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Producing wire for spring applications with quality and efficiency The market for drawn wire for spring applications is demanding and

our M&A and investment programme has been building a global network of Lesjöfors manufacturing, sales and distribution sites, all with the intention of furthering our growth ambitions across the manufacture and supply of quality customised components and standard stock springs. This established infrastructure is now perfectly positioned to be able to deliver a customer-focused online purchasing platform that gives instant buying power to the widest spring product portfolio in the world.” Catering to both DIY enthusiasts needing one replacement spring for a garage door to SMEs and multi-nationals looking for 10,000+ springs as a component part to a product, the new web shop details tolerances alongside each product, and offers fast dispatch and customer and technical support services. The web shop also acts as a warehouse, storing stock and making it available within hours of the customer’s order. With thousands of configurations, the advanced gas spring builder can provide any gas spring solution. complete control of production from the raw material to the final drawing of the wire. Technical customer support at the stainless research centre in Ugine is central to the design and development of customised products. Technical support ensures that the products are right for customers’ specific applications and the special requirements of many markets. One example is significant investment in research into the surface finish of drawn wires – a crucial parameter for the high speed configuration of springs. Technical advances in the stainless and alloy spring market offered by Swiss Steel Group include re-melted round and shaped wire with diameters ranging from 0.18 to 20mm. The grades Ugipure 4568 and Ugipure 4462 are solutions with improved inclusion purity for heavy spring applications.

To make its products available to everyone, at any time, the Lesjöfors Group has launched an online shop offering 24/7 access to its wide range of standard stock springs. Having grown threefold in the last decade, into a €430mn company, the spring and pressing manufacturer is not only driving industry change by setting the ambition of becoming the most sustainable spring and pressing manufacturer, but is now also focused on leading the online standard stock sector. Henrik Furhoff, Lesjöfors VP and head of standard stock, said, “Over the years, constantly evolving. The Swiss Steel Group and its subsidiary Ugitech take a role in this market. Continuously increasing demand for new technical solutions in the field of drawn wire for spring applications has driven innovation. Markets such as aviation, medicine, automotive, connection technology, power plant and cosmetics industries demand products of the highest quality, purity and precision. The Swiss Steel Group states that these requirements are part of its philosophy. The group takes a 100 per cent integrated approach to these products, from processing the material in the steelworks in Ugine, France, to forming the wire into a spring in two specialised wire drawing plants in Imphy, France, and San Vendemiano. Italy. This ensures

Swiss Steel Group produces drawn wire for spring applications

Duplex grade UGIS4462 has been upgraded to the high-speed steel properties of the ISO 6931-1 standard. It represents a compromise between high mechanical properties, corrosion resistance and stable material costs. In addition to quality assurance, these factors ensure more efficient and optimised production of spring applications. All of these are already available in Green Steel quality. Swiss Steel Group https://swisssteel-group.com

Online access to wide range of standard stock springs

Mr Furhoff added, “We have been leading up to this moment for a long time. We’ve been waiting to get it right, to ensure we can deliver a customer service and technical support platform that matches the quality expected from our products, so that we can genuinely say that our standard stock web shop is an industry game changer. That’s why we’re starting our rollout in our origin country of Sweden and will then be progressing our campaign, across Europe, America and Asia.” Ola Tengroth, CEO of the Lesjöfors Group, commented, “With the establishment of a network of dedicated Lesjöfors teams around the world, it gives me great pride to think that in 2025, in our 350 th year, customers will be able to purchase our products from anywhere in the world and have it in their hands ‘almost’ instantly. Lesjöfors’ new web shop is a strategic move to expand our spring and pressing supply services to every audience, across every need.” Lesjöfors Group www.lesjoforsab.com

Lesjöfors Group standard stock springs

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