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News Release from: ESAB | Subject: Copper-coated Mn-Si alloyed solid wire
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 23 October 2007
Copper-coated Mn-Si alloyed solid wire
Finley Structures, with a production capacity of 250 tonnes per week, selected ESAB OK Autrod12.64, a copper-coated Mn-Si alloyed G4Si1/ER70S-6 solid wire for GMAW of non-alloyed steels.
Structural steel fabricator Finley Structures is based just off A1M (junction 59) in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, and has a production capacity of 250 tonnes per week The company was using conventional 18kg reels of wire which had to be changed approximately every other day
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 29 Jan 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Finley Structures selected ESAB OK Autrod12.64, a copper-coated Mn-Si alloyed G4Si1/ER70S-6 solid wire for GMAW of non-alloyed steels.
It produces high-strength welds, with low spatter and a good weld profile.
Eight welding stations are now using this wire supplied in Marathon Pac bulk containers, with significant benefits for Finley Structures.
Gary Finley, the Head of Production, is extremely pleased, saying: "It was essential that we started using a CE-marked wire and the Marathon Pacs have been an extra bonus.
The new wire is giving a better weld profile and we are very happy with the quality and consistency of the welds.
"Productivity is also up, as it used to take around five minutes to change each reel of wire.
The 250kg Marathon Pacs are therefore saving about an hour and a half each; we are using between four and six Marathon Pacs per month, so the annual saving could be in the region of 100 man-hours or more." Gary Finley is also enthusiastic about the support he has received from ESAB: "They have been marvellous.
Technical support is first-class, the wire is delivered promptly, and quality is consistently high." Marathon Pacs are ideal for the type of semi-automated MIG/MAG welding undertaken by Finley Structures.
Not only is there increased productivity through less downtime when changing reels, but the wire is also kept cleaner and it feeds better - even through the 8m long conduit used by Finley Structures - to give a more stable welding process and better quality welds.
With a number of different CE-marked wires now available in Marathon Pacs, ESAB is well placed to help fabricators save money and improve quality while, at the same time, complying with the CPD. Request a free brochure from ESAB ...
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