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ALLOY Wire International (AWI) has
launched a new app to help its global
customer base find the right material
for their applications.
The company has spent the last four
months developing an interactive
database of all of its materials, their
properties and their applications, and
this is now available on computers,
mobile phones and tablets.
The web-based app, which has been
developed by technical experts,
allows users to search for the type of
wire they need by industry sector (eg
aerospace, oil and gas and nuclear) or
by application solution, such as high
strength, sub-zero temperature, heat,
corrosion and water resistance.
“We’ve got over 60 different nickel
alloys in stock at any one time and
we need to make sure our clients
get the material that best suits their
manufacturing requirements. The app
will help them do just that,” explained
Mark Venables, managing director.
“It also provides a whole host of
information on each alloy. This includes
a brief description, key features and
profile options, with an easy enquiry
form readily available to log your
interest.”
He continued: “The initial feedback has
been very positive and customers have
said the process is easy and has helped
them make important decisions on
material selection that they might not
have chosen without it.”
AWI, which makes round, flat, shaped
profile and electrical resistance wire, is
planning to translate the ‘Wire Finder’
app into a range of other languages to
support its export drive.
This has seen the company supply into
more than 52 countries, with the latest
destinations to request AWI wire being
the Dominican Republic, Nepal, Peru
and Oman.
“About 50 per cent of our sales go
overseas and this is a figure we believe
will increase as we look to increase
the number of international staff and
the exhibitions we attend,” added Mr
Venables.
“The world is a lot smaller place these
days and, thanks to our stockholding
and manufacturing capabilities, we can
produce wire and have it with clients –
in any location across the globe – within
three weeks.”
To download the new app, go to www.
and click on ‘Visit the app’.
You can then add it to the home screen
on your iOS or Android device.
Alloy Wire International – UK
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AWI launches new app to help
find the perfect alloy
▲ ▲ Alloy Wire International staff Andrew Du Plessis, Natalie Baker and Mark Venables proudly show off the new app
Responding to customer requests
Involved in the fields of tungsten carbide tools since 1870 and machinery for decades,
the French company Agir Technologies provides solutions and advice to a variety of
requests from customers.
The investments made in the company, such as a wire cutting EDM with two-wire spool
of 0.03mm, a five-axis CNC machine to cut the electrodes, and new CAD/CAM software,
allow Agir to widen its range of high precision and quality tools.
Agir is specialised in the production of tungsten carbide tools for wire and cable
manufacturing and other wire transformation, including wire drawing dies (round,
shaped, pressure), drawing dies and plugs, cable extrusion tools, straightening tools,
wire guides, tools for welding rods and plated wires.
The company is able, thanks to its range of software, to calculate any drawing station
for round wire just like for any shaped wire.
Agir Technologies – France
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