They are also used for digging galleries, sewers...
Maintenance in operational condition of hyperbaric installations
The Maintenance in Operational Condition (MCO) are the measures taken to guarantee breakdowns’ diagnosis and defective parts’ replacement, ensure conformity, modernization and treatment of the obsolescences, as well as crew training and documentation supply, within...
Supply of a Cx1800 Projectable Decompression Chamber to the Armada Argentina (Argentine Navy)
COMEX has produced a containerized decompression chamber to the Armada Argentina. It is intended to equip an Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) that will be delivered by the French Company NAGAL GROUP
Enduruns project
Enduruns projetThe ENDURUNS project brings together 15 different European partners and an associated member from South Korea. The goal of this project is to develop and demonstrate a long endurance hybrid AUV (Autonomous Unmanned Vehicle) with gliding capabilities....
A new 5-year contract signed with the French Navy
COMEX SA is pleased to have won the new public contract from the French Ministry of the Armed Forces for the MCO* recompression chambers.
(* Maintenance in operational condition of the recompression chambers of the French Navy and Army).
COMEX partner of Merré Shipyards
Located north of Nantes, Merré Shipyards are recognized as a multi-specialist in shipbuilding.With the construction of eight military ships, 26.50-metre cruisers for French Navy’s mine clearance divers, Merré shipyards have been awarded their largest order ever. DGA...
The French company “Ship as a Service®” (SAAS) acquires the marine branch
The alliance with COMEX gives rise to a new structure immediately operational : “SAAS OFFSHORE”
Hypoxia risk awareness
On Friday, November 16 2018, Comex Hyperbaric and Hypobaric Test Center hosted a delegation of students and instructors of EPNER (School of flight test and reception staff) for an hypoxia risk awareness session.
ORUS 3D expands its range with the MOD300
COMEX strikes again with a miniature ORUS 3D. After the 1000, 3000 and 6000m models, here comes the MOD300 ! With the 3000m ORUS 3D subsea photogrammetry system operating around the world since 2017, COMEX managed to touch a large part of the subsea...
Hypoxic chamber : Preliminary steps to an actual man dive at the altitude of 6400m above sea level
Frédéric Swierczynski, diver of the extreme, came to prepare fora high altitude dive in the lakes of the world’s highest active volcano, el Nevado Ojos del Salado in the Andes. This preparation took place in an altitude simulator, the hypobaric chamber at Comex trial...
Project trailler
PRESS RELEASETRAILER system exploring lunar tubes (image: LIQUIFER)31 October 2019 The European Space Agency (ESA) signed a contract on the development of the “TRAILER” robotic system with COMEX and its partners The German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence...
EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY ASSIGNS COMEX TO SUPPORT THE UNDERWATER TRAINING OF ASTRONAUTS IN COLOGNE
PRESS RELEASECOMEX and the European Space Agency (ESA) have signed a contract on astronaut underwater training at the European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne. On May 18th, 2019, the Marseille-based enterprise COMEX (Compagnie Maritime d'Expertises) and the European...
Comex maritime expertise for neutrino research
What is a neutrino ? Neutrinos are neutral elementary particles of virtually zero mass. They are produced during nuclear reactions generated by extremely violent cosmic cataclysms such as black holes, supernovae and the Big Bang. Once produced, they move at a speed...
New intelligent materials for future space suits
All space agencies are preparing for a return of man to the moon in the relatively near future!It is in this context that the European Space Agency (ESA) is launching the "PEXTEX" project.The aim of the project is to identify future space combinations of new materials...
Parc National des Calanques : Monitoring of red coral populations
Monitoring of red coral (Corallium rubrum) populations in Parc National des Calanques (Marseille), five years after the initial inspection.Observations beyond 50 m depth south of the island of Riou and in the Cassidaigne Canyon, from the ROV APACHE and the very high...
Comex and Airbus join forces around a module of the future lunar station
COMEX joins AIRBUS in the development of ESPRIT the European Module of the lunar orbital space station GATEWAY October 24th 2018, COMEX and AIRBUS signed a cooperation agreement to develop ESPRIT, one of the European modules of the GATEWAY, the future lunar space...
Comex partner of hyperbaric medicine
Comex designs, manufactures and integrates hyperbaric oxygen therapy chambers for hyperbaric medicine for more than 40 years. She accompanies her clients in an ongoing process for the development of their facilities Our hyperbaric oxygen therapy facilities are present...
Comex becomes a biomedical research center
Our company specializing in hyperbaric and hypobaric engineering has just been awarded by the Regional Health Agency, accreditation authorizing it to practice clinical research involving the human person within our premises. What is biomedical research? Field of...
Design a lunar base using 3D printing technologies
Waste is a resource! even on the moon January 8, 2018. The European Space Agency (ESA) entrusted the URBAN Consortium, which includes COMEX in Marseille, LIQUIFER Systems Group and SONACA Space GmbH, under the direction of OHB System AG, the study "Designing a lunar...
Design of a special hyperbaric machine for the SuperGrid Institute
Special machine for hyperbaric tests up to 40 bar internal pressure to validate the submarine connection concepts for offshore high voltage electrical cable networks. In addition to its imposing size, this hyperbaric chamber has the distinctive ability to perform...
Deployable compression chamber: COMEX equips the Algerian State
In the framework of an earlier contract with the Algerian General Directorate of Civil Protection, two deployable new-generation compression chambers are now in operation. In the framework of an earlier contract with the Algerian General Directorate of Civil...
The first test of a lunar sortie
Version Française ESA astronauts tested replicas of the NASA Apollo mission tools, which were manufactured by COMEX, during a training session held at the Lanzarote Geopark on the ESA (European Space Agency) Spaceflight Analog grounds. The PANGAEA-X training which...
The COMEX oceanographic fleet is revamped
2018, the year of renewal for the COMEX fleet. The Janus II, flagship of the COMEX oceanographic research fleet, has just undergone a full renovation of its vital parts. This refitting work was carried out at the Saint-Mandrier shipyard to IMS 700..In addition to the...
The COMEX Hypobaric Test Center has just been equipped with a new flight simulator
In its continued desire to strengthen its partnership with the aeronautics and space industrial sector, COMEX has equipped its Hypobaric Test Center with a flight simulator capable of reproducing aeronautic and spatial flights. In the altitude simulator, a habitable...
The hyperbaric chamber of the CHU of reunion in full light
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