UCELIA
Ussel, Corrèze, France
About
Founded in 1938, UCELIA is a defense contract manufacturer based in Ussel, France working in air systems, space, armour & protection +1 more.
UCELIA is a French aluminium foundry based in Ussel, Corrèze, founded in 1938. It specialises in sand casting of aluminium alloy parts for the aerospace sector, including engine components, aerostructures and space launcher parts, and also supplies defence markets with parts for structural applications and armour alloy castings. The company works with chemically bonded sand moulding, low-pressure and gravity casting, 3D sand printing, casting simulation software, heat treatment and non-destructive testing. Its products are cast up to about 3 metres long and 1.5 tonnes. Its customers include Safran, Ariane Group, Dassault Aviation, Airbus and Pratt & Whitney Canada. The company was acquired by Noe Industries in 2023 and integrated into the NEXTEAM group in 2026, alongside foundries in Arudy and Toulouse. The Ussel site employs more than 330 people and reports annual revenue of 36 million euros.
Location
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Company type
Focus areas
Languages
Products & capabilities
Defense domains
Supply-chain role
What they offer
Markets
Products
Carter d'entrée d'air
Aerostructure casting
Aluminium sand-cast air intake casing for aerospace engines.
Carter divergeant de booster
Space launcher casting
Aluminium sand-cast diverging casing for booster applications on space programmes.
Corps de missile
Missile component
Cast missile body component produced in aluminium.
Charnière de porte
Aerostructure casting
Cast aircraft door hinge and door structure parts.
End users
Standards, platforms & customers
Defense standards
Platforms & programmes
Named customers
Credentials & affiliations
Certifications
ISO 9001
EN 9100
ISO 14001
ISO 45001
NADCAP
