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32 March 2017
ALLOY Wire International, which employs 28 people across
its two factories in the UK, has spent more than £150,000
on a host of new machinery that gives its customers access
to wider and thinner or bigger cross-section profiles (up to
100mm2) in more than 60 different alloys.
The decision comes after a major customer research
exercise and is already proving successful, with more than
£125,000 of new orders already secured for the increased
range.
“We are continually talking to our clients and finding out
what would make their lives easier,” said Angus Hogarth,
sales director.
“One of the main points they kept coming back on was
being able to buy flat and shaped profiles in a wider
variety of sizes, especially in bigger profiles. We listened
and decided to commission a bespoke machine that could
deliver just that and we’re already seeing significant orders
placed that we would not have won before.”
Alloy Wire International makes round, flat, shaped profile
and electrical resistance wires in a range of material that
is growing by the month, with more than 60 currently
available to choose from.
For flat or shaped profiles, that need to survive very
corrosive conditions there is the Hastelloy alloy range,
the cobalt alloys ‘Phynox’+ and ‘MP35N’. On the other
hand, if the wire is going to be used in a high temperature
component, the Inconel® range, Incoloy® or Nimonic® alloys
might be the preferred choice.
For less severe environments, but equally critical
applications, other materials like AWI’s range of 12 stainless
steel grades are available and all governed by AMS, ASTM
and ISO 9001 standards.
AlloyWire International – UK
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Investment in
production line
brings new orders to
AlloyWire
▲ ▲ Close up of a wire profile from Alloy Wire