EDITOR ’ S CHOICE SPRINGWORLD 2022
ALLOY WIRE INTERNATIONAL
Technical expertise and short lead time prove a major attraction for AWI at CASMI
Alloy Wire International ’ s technical knowledge was in big demand when it returned to SpringWorld 2022 ( CASMI ) recently .
Hundreds of delegates from USA , Canada and Mexico visited the UK ’ s leading manufacturer of round , flat and profile wire to discuss the firm ’ s new INCONEL alloy 686 and to tap into its technical knowledge .
Spring manufacturers were keen to discuss exciting projects destined for the aerospace , automotive , chemical and petrochemical processing , oil and gas extraction and marine environments .
There was a common thread throughout the conversations , which focused on the need for earlier development support and having availability of material in short lead times , something AWI currently has access to due to its unprecedented investment in maintaining 400 tonnes of stock at any one time .
“ It was excellent to meet so many existing and potential new customers face-to-face and CASMI certainly didn ’ t disappoint in terms of footfall and the quality of visitors ,” explained Stephen Olley , Sales Executive at AWI .
“ Our clients require material that can work in all types of demanding applications from intense heat and sub-zero temperatures to highly corrosive environments . That is why we were so pleased to launch INCONEL alloy 686 after months of trials and testing .
“ This single-phase , austenitic alloy delivers excellent resistance to general and stress corrosion cracking that can occur in aggressive liquids and gases and , judging by the conversations we were having , there appears to be a lot of opportunities for us to supply this material .”
He continued : “ It was also great having Andrew Du Plessis there to talk in-depth about technical requirements . This included finer details of our nickel alloys , such as heat treatments to achieve a certain tensile strength after ageing and which alloys are better suited to working in different , corrosive environments .”
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