The power of transatlantic relationships is helping a British wire manufacturer target sales worth £1m in the US. Alloy Wire International, which produces wire in 60 different ‘high-performance’ alloys, is on course to hit a seven-figure order haul in the US – a perfect way to celebrate a 20-year partnership with Davidon Alloys. The Rhode Island-based company has been AWI’s North American headquarters since a chance encounter at the Interwire 2001 exhibition. The relationship has generated almost £10m of sales since it started, with wire manufactured in the UK used by over 1000 customers in the US, Canada and Mexico.

For further information
www.alloywire.com

Poland-based Fabryka Narzędzi FANAR SA (Fanar), a manufacturer of solid-carbide cutting tools, is now part of the offering from Seco. Fanar will initially operate as an independent company and continue to sell its products under the Fanar brand. The company’s product portfolio covers an extensive range of high-performance taps and other threading products, as well as solid-carbide drills and end mills. “It feels great to extend the Seco team with the co-workers of Fanar,” says Stefan Steenstrup, president of Seco. “I would like to take this opportunity to welcome