Founded in 1964, Vestshell has over 50 years of experience in manufacturing precision cast steel parts.

We have acquired a reputation for manufacturing precision castings through the high integrity of our products and superior support. The involvement of the owners on site, the pride in a job well done and the quality of the resulting product are an integral part of our corporate culture.

Thanks to the unique combination of our experience and our technologies, Vestshell offers tailor-made services and incomparable precision such as:

Internal services:

• Design and manufacture of tools and dies
• Direct pouring under vacuum and atmosphere
• Vacuum heat treatment
• Multidirectional straightening (an advanced process which offers extremely precise tolerances and dimensional repeatability)
• Non-destructive testing (NDT)
      •  X-ray
      •  Penetrant
      •  Magnetoscopy
      •  Chemical analysis by spectrometer
• Vestshell has teamed up to offer rapid prototyping using:
      •  Wax model
      • “SLA” model
      •  Polycarbonate model

Design assistance

• Technical assistance during the mold design stage
• Simultaneous engineering
• CAD capacity for the tool design interface

Freedom of design

• Compound rays
• Clearances
• Weight reduction holes
• Thin-walled rooms
• Deep cores
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Choice of sizes and weights

• 0.250 to 24 cubic inch pieces
• Pieces weighing less than 1 ounce
• Castings weighing more than 300 pounds
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Specialized markets

• Surgical and diagnostic tools for medical use with rigid specifications and cosmetic attractiveness requirements.
• Castings for the prosthesis market, with characteristics and high expectations in terms of dimensional repeatability.
• Weight-sensitive aerial applications, including thin-walled castings with strict END controls.
• Use for aircraft engines with strict specifications of alloy, design, quality and value added.
• Nuclear standard molds to support the quality and traceability needs of the nuclear industry.
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Industry-leading tip tolerances

• High-end linear tolerances
• Standard and first quality geometric tolerances including:
      • Straightness
      • Flatness
      • Parallelism
      • The profile
      • Squaring
      • Angularity
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Complete selection of ferrous alloys

• Carbon steels and low alloy steels
• Austenitic stainless steels
• Martensitic stainless steels
• Precipitation hardening steels
• Air melting of alloys:
      • Alloys based on nickel and cobalt

VALUES

Integrity
Open to
Professional Change
Collaboration
Aiming for Excellence
Respect

VISION

We want to:
Be a high-tech company
Close to its customers and its markets
Be a stimulating and collaborative workplace
A contributor to a more sustainable supply chain