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75 years of ZEDCE experience: from machine manufacturer to high-precision machining expert

Comment bien choisir son entreprise d'usinage de précision pour ses pièces complexes ?

August 12, 2026

Machining

Le choix de votre entreprise d'usinage détermine la fiabilité de votre chaîne de production. Une évaluation basée sur des critères technologiques précis permet de maîtriser le coût de possession de vos pièces. Ce guide présente les fondamentaux pour qualifier un partenaire industriel. En regroupant l'usinage, la rectification et la métrologie sur un site unique, ZEDCE centralise les compétences pour garantir la conformité de vos composants.

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Machining Inconel 718: Challenges and Best Practices for Aeronautical Parts

August 5, 2026

Machining Inconel 718 requires overcoming its rapid work hardening and extreme heat generation to ensure the integrity of aerospace parts. Strict control of cutting parameters is essential. By combining a high-rigidity CNC fleet with expertise in mechanical honing—a "cold" machining process—ZEDCE fully preserves the superalloy's microstructure. We thereby avoid any heat-affected zone (HAZ) and guarantee micrometric tolerances for the absolute reliability of your critical components.

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What is Nital? Composition and use in metallography

July 31, 2026

Validating a grinding process requires ensuring material integrity beyond simple dimensional compliance. Nital etching (ASTM E407) reveals the microstructure of steels and detects grinding burns invisible to the naked eye. By integrating this standardized non-destructive testing (MIL-STD-867, AMS 2649) into its metrology protocols, Zedce certifies the absence of thermal damage and guarantees the absolute reliability of your critical high-precision components.

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Dimensional tolerances: how to define, achieve, and control them in precision machining

July 27, 2026

Dimensional tolerance balances functional requirements with production costs. Achieving micron-level precision requires thermal stability, machine rigidity, and a process involving centerless grinding followed by micron-level honing (IT4-IT5). Zedce validates this using Mitutoyo CMM and high-resolution form measurement (Taylor Hobson), ensures statistical process control, and guarantees zero scrap for your critical aerospace parts through the internal integration of machining, grinding, and metrology.

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Mechanical lapping: principles, benefits, and industrial applications

July 27, 2026

Mechanical lapping is an abrasive finishing process that achieves tolerances of less than ±1 µm and mirror-like surface finishes (Ra < 0.025 µm) on the most demanding materials: titanium, Inconel 718, and 316L stainless steel. By preserving metallurgical integrity and maximizing load-bearing capacity, it is essential in precision hydraulics, aerospace, and vacuum technologies. At Zedce, the in-house integration of CNC machining, grinding, and superfinishing ensures uncompromising quality and eliminates lead times for your critical parts.

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High-precision bar turning, machining, and grinding: Micron-level tolerance in Haute-Savoie

July 27, 2026

Located at the heart of the historic precision turning ecosystem, ZEDCE exceeds traditional standards through absolute mastery of high-precision grinding. Discover how consolidating our operations on a single site transforms the production of critical parts, ensuring exceptional surface finishes and flawless reliability for the most demanding markets.

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What is CNC machining and why use it?

July 27, 2026

Understand how CNC machining works and the benefits it offers for producing technical parts with precision and consistency in series.

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Grinding and machining: The advantage of integrated expertise for your high-precision parts

July 27, 2026

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Since 1946, ZEDCE has leveraged its manufacturing heritage to establish itself as the expert in machining, grinding, and superfinishing in Haute-Savoie. This article details how integrating these processes at a single site enables us to achieve micrometric tolerances (IT4) and exceptional surface finishes for the aerospace, medical, and hydraulic sectors, ensuring flawless precision and traceability.

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From machine manufacturer to machining expert: 75 years of ZEDCE

July 27, 2026

Company Life

Since 1946, ZEDCE has evolved from a machine manufacturer into an expert in the machining, grinding, and superfinishing of high-precision mechanical parts in the Haute-Savoie region. This 75-year retrospective highlights how the company has structured itself to serve the automotive, aerospace, medical, and hydraulic sectors with micron-level tolerances and enhanced traceability.

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ZEDCE news and industrial life

Comment bien choisir son entreprise d'usinage de précision pour ses pièces complexes ?

Machining Inconel 718: Challenges and Best Practices for Aeronautical Parts

What is Nital? Composition and use in metallography

Dimensional tolerances: how to define, achieve, and control them in precision machining

Mechanical lapping: principles, benefits, and industrial applications

High-precision bar turning, machining, and grinding: Micron-level tolerance in Haute-Savoie

What is CNC machining and why use it?

Grinding and machining: The advantage of integrated expertise for your high-precision parts

From machine manufacturer to machining expert: 75 years of ZEDCE

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