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Manufacture of large custom bronze plaques

Large solid bronze plaque forecourt of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.

Thanks to the large capacity of its ovens....

Because of our trade as bronze bell founders, customers, communities or associations regularly ask us to make large bronze plaques.
 
This is possible thanks to the large capacity of our ovens. This is how the Paccard Foundry twice cast bronze plaques of dimensions: 2.55 m by 1 m and each weighing more than 550 kg. These plaques are sealed on the forecourt of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
Large commemorative bronze plaque-Paris-arc-de-triomphe
Bronze plaque sealed to the ground at the start of the mythical GR 5

Why choose solid bronze?

Bell bronze, an alloy of copper and tin (also called "brazen") is known for its hardness and longevity. This is why bronze plaques, like bells, defy time.
 
This is the case of plates sealed in the ground like the one at the start of the mythical GR5 in the town of Thonon les Bains (Haute-Savoie, France), plate 1m in diameter, 120 kg).
bronze commemorative plaque for a war memorial
Lost wax technique for making bronze plaques

The lost wax technique...

The Paccard Foundry uses the lost wax technique for the decoration and inscriptions on the bells being manufactured. The letters are placed one by one and it takes time.
 
At the beginning, the foundry used this technique for the bronze plaques. But this became a hindrance for long texts. So, the Paccard foundry innovated in its manufacturing process.
Bronze Plaque Simone Veil at Drancy France
Bronze plaque for a monument with a work of art

3D text modeling

The new molding process uses 3D modeling of the plate. We submit a "Proof to print" to the customer before production for verification of registrations.
 
This makes it possible to produce plates with very important text.
 
The Paccard Foundry produced the 16 bronze plaques of the UN monument, in Paris, of the combatants of the French battalion who died in Korea.
 
It has 287 names.
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Bronze plaque for a war memorial UN Korea Paris