{"id":1184,"date":"2026-07-22T21:10:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T19:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.janique-fy.com\/?p=1184"},"modified":"2026-07-27T11:03:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T09:03:40","slug":"des-soufflets-en-cuir-pour-scarabee-dor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.janique-fy.com\/en\/des-soufflets-en-cuir-pour-scarabee-dor\/","title":{"rendered":"Restoration of the Scarab\u00e9e d'Or: Emile Janique recreates the leather bellows of the Croisi\u00e8re Noire"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1184\" class=\"elementor elementor-1184\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-670543f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"670543f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec2488e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec2488e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Restoration of the Scarab\u00e9e d'Or: Emile Janique recreates the leather bellows of the Croisi\u00e8re Noire<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81279f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81279f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-text-align-left translation-block\">In October 1924, <b>8 Citro\u00ebn vehicles fitted with half-tracks<\/b> departed on the <b>Croisi\u00e8re Noire<\/b>, a 20,000 km journey across Africa. Almost 100 years later, we were involved in the authentic restoration of one of these historical vehicles: the <b>Scarab\u00e9e d'Or<\/b>. A project that perfectly illustrates what we have been doing since 1893: <b>recreating leather bellows and seals<\/b> that no one else can manufacture.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb242cd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cb242cd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-040c4ad e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"040c4ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0c441d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d0c441d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/www.janique-fy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/restauration-scarabee-d-or-citroen-1024x676.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1185\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.janique-fy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/restauration-scarabee-d-or-citroen-1024x676.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.janique-fy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/restauration-scarabee-d-or-citroen-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.janique-fy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/restauration-scarabee-d-or-citroen-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.janique-fy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/restauration-scarabee-d-or-citroen.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e26936d e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e26936d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f51aac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7f51aac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3184a31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3184a31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The 1924 Croisi\u00e8re Noire: a motorised crossing of Africa aboard Citro\u00ebn vehicles<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdc62ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cdc62ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"translation-block\">The expedition was organised by <b>Georges-Marie Haardt<\/b> on behalf of <b>Citro\u00ebn<\/b>. The objective was twofold: to promote the brand by proving the robustness of its technologies on extreme terrain, and to open a regular motorised route across the African continent. From Algeria to South Africa, several <b>Citro\u00ebn 10 HP Type A vehicles fitted with K\u00e9gresse half-tracks<\/b> crossed environments where no motorised vehicle had ever travelled. The expedition groups returned to France in 1925, bringing back objects, sketches, botanical plates and photographs that today constitute an exceptional heritage.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec34c12 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ec34c12\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fd8375 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4fd8375\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f17a5c9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f17a5c9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50dc7b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"50dc7b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> The restoration of the Scarab\u00e9e d'Or by the \u00c9cole Nationale des Arts et M\u00e9tiers de Cluny<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b311c26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b311c26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"translation-block\">In <b>2016<\/b>, the <b>\u00c9cole Nationale Sup\u00e9rieure des Arts et M\u00e9tiers de Cluny<\/b> undertook the complete restoration of one of these half-tracks. A considerable technical challenge. Many original parts were impossible to find commercially. The materials used at the time \u2014 including leather for mechanical connections and automotive sealing \u2014 were no longer manufactured by anyone. The school then approached us to <b>recreate to the original specifications the rear axle bellows<\/b> of the Scarab\u00e9e d'Or. These bellows ensured the sealing between the two parts of the rear drive wheel. Without them, authentic restoration was impossible.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc2bba9 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fc2bba9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e28458 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0e28458\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/www.janique-fy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/croisiere-noire-citroen-soufflets-1024x725-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1187\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.janique-fy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/croisiere-noire-citroen-soufflets-1024x725-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.janique-fy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/croisiere-noire-citroen-soufflets-1024x725-1-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.janique-fy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/croisiere-noire-citroen-soufflets-1024x725-1-768x544.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7adf4e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d7adf4e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c997b1 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c997b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-322a970 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"322a970\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/www.janique-fy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/soufflets-cuir-citroen-chenillette-1024x725-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1188\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.janique-fy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/soufflets-cuir-citroen-chenillette-1024x725-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.janique-fy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/soufflets-cuir-citroen-chenillette-1024x725-1-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.janique-fy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/soufflets-cuir-citroen-chenillette-1024x725-1-768x544.