LE LORRAIN is the French manufacturer of flame welding equipment recognised by numerous professionals. For more than 70 years, it is the Hampiaux company that has been creating and manufacturing flame welding equipment under the LE LORRAIN brand. All their equipment enjoys an excellent reputation among steelmaking and metallurgical industries, boilermakers, craftsmen and refrigeration engineers.
Products and equipment designed by true industry experts
The Hampiaux company, which designs and manufactures the LE LORRAIN range of welding equipment at its Nancy facility, was founded on 1 May 1946 by Charles Hampiaux and his son Claude, who is still today Chairman of the Board of Directors and remains very involved in the company. The Labour Day of 1946 brought luck to these two craftsmen, as a few years later the small family workshop became a dynamic Nancy-based SME with a strong focus on exports. Charles and Claude Hampiaux were above all precision turners, and part of their success certainly lies in the integration of this speciality within their company. All families of LE LORRAIN blowtorches, regulators and accessories are in fact machined, assembled and individually tested in the Nancy workshops. More than 70 years after its founding, the Hampiaux company continues to affirm its commitment to investing so that the company keeps gaining in competitiveness and innovation.
Expertise and experience combine to create LE LORRAIN products
The company manufactures 95% of its production in-house, across four product ranges: blowtorches, regulators, non-return valves and quick-release couplings across a total of four workshops. All products are the result of long-standing expertise, from the precision turning of parts to assembly and testing. Among the innovations and flagship products of the LE LORRAIN brand, one can notably cite the DDI regulator which has completely resolved the overpressure difficulties associated with the use of gas welding equipment. Indeed, this new regulator, with patented technology, is easy to use, always has pressure adapted to the activity (welding, cutting), features a protected high-pressure gauge and, thanks to a dedicated device, maintains a constant working pressure regardless of variations in the cylinder pressure. For the entire range of products offered by the brand, quality and robustness are paramount. This wide range includes all-gas regulators; welding, cutting, low-pressure and high-pressure blowtorches; cutting heads or nozzles for all gases; hoses, quick-release couplings, non-return safety valves and flame arrestors for hoses, blowtorches or regulators; as well as other equipment and accessories. All products are of French manufacture.