.The people
The quality and the motivation of our personnel is one of our strategic advantages.

A continuous training program managed by the Quality Assurance Manager maintains the qualification of :

  • inspectors for non destructive tests (level II and III in FPI and X Ray inspection)
  • metrology controllers
  • welders
  • production staff

This program has also intends to increase the versatility of the staff.

The motivation of our personnel has high priority and is based upon :

  • A complete information about the company performances

    - displaying monthly operating results
    - displaying the customers visit reports

  • An employee profit-sharing scheme

 

.Computerized management
TARAMM's computerized management system constitutes the main stay of the company's organizational system.

The performance of this multidisciplinary management system, is also one of the key quality factors at TARAMM.

A software internally developed since the company creation, is accessible by any employee in any location of the plant and with high security.

Access can be made from many consoles to a data base using a network server. This data base manages all sectors of the company : commercial offers, orders, manufacturing sequences, planning, route cards, certificates of conformity, purchase orders, subcontracting orders, rejects, non conformities, machine maintenance, invoicing, etc...

This software used with a local area network evolves with the development of the company. Programming is performed by the company itself with the aim of making the interface as user-friendly as possible.

All procedures have been audited in the during the process of ISO 9002 certification. This certification established the high level of TARAMM's computer system security.

 

.Engineering
Computerized data files for 3D dimensional definition of parts to be produced can be sent directly by our customers to our toolmakers who manufacture the wax pattern injection aluminum dies.

These Toolmakers collaborate with TARAMM engineering department for the design of these dies that contain not only the casting print but also the gating system print, computer designed by TARAMM.

TARAMM can provide expert consultation on the design to optimize the technical and economical parameters of the parts to be produced utilizing "Concepts Unlimited" solid modeling software. This service is part of TARAMM's customer support program and is one of the advantages of a collaboration with TARAMM.

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.Manufacturing process
TARAMM uses an advanced melting and casting process :

" The cold crucible induction melting with pouring under vacuum in centrifuged ceramic molds obtained by the lost wax process ".

TARAMM has established its reputation and experience with this technology since 1990.

Titanium in fusion

Titanium in fusion

This process offers economical, mechanical and quality advantages

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.Production and test facilities
Main Taramm's equipments :

- Air conditioned rooms for injection and assembly of wax patterns (2 injection machines) and for investing of the wax assemblies (slurry pots, raining cabinets, etc...)

- Dewaxing autoclave

- Electric furnaces for firing ceramic shells molds and preheating them before casting.

- New cold crucible vacuum furnace with cooling room, enabling the fusion of 17 kg of titanium, 20 to 25 times a day.

- Fluorescent penetrant inspection line


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Fettling shop


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TIG welding box under argon


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X ray cabinet with automatic film processing. A radioscopy shop will be operational in December 2005)


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Dimensional inspection room


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Computers in each shop and office giving access to a data base located in a network server in the engineering office.

 

In some cases, TARAMM collaborates with laboratories which are approved by the main aeronautical companies for performing :

  • mechanical test on testbars
  • metallurgical inspection
  • chemical analysis
  • hot isostatic pressing and annealing under vacuum
Assembly of waxes

Assembly of waxes

Potting workshop

Potting workshop

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Cold crucible vacuum furnace

Chemical milling

Chemical milling

Fluorescent penetrant inspection lab

Fluorescent penetrant inspection lab

 

 

TARAMM
Investment casting foundry - Small precision titanium cast parts

Head Office and factory : Rue Max Planck - BP 718 - 31683 Labège cedex - France
Phone : +33 (0)5 61 39 96 56 - Fax : +33 (0)5 61 39 87 69 - Email : tarammdirection@wanadoo.fr

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