Etablissements Garnier Durand

What they make

According to their website, Etablissements Garnier Durand is a family-owned French manufacturer based in Foëcy, near Vierzon, founded in 1951 and operating under the Garnier Durand name since 1974, now led by a third generation of the family. The company specializes in high-precision micromechanics, turning parts on Nakamura, Hardinge, Deco and Star lathes (both fixed and sliding headstock) and milling on Matsuura and Hernault centers, including two 5-axis machines, producing components from 0.1 mm up to 100 mm in diameter and milled parts up to 250x250x250 mm. Its process range also covers electrical discharge machining on a Fanuc unit, grinding, honing, tribofinition and ultrasonic washing, backed by an in-house metrology department with optical measuring machines, 3D measurement and hardness testers. Beyond common metals such as steel, stainless steel, aluminium, brass, copper and bronze, it machines rare materials including titanium, tungsten, molybdenum, gold and nickel alloys such as Inconel, sourced from France or Western Europe. Clients span aeronautics, space, defence, nuclear, medical and pharmaceutical sectors. The company holds ISO 9001:2015 and NF EN 9100:2018 certification from Bureau Veritas.

• High-precision micromechanical turning on fixed-headstock lathes (Nakamura, Hardinge) and sliding-headstock lathes (Deco, Star), producing parts from 0.1 mm to 100 mm in diameter
• CNC milling, including two 5-axis machining centers (Matsuura, Hernault), for parts up to 250 x 250 x 250 mm
• Electrical discharge machining (EDM) on a Fanuc unit for complex geometries and hard materials
• Grinding/rectification (Studer CNC, PIL, Tchuding, Lipemec) and finishing operations: honing, tribofinition, ultrasonic washing, tapping and marking
• In-house metrology and quality control: optical measuring machines, 3D measurement, shape and hardness testing
• Machining of common metals (steel, stainless steel, aluminium, brass, copper, bronze) and rare/specialty materials (titanium, tungsten, molybdenum, gold, lead, and nickel alloys such as Inconel), sourced from France or Western Europe
• Small and medium production runs plus certified sub-assembly kits
• ISO 9001:2015 and NF EN 9100:2018 quality certification issued by Bureau Veritas

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