Lestercast Ltd

Castings

Major UK manufacturer of precision investment castings, offering bespoke components in a range of metals including high temperature and specialist alloys, for both industrial and commercial applications, supplying to a diverse and global market. Castings are used in every sector and in many different manners.

Overview

Lestercast are an award-winning, major UK manufacturer of Precision Investment Castings, offering bespoke components in a range of metals and specialist alloys, for both industrial and commercial applications, supplying to diverse and global markets through various methods of advanced manufacturing technologies.

The supply of precision investment cast components or products in a variety of metals, alloys and other specialist material with additional treatments and finishes applied to meet individual customer specifications enables any design to be turned into a prototype and finished metal casting; specifically complex metal shapes that are impossible to make through other methods.

With the range of materials and processes available, we can offer flexibility and versatility in component design and production to ensure that specifications are achieved and products meet the highest possible quality standards.

Metals that can be cast within our facilities include but are not limited to:-
+ Non-Ferrous Metals
+ Ferrous Metals
+ Carbon Steels
+ Stainless Steels
+ Aluminium
+ Brass
+ Bronze
+ Copper
+ Zinc
+ Superalloys
+ Inconel
+ Hastelloy
+ Nickel
+ Low-Alloy Steels

Founded in 1972, Lestercast has grown significantly, investing regularly in all aspects of the business to diversify its reach.

The firm produces parts up to 20kg from it's investment casting centre in Leicester as well as high-volume parts of up to 150kg through a longstanding, successful partnership foundry in China.

With it's own in-house R&D centre capable of corrosion testing and further rapid prototyping facilities, Lestercast invests heavily in continually strengthening development in services such as additive manufacturing, 3D modelling, rapid prototyping, the full investment casting process, precision casting and beyond.

Service and Specialities Lestercast Offer:-
+ Robotic Linishing
+ Spectrometer
+ Corrosion Testing
+ High-resolution wax 3D Printers / Projet Printers - High quality castings without the need for tooling
+ Stockholding
+ Thin wall castings
+ High temperature alloys
+ Heat treatment
+ Hipping
+ Non-destructive testing, Crack Detection and X-ray
+ Tensile Testing & Charpy Testing
+ Machining / CNC Machining
+ Controlled traceability
+ Strict 100% inspection for all China-made parts
+ CMM
+ Milling
+ Grinding
+ Wire Eroding
+ Rapid low-volume production
+ Chemical Blacking
+ Polishing (Mirror or Satin)
+ Anodizing
+ Patination
+ Powder Coating
+ Plating
+ Electro-polishing

Already working into the Nuclear industry, the knowledge of the stringent protocol required for the Nuclear sector is fully understood and adhered to.

Lestercast is also working with Castings Technology International, one of the Nuclear AMRC's sister centres - to develop techniques to further develop techniques to improve the surface quality of complex castings by replacing the traditional wax pattern with an additively-manufactured resin form.

Products and Services

Product	Sector
Materials Supplier - all forms	Nuclear Civil
Materials Forgings & Steels	Nuclear Civil
Materials Supplier - all forms	Nuclear Civil
Materials Forgings & Steels	Nuclear Civil
Modularised & Skid Mounted Process Systems	Nuclear Civil
Consumables	Nuclear Civil
Fire Protection Prevention Barriers Extinguishers & Systems	Nuclear Civil
Instrumentation control computers detectors transmitters monitors & panels	Nuclear Civil
Cranes Polar & Fuel Handling	Nuclear Civil
Alarms & Monitoring including Condition Monitoring	Nuclear Civil
Cable Supports Conduit Fixings Trays Trunking Ducting & Splicers	Nuclear Civil
Fasteners & Fixings including General & Hi-integrity	Nuclear Civil
Pumps including Main Reactor Circulation Pumps & Motors	Nuclear Civil
Tooling Equipment	Nuclear Civil
Valves including Main Isolation SQUIB & Actuators	Nuclear Civil
Pressure Vessels Heat Exchangers & Tanks including Internals	Nuclear Civil
Turbine Generators	Nuclear Civil
Detectors Sensors Transmitters & Detection Systems	Nuclear Civil
Detectors Sensors Transmitters & Detection Systems	Nuclear Civil
Fasteners & Fixings including General & Hi-integrity	Nuclear Civil
Filtration Systems Drums Screens Filters & Strainers	Nuclear Civil
Pumps including Main Reactor Circulation Pumps & Motors	Nuclear Civil
Valves including Main Isolation SQUIB & Actuators	Nuclear Civil

Due to the diversity of our business and the bespoke requirements of our customers, we manufacture components for most sectors including:-
Automotive, Motorsport, Oil & Gas, Electrical, Marine, Construction, Rail, Transport, Utilities, Nuclear, Power, Safety Systems, Valve, Pumps, Flow Measurement, Electrical Equipment/Sensors, High Temperature Applications, Architectural, Bronzes/Jewellery, Environmental, Aerospace, Agricultural, Alternative Energy & Renewables, Nuclear, Power Generation, Construction, Petrochemical, Subsea & Offshore, Utilities.

Site Facilities

Shop Floor

7000m² Lestercast has been quoted to have 'The cleanest and most well-organised, modern foundry I've ever had the pleasure to visit'. In order to facilitate an efficient and effective environment and continue to improve productivity, Lestercast has a unique and unrivalled strategy in developing and maintaining a clean, well organised and streamlined foundry. We have implemented Lean Manufacturing systems throughout and, as part of this, we continually inspect and audit our facilities to ensure we maintain high standards in our manufacturing process, produce excellent quality components and achieve on-time delivery for our customers. Considerable investment has been made in new equipment, machinery and rapid prototyping technologies to support the diverse and constantly changing needs of the industries we support. We have also implemented a programme of major enhancements to our premises, in order to provide a pleasant, modern working environment for all of our employees, and to offer excellent on-site training and conferencing facilities. We are particularly proud of our facility and would encourage and welcome existing and prospective clients to visit us for a tour, refreshments and a chat!

Inspection / Testing

• Clean room facilities
• CMM machines
• Non destructive testing - Magnetic Partical
• Non destructive testing - Radiography
• Non destructive testing - Ultrasonic
• Pressure / Hydro Testing
• Proof Load Testing
• Temperature controlled facility for inspection

Design

• CAD Design - 2D
• CAD Design - 3D

Recent Work