History
- 1984: Founding of Charollaise through the takeover of Fournier Mouillon
- 1987: Commissioning of the heat treatment furnace and the sand reclamation unit (recycling rate of 90%)
- 1989: Upgrade to melting units: two new induction furnaces, acquisition of a spectrometer]
- 1996: Start of PARTISO 1 process for ISO 9002 certification
- 1997: Acquisition and commissioning of second automated casting unit
- 1998: First prize for environmentally friendly innovation awarded by the “House of the Environment” (Maison de l’Environnement) and the city of Chalon-sur-Saône
- 1998: ISO 9002 certification awarded by BVQI
- 2000: Installation of a dust extraction system for the melting furnaces
- 2002: ISO 9001 certification: awarded in 2000 by BVQI
– Acquisition of a blasting unit with accompanying filter dust extraction system
– Acquisition of a storage silo for fine particles emitted by the dust extraction system - 2003: Acquisition of a third five-ton overhead travelling crane
- 2004: Acquisition of a new deflection channel and sand regeneration unit (including a filter dust extraction system)
- 2005: Acquisition of new medium-voltage installations (transformers and switchgears), acquisition of SolidWorks CAD software
- 2006: Upgrade to heat treatment furnace
- 2007: Acquisition of a sand mixer (20 t/h) for manually formed casts
- 2010: ISO 9001:2008certification
- 2012: Construction of a new 1,000 m² deburring and inspection building
- 2013: Merger between Mathieu foundry, M2R (production factory) and Charollaise foundry to create a joint holding company
- 2014: Acquisition of a new spark emission spectrometer
- 2016: Acquisition of a ROMER index arm incl. 3D scanner and internal software
Charollaise Foundry reinvests at least 5% of its revenue each year, enabling us to remain competitive, produce quality products and maintain our level of efficiency. This safeguards our future as a company.
