Machining and welding

LBI effectue les opérations de parachèvement à la demande de ses clients qui ont la possibilité de s’approvisionner soit en pièces dégrossies (ou demi-produits), soit en pièces usinées ou encore soudées.

Main features

Our integrated mechanical workshop (more than 100 machine tools) allows us to machine centrifugally cast (or spun cast) pieces on conventional or high precision CNC lathes.

The workshop also allows the production of welded components in a wide range of materials (non ferrous alloys, stainless steels, aluminum. The welding processes used are TIG, MIG, wrapped electrode per EN 288, ASME IX and customers specifications.

Rough machining

A specific workshop manages the rough machining, which consists in eliminating the “skin” of centrifugally cast (or spun cast) parts. All manufactured parts undergo this machining operation, which guarantees a high level of metallurgical quality.

The surface obtained, further to this operation, constitutes the basis for an exhaustive visual control and, if necessary, for other non-destructive controls: dye penetrant testing (colored and fluorescent), ultrasonic inspection (large range of search units), magnetic particles inspection and X-ray inspection (subcontracted to “Institut de Soudure” in Ennery Lorraine) depending on the specifications of our customers.

  • Parallel lathes: up to Ø 1100 mm; length 6000 mm

  • Vertical lathes: up to Ø 5600 mm; length 4000 mm

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Final machining

Parallel lathes

  • Up to Ø 500 mm; Length 1000 mm
  • Up to Ø 1200 mm; Length 8000 mm
  • Up to Ø 1060 mm; Length 10000 mm

Vertical lathes

  • Up to Ø 1250 mm; Length 600 mm
  • Up to Ø 2200 mm; Length 1750 mm
  • Up to Ø 4100 mm; Length 2000 mm

Milling

  • Length up to 3400 mm; Depth up to 1500 mm; height up to 900 mm; Maximum weight of 12 tonnes

Welding

  • Welding generators: MIG/MAG, TIG,wrapped electrode

Handling

  • 10 Ton crane

Positioners and turrets

  • 2 for diameters between 500 mm and 3000 mm, 4 tons max.
  • 2 for maximum diameter 1200 mm, 1.5 ton weight.
  • 1 for 900 mm diameter, 1 ton weight.
Picto Longueur

4,5 m

max length
Picto Diamètre

6 m

max outer diameter
Picto Poids

20 t

max weight

Dimensions and shapes

The centrifugal casting process (or spun casting) is mainly suitable for cylindrical or hollow pieces (rings, tubes etc…). Conical shapes, several different diameters or flange(s) can be obtained on the “as cast” outer profile.
As we do not use cores, the inside diameter is cylindrical and is achieved by the quantity of liquid metal poured into the tooling.

Our extensive range of toolings (more than 1500 dies) enables us to reach the ideal cast sizes and shapes, consequently to propose the most economical solutions.

Other manufacturing steps

Alloy families

Copper-based alloys

Stainless steel alloys

Aluminium-based alloys

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Tél/Phone/Fon +33 (0)3 87 71 15 11
E-mail commercial@lbi.fr

26 rue de la République
57360 Amnéville, France.

LBI Foundries

LBI is a company of the LBI Foundries group