WCA November 2018

Industry news

Alloy Wire flying high at Farnborough

ALLOY Wire International (AWI) headed to Farnborough International Airshow with its largest ever range of high temperature nickel alloys. The company, which enjoyed a 20 per cent surge in sales in 2017, showcased its Nimonic, Inconel, Waspaloy, Rene 41, Phynox (UNS R30003) and titanium material to manufacturers looking for high quality and reliable delivery for use across the aerospace sector, where the need for corrosion-resistant wire and bar is high. AWI’s new campaign – ‘Certainty in an Uncertain World’ – was also promoted, highlighting the firm’s ability to ‘make to order’ in just three weeks and its stock range that now exceeds 200 tonnes of more than 60 different alloys. “The aerospace sector represents a huge opportunity for us, with spring manufacturers using our wire to produce compression springs, tensions springs, torsion springs and formed parts for use in critically demanding environments like aircraft engines – where other wire just does not perform under such conditions,” said Angus Hogarth, sales director. He went on to add: “What we do really well is that we can produce any wire size between 21mm to 0.025mm to close tolerances. There has also been a lot of demand for wire that is certified to an increasing number of aerospace specifications, or produced to the customer’s own special material properties.” Operating across 55 countries worldwide, Alloy Wire has held the AS9100 Aerospace & Defense quality accreditation for over five years. All of its 60 different high performance alloys are DFARS and EU compliant and can be supplied in quantities from 3m to three tonnes. Jakarta plant venture LS Cable & System is to be part of a joint venture with the AG Group, which has a wide multi-sector presence in the Indonesian cable market. A press release said that LS signed an agreement with AG Group to jointly invest $40 million in the construction of cable plants near Jakarta, due for completion by 2019. The plants will produce overhead cables for infrastructure and low and medium voltage cables used for construction and plants, and are expected to generate around $100 million by 2025. The AG Group is described as among Indonesia’s top ten companies, active in banking, hotels, construction and resorts. LS Cable & System – South Korea Website : www.lscns.com Alloy Wire International – UK Website : www.alloywire.com

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