LEMER FONDERIE

Lemer Foundry deals with low melting point alloys. This company which hires 46 employees was created in 1878 and is located in Nantes (France). The firm turnover is  about 7.5 million Euros and handles nearly 1200 Tons of alloys per year- especially Lead, Tin, Bismuth, Antimony, Zinc, Copper, Calcium…Various casting ways are worked out such as low pressure, high pressure, centrifugation, gravity sand and gravity die. A large range of parts are achievable namely unit parts as well as very high serial units from 1 single Gram to tens of Tons of foundry. Products can be delivered with raw, manufactured or coated foundry using tin, nickel and  painting processes for instance. Main business sectors include fishing, diving, boat keels, counterweight cranes, batteries…Nuclear industry : all Lead or alloys parts for radiation protection – serial units (Lead shot in bags or in bulk), herringbone or standard bricks, herringbone half tubes for transfer lines, Lead pots and engineered units – hot cells, Lead castles, bunkers, radiation shielding, gutters, glove boxes, armoured chains.