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14 July 2013
Industry News
Weldability-sif exhibit at
Schweissen und Scheiden 2013
WELDABILITY-SIF, the UK based one-
stop source for all welding products,
has booked a stand (7-F105) at the
welding exhibition ‘Schweissen und
Schneiden’ in Essen, Germany from 16
to 21 September 2013.
This is the first time that the company
has exhibited at this show for a number
of years, but it is continuing to develop
its market and business both in the UK
and overseas. The decision was made
to exhibit the company’s products to the
world’s buyers of welding equipment.
The theme for the stand is ‘looking
back and moving forwards’ and visitors
will have the opportunity to explore the
heritage of Weldability-Sif and try the
company’s innovative new products
first hand.
The company will be highlighting
its extensive range of MMA, MIG and
TIG welding equipment along with
plasma cutting equipment and welding
consumables.
Among the new products on show
will be the SifWeld 200 MTS portable
multi process MIG, MMA and TIG
welding inverter with an integral wire
feed system, an OCV of 63V, a welding
current range from 5 to 200A and rated
200A @ 25 per cent duty cycle.
Weldability-Sif is also
closely involved with
the training of welding
apprentices and will be
showing how it is now
very easy for educational
establishments to deliver
a traineeship or apprenticeships in
welding, especially with financial
assistance from the Weldability-Sif
Foundation.
On show will be NOS mapped work
books and innovative and full inter-
active E-Learning package with leading
edge Virtual Welding PCs as well as
practical classroom and workshop
solutions.
Also along for the ride will be the
company’s newest recruit, in the form
of “Motorman”, a 2m-high metallic
sculpture that was put together by
German artist Armin Ciesielski, one
of three German metal sculptors who
work together and have turned their
talents to constructing grim aliens
and predators from scrap metal and
are now also recreating a few iconic
and unobtainable automobiles from
recycled, truck and automobile parts.
Weldability-Sif will be giving away
free products each day of the exhibition
with ten visitors per day having the
chance to claim a product with a value
of up to £163.
Steve Purnell, marketing manager
at Weldability-Sif, said: “We took
the strategic decision to attend
Schweissen und Schneiden to show
the world market our total capabilities
ranging from a comprehensive range
of welding and cutting machines
together with welding consumables to
apprentice training courses and virtual
reality welder training. We are a one
stop shop.”
Weldability-Sif is a multi-million pound
company operating from purpose built
facilities in Hertfordshire, UK, supplying
MIG, TIG, MMA, spot and oxy/fuel
welding and plasma cutting machines,
torches, accessories, consumables
and personal protective equipment
to both the UK distributor market and
exporting to a number of countries
around the world.
The company’s Letchworth Garden
City facility enables distributors to
single source more than 2,000 different
products and allows the company
to maintain a stock of high volume
consumables including the distribution
of over 4,000 tons of mild steel
MIG welding wire per annum to the
international market.
Weldability-Sif – UK
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50 years of honing
APPERLEY Honing, which is
celebrating 50 years in the subcontract
honing industry, has reported a strong
start to 2013, with the used machine
department having sold 12 honing
machines in the first quarter.
Recent sales have included a
Zanrosso CH 200 to a UK business
restoring vintage cars, a Delapena
HHM 15 to the United Emirates for
honing parts for the oil industry, and a
Barnes #3 machine to Norway, again
for honing parts for the oil industry.
Other sales have included Estonia,
Turkey and Finland.
“The success of the used machines
department is really quite simple,”
explained Charles Sanders, managing
director. “We use our experience and
knowledge from the subcontract honing
business and advise customers on the
best machine for the job in hand. As
an independent business we are not
tied to any brand so will offer the best
solution for the honing problem.”
With a newmachine build often having
a six-month lead-time, not all businesses
can wait for that period of time or even
have the capital available for such a
large outlay. A second hand machine
may be more cost-effective, and may
be available almost immediately. Every
machine sold by Apperley Honing is
fully serviced and set up exactly to the
customer’s specification.
Apperley Honing – UK
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