EuroWire May 2019

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Salt spray testing keeps a check on corrosion resistance

HOT on the heels of its fatigue testing facility, William Hughes has added salt spray testing to its quality control procedures. Salt spray or salt fog testing exposes springs and other components to a saline fog environment in order to ascertain the corrosion resistance of the material of which they are made or the surface coating. A controlled saline situation will show how long it takes for a component to accede to rust or other oxides, if at all. Equipment required for the salt spray chamber comprises the holding tank with its salt solution of between four and six per cent pH and the salt spray cabinet itself, where the salt-water solution is atomised using pressurised air. The samples to be tested are then exposed to this extremely corrosive saline fog for the requisite amount of time, which can be days or weeks depending on the standard to be achieved. that temperature and the specific gravity of the salt solution are maintained at a level consistent with ASTM B117, an internationally recognised salt spray standard. The salt spray test is generally applied to items coated in, for example, Delta-tone® Regular daily tests ensure

▲ ▲ Salt spray testing at William Hughes Ltd

William Hughes meets range from 48 hours to over 600 hours of salt spray testing. William Hughes Ltd – UK Website : www.wmhughes.co.uk IWMA heads to Moscow IWMA staff will be manning stand FOA30 at wire Russia this June. Andy Lewis, Martin Van Der Zwan and Steven Rika will be travelling to Russia to meet members and potential members at The Expo Centre in Moscow. The stand has rooms in which members can hold private meetings with contacts and potential customers, and because of that it will also have a translator on hand to make conversation easier. Other services on the stand will include free Wi-Fi, promotional activity for member companies, business services such as printing and copying, a cloakroom and even credit card facilities – so non-members can buy membership on the spot and get immediate access to IWMA benefits. IWMA – UK Website : www.iwma.org

or KTL-Black. These coatings, used in the aerospace and automotive industries, are typically required to meet specifications that include a number of hours of salt spray testing. The requirements that

Komax Group acquires Artos Engineering Artos Engineering Company has been acquired by the Komax Group, Switzerland, a global automation technology company. In acquiring Artos, Komax is expanding its customer base in North America and adding to its expertise in application development. John Olsen, CEO and majority shareholder of Artos, will continue to head the company after the sale, contributing his expertise to the strengthening of Komax’s position in North America. Artos will retain its brand and become one of the Komax Group of more than 30 companies. “We are excited to join the Komax Group and are looking forward to this opportunity to reach additional markets and to develop innovative solutions for our customers,” said Mr Olsen. For Matijas Meyer, CEO of the Komax Group, the acquisition will be positive for customers: “I am delighted that such a long-established company as Artos Engineering is now part of the Komax Group. Our customers will benefit from the strengths of both companies, plus the move will deliver other competitive advantages.”

Artos Engineering Company – USA Website : www.artosengineering.com Komax Group – Switzerland Website : www.komaxgroup.com

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