LAMECO high-tech shims come in a wide choice of laminated materials:

and also in our unique and patented composite materials which are easily peelable by finger alone without tools:

twice as light as Aluminum, but with higher compressive strength and equivalent thermal resistance.

The visual bilaminate.

up to six times lighter than Steels or Brass with higher thermal resistance and equivalent compressive strength.

This is LAMECO’S premium product– a world beater much sought after by the aviation industry.

reduces high frequencies by 50%.

obviates the need for stamp-marking of parts.

LAMECO is an ISO 9001:2008 and AS/EN/JISQ 9100 certified; family owned and operated premier quality manufacturing company which has been in business for over 38 years.

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Laminated Shims

	Uses & Photo Gallery
	Industrial Applications	Examples of Use	Photo Gallery

Industrial applications of laminated shims

Lameco shims find their application in all fields of activity:

American, French, Italian, and German helicopters
Aircraft motors, motor support struts, thrust reversers, fuselage, landing gears, and gas turbines
Machine tools, and mould injectors, in extrusion processes, in printing presses
Rockets, satellites, and associated space technologies
Weapons systems
Hydraulic controls, refrigeration and industrial ventilation machines
Cryogenic industry
Reducers and transmission organs
Railway equipment
Underground railways
Automobile industry, Formula One, and Rally sports
Iron and steel manufacture

Machining center
Transfers
Cranes and freight handling equipment
Agriculture and civil engineering equipment
Maritime industries
Optics
In vitro diagnotic systems applied to hematology...

Some examples of use of laminated shims

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Photo gallery of laminated shims

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LAMECO can manufacture all kind of shapes...	According to your drawings...	Really all kind of shapes!	LAMECO Laminated Shims are easily peeled with a simple scalpel or knife	Examples of LAMECO Laminated Shims in Steels, Brass and Aluminum	Examples of LAMECO Laminated Shims in Steels, Aluminum and INTERCOMPOSITE®
SILENTLINE® Laminated Shim: The Noise Abatement Asset	LAMECO Laminated Shim in DUOPEEL®: The Laminated Composite made of layers of two different thicknesses, easy to distinguish thanks to the metallic aspect applied to the thickness of your choice.	Laminated Shim in INTERCOMPOSITE®: The Laminated Composite with a good weight/mechanical characteristic ratio	X.FIBER® Laminated Shim: The High-Resistance Laminated Composite Up to six times lighter than Steels!	Laminated Shim in Aluminum