# Nidec Leroy-Somer invests €1.3M in foundry in Angoulême, France

Nidec Leroy-Somer inaugurated new production equipment at its Rabion/Angoulême foundry on December 5, 2019, including a €1.3 million shakeout system installed in August 2019, to improve competitiveness and increase daily production from 20 to 50 tonnes per day.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2019-12-05
- Where: Rabion/Angoulême, France
- Value: $1.44M (1.30M EUR)
- Starts operating: Aug 2019
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 60 tonnes per day (target for 2020)
- Products: metal parts for motors and alternators
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Nidec Leroy-Somer Holding](https://endata.com/companies/17973.md)

## Sources

- [railway-international.com](https://railway-international.com/news/23448-nidec-leroy-somer-invests-in-the-competitiveness-of-its-foundry), 2019-12-09: "The newly-launched project will immediately help improve competitiveness."

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