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Wire & Cable ASIA – March/April 2012 12
SUFFOLK, UK-based MacGregor
Welding Systems has completed
another major export order to China,
after beating off stiff international
competition.
This latest export order for the
company, which supplies its products
worldwide, is for a semi-automatic
welding system which was ordered
by a major automotive electronic
components manufacturer. The con-
tract follows on the back of four earlier
export deals with China for
eco-friendly semi-automated lamp
manufacturing lines.
The automotive order was secured
following extensive development
trials in the MacGregor applications
laboratory where the full capabilities of
the equipment were demonstrated.
The latest contract represents a major
triumph and is leading to further em-
ployment opportunities at MacGregor.
Although MacGregor has been
involved in the lighting industry for
many years and supplies many
household names, including Philips
and Osram, its move into the supply of
semi-automated equipment for the
automotive industry represents a
further chapter in the firm’s
distinguished history.
As part of the automotive project the
business was required to design and
build a four station semi-automatic
welding system against a tough
delivery date. The four-station solution
integrates a fully automated welding
cell with full control and programming
of all welding parameters.
Full process monitoring is included in
conjunction with vision monitoring
systems for component checking and
product bar code reading.
A key feature of the system is remote
system access which enables UK staff
to monitor in real-time, the actual weld
process taking place in China and also
provide system updates and live
support.
A big selling feature of the MacGregor
equipment is its ability to reliably weld
small, critical components, making it
an ideal solution for many industries
including medical, aerospace as well
as automotive electronics and lighting.
Graham MacGregor, managing
director, said: “For many years
MacGregor Welding Systems has been
involved in providing its worldwide
blue-chip client base with process
development work. However, in the
last few years we have seen an
ease in demand from places like
China for the development of bespoke
fully automated and semi-automated
solutions, which is the reason we are
now expanding our operation.”
MacGregor offers an extensive range
of micro joining equipment for both
resistance and micro-arc welding.
The range includes the ‘m’ series
resistance welding units and the
recently introduced fully pro-
grammable ‘PAP’ arc welding units.
All products include many advanced
features including graphical displays
for programming and displaying the
actual process.
All units are PC compatible for remote
programming and data logging.
MacGregor Welding Systems Ltd
– UK
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New Chinese export order for MacGregor