WCA March 2012

New Chinese export order for MacGregor

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 increase 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 Fax : +44 1638 510 329 Email : sales@macgregorsystems.com Website : www.macgregorsystems.com

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

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.

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