Annecy
The Mecachrome Annecy site is the group's spearhead in special high performance processes: thermal spray coating for finishing and strengthening of sensitive components (High Velocity Oxygen Fuel - HVOF and Plasma), vacuum braising and electron-beam welding.
Key data
Landmark dates: 1957 (SICN) / 2004 (GEMMA group HITIM) / 2021 MECACHROME
Sectors of special interest: aeronautics, defense, energy (oil, nuclear)
Specialties:
- Precision machining
- Thermal spraying (HVOF and Plasma)
- Vacuum braising
- Electron-beam welding (EBW)
- Graphite machining
Customers: Safran, Safran Landing System, Lynred, CEA, Thales, Schlumberger, Dassault Aviation
Employees: 50
Surface area: 5,000 m²
Industrial capacity (key technologies):
- Turning
- Milling
- Grinding
- Fitting
- Cylindrical honing
- Inspection
- NDT: magnetic particle inspection penetrant
- Attaque mital (NADCAP)
- Analysis laboratory
Products Manufactured
Landing gear axle
Axle tree protections
HVOF B737 axles
Created in 1957, a subsidiary of SICN devoted to the nuclear sector, the site became a subsidiary of COGEMA and then of AREVA. GEMMA became independent in 2004, and has progressively moved towards precision engineering and aeronautics.
In summer 2021, the Annecy site became part of MECACHROME and completes the group’s global offer with its leading-edge technologies.
