The Nidec Leroy-Somer cast iron foundry transforms your ideas into exceptional industrial parts.
For over 50 years in Charente, in the heart of Nouvelle Aquitaine, our foundry in Angoulême/France has combined industrial power, responsiveness, and premium expertise to support the most demanding projects.

Nidec Leroy-Somer Foundry — Industrial excellence made in Nouvelle Aquitaine
Located in the heart of Charente, the Leroy-Somer foundry has been putting its expertise at the service of the most demanding manufacturers since 1967. Our production site, one of the most efficient in Nouvelle Aquitaine, designs and manufactures medium and large series of lamellar and spheroidal cast iron parts with a high level of precision and reliability.

A comprehensive and responsive offering for your industrial projects
Thanks to our high-pressure casting lines, state-of-the-art equipment, and team of experts, we support your projects from design to finished product. We produce raw or machined parts made to measure, perfectly suited to a variety of sectors:

• Electric motors,
• Pumps and hydraulics,
• Street furniture,
• Agricultural and textile machinery,
• Compressors, construction, railways, etc.

Each part benefits from recognized expertise and exemplary traceability.

Ultra-fast prototyping
To speed up your development process, we also offer a dedicated service for producing prototypes of parts within a very short timeframe, enabling you to quickly validate your concepts, geometries, or functional tests before going into mass production.

Capacity, performance, and flexibility
With an annual capacity of 20,000 tons, our foundry is sized to meet the most ambitious needs. Our flexible organization guarantees responsiveness, controlled lead times, and technical excellence, even for complex parts.

A sustainable and responsible commitment
Our foundry is ISO 9001 certified for quality control and ISO 14001 certified for responsible environmental management, guaranteeing our customers reliable parts produced to demanding international standards.

• Optimization of electricity consumption,
• Systematic recycling of materials,
• Choice of sustainable raw materials,
• Continuous reduction of our environmental impact.

Because performance and responsibility go hand in hand.

Send us your requests at commercialfdr.ials@mail.nidec.com

We also have the skills and capabilities to design and supply aluminium parts.

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2 molding lines (vertical & horizontal molding)  Gray iron (EN-GJL) & Ductile iron (EN-GJS) casting  102 operators in foundry + 20 for machining  Flexibility in parts weight & dimensions  Raw or Finished parts:         Machining, coating, painting, polishing, pre-assembling  2 robotic cells with 2D and 3D monitoring cameras for deburring  Medium or large batch of parts  Creation of bespoke tools  Inspection & Prototyping lab, 3D printing, 3D Scan