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Allerton Steel is a heavy engineering company based in Northallerton, UK, specialising in heavy structural and mechanical fabrication. The company is considered a ‘benchmark’ in the North East of the UK due to the size and complexity of projects undertaken and its first-class reputation
for quality and customer base.
One of the primary challenges faced by the customer was rising energy costs: the use of inefficient step-switch/transformer-based machines was having a significant impact on their profitability. Additionally serviceability was a challenge: equipment was becoming increasingly unreliable and parts were not always available. On top of that, the use of step switch machines with solid wire meant that spatter was a big problem. A significant amount of time had to be allocated to post-weld cleaning and fettling.
The company needed a machine and process that could deliver the output, deposition rates and weld quality to aid in the delivery of a large and prestigious contract against a tight schedule.
The opportunity therefore arose for voestalpine Bohler Welding UK to make an offer to deliver an optimum solution to these challenges. Starting with consumables trials, Gary Taylor from voestalpine Bohler Welding UK, convinced the customer to try the consumables in combination with a Böhler Welding machine.