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a345535 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a345535\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78949c4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"78949c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c528ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c528ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Leather bellows recreated to the original specifications thanks to Emile Janique expertise<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c28184d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c28184d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"translation-block\">Captivated by the project and drawing on our experience in manufacturing <b>leather bellows<\/b>, we decided to bring our assistance to the Cluny students. We studied the original parts, analysed the dimensions and characteristics of the leather used at the time, and manufactured the bellows to the original specifications. At the time of the Croisi\u00e8re Noire, the use of leather for mechanical connections and automotive sealing was common. Leather was the reference material for these applications, precisely because it offers <b>flexibility, mechanical resistance and longevity<\/b> that few synthetic materials achieve on dynamic applications.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This restoration project illustrates a reality that we experience regularly at Emile Janique. We are often the last resort when a leather part no longer exists anywhere. Because we are one of the few manufacturers in Europe who still master this expertise, we can recreate parts that no one else can reproduce.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fe6edd elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6fe6edd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=2088448111197639\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"5\" height=\"8\" viewbox=\"0 0 5 8\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M4.03556 4.03554C4.23082 3.84028 4.23082 3.52369 4.03556 3.32843L0.85358 0.14645C0.658318 -0.0488122 0.341735 -0.0488122 0.146473 0.14645C-0.0487893 0.341712 -0.0487893 0.658295 0.146473 0.853557L2.9749 3.68198L0.146473 6.51041C-0.0487893 6.70567 -0.0487893 7.02226 0.146473 7.21752C0.341735 7.41278 0.658318 7.41278 0.85358 7.21752L4.03556 4.03554ZM2.68201 3.68198V4.18198H3.68201V3.68198V3.18198H2.68201V3.68198Z\" fill=\"white\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Watch the manufacturing video<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-938078c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"938078c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e01aed e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2e01aed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17e301c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"17e301c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a92a02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a92a02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The re-manufacture of out-of-catalogue leather parts: our speciality<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26c82c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26c82c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"translation-block\">This type of project is not exceptional for us. We regularly receive requests from clients who need to <b>recreate leather parts<\/b> whose references no longer exist in the manufacturer's catalogue. Classic vehicles, old industrial machines, equipment whose original parts have disappeared from the market. Our answer is always the same. Send us your <b>worn part or a dimensioned sketch<\/b> and we study the feasibility. In the vast majority of cases, we can recreate the part to the original specifications or in an equivalent material.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e27b26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2e27b26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/en\/soufflets\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"5\" height=\"8\" viewbox=\"0 0 5 8\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M4.03556 4.03554C4.23082 3.84028 4.23082 3.52369 4.03556 3.32843L0.85358 0.14645C0.658318 -0.0488122 0.341735 -0.0488122 0.146473 0.14645C-0.0487893 0.341712 -0.0487893 0.658295 0.146473 0.853557L2.9749 3.68198L0.146473 6.51041C-0.0487893 6.70567 -0.0487893 7.02226 0.146473 7.21752C0.341735 7.41278 0.658318 7.41278 0.85358 7.21752L4.03556 4.03554ZM2.68201 3.68198V4.18198H3.68201V3.68198V3.18198H2.68201V3.68198Z\" fill=\"white\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Our leather bellows <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7fbcf1 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c7fbcf1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-996357e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"996357e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.janique-fy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/autochenille-citroen-scarabee-or-janique-1024x576-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1192\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.janique-fy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/autochenille-citroen-scarabee-or-janique-1024x576-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.janique-fy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/autochenille-citroen-scarabee-or-janique-1024x576-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.janique-fy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/autochenille-citroen-scarabee-or-janique-1024x576-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a279b13 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a279b13\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21e2912 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"21e2912\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d9f638 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1d9f638\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.janique-fy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/restauration-citroen-scrarabee-or-2-1024x576-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1193\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.janique-fy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/restauration-citroen-scrarabee-or-2-1024x576-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.janique-fy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/restauration-citroen-scrarabee-or-2-1024x576-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.janique-fy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/restauration-citroen-scrarabee-or-2-1024x576-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cc2094 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6cc2094\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ca9cc7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8ca9cc7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-408e15b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"408e15b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Do you have a leather part to recreate or replace?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4decf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4decf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether for the restoration of a historical vehicle, an old agricultural machine or industrial equipment whose original parts no longer exist, our team studies your request and proposes a solution. No minimum quantity. No tooling costs. 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