The right choice, made in France

Nodular iron castings

Lamellar graphite iron castings

Special iron castings

MEANS OF PRODUCTION

CORE MAKING

3 automatic core making machines
Cold box facilities (H5 – H12 – H16) and hot box facilities
Croning & Ashland processes

AUTOMATIC IMPACT MOULDING

Small and medium series from 1 to 10 000 pieces
400 x 600 x 150 x 150 frames.

MELTING

2 medium-frequency induction furnaces (1 metric ton each)

SHOT PEENING

Drum blast machines
Sand blast machines

TESTS AND INSPECTIONS

Thermal and spectrometric analyses
Mechanical tests, brinell hardness tests, microstructure, magnetic crack detection, ultrasonic tests
Inspection on 3D-machine
Contaminant research

HEAT TREATMENT

Capacity : 5 tons
Tempering, ferritizing, stabilization, pearlitization (electric furnace with automatic regulation et controlled atmosphere)

TRIMMING WITH HYDRAULIC WEDGE

INTEGRATED PATTERN-MAKING

Wood, resin and aluminium pattern-making equipment.

INTEGRATED MACHINING  

with our subsidiary

  • 6 NCC LATHES
Turning capacity from 8 to 420 mm
Capacity between centers 0 à 600 mm
  • 4 MACHINING CENTERS, ONE OF WHICH WITH A 4th AXIS
Capacity 800 x 500 x 500 mm
  • TRADITIONAL MACHINE

Drilling, milling and tapping machines …

  • 3D MACHINES FOR TRIMENSIONAL CONTROL

Capacity between centers 800 x 500 mm

5 Rue de la Hailette – BP31 08700 NOUZONVILLE – France
+33 (0)3 24 53 82 10
contact@fonderiesnicolas.fr