Lacom is a specialist in (heavy) machining and (welding) assemblies with special expertise in hydraulic cylinders.
Always in series and focused on optimum manufacturability: the production method to be chosen must match the desired quality, numbers and life cycle of the products. Lacom is strong in small series with high complexity (high mix & low volume).
With just-in-time delivery and Quick Response Manufacturing, lead times remain short. Lacom maintains long-standing relationships with a wide range of customers both domestically and abroad and produces for various industries such as food, medical equipment, wind energy, recycling, transport and semiconductor. To this end, Lacom has extensive, modern and highly automated machinery for machining, heavy machining and welding as well as a well-equipped assembly and testing department.
Lacom also offers engineering cooperation aimed at improving manufacturability and cost price. Since Lacom also develops and manufactures its own product line of truck-mounted cranes, the entire organisation is aware of the importance of quality and attention to detail. As chain director, Lacom takes care of procurement and subcontracting in order to deliver a ready-to-install product. Lacom is based in Budel and employs around 90 people.
VADO investment rationale
Lacom has a unique combination of metal processing in-house and is able to permanently automate these processes and make them more efficient. This way, the company is moving further and further up the value chain and is able to unburden its customers more and more. Meanwhile, Lacom has also developed into an innovative player in the truck-mounted crane market. Within six months, the company has been able to develop, produce and sell a complete range of cranes. It is this combination of innovative technology and market-driven entrepreneurship that appeals so much to VADO in this beautiful company.
For more information about Lacom or one of our other companies, please contact VADO, Aart Fortanier via a.fortanier@vado.nl.
Watch the video here: Lacom, doing business with VADO.
"Lacom has developed strongly in recent years under the VADO umbrella along two tracks. We have been able to invest heavily in internal production capacity geared towards high-quality subcontracting, while also developing and marketing our own product line, the Kinetic truck-mounted crane. This makes us full sparring partners of our customers. Within the VADO culture, we retain our entrepreneurship, with the speed and flexibility of an SME. But at the same time, we also benefit from cooperation and knowledge sharing within the VADO family. This is the best of both worlds as far as I am concerned."
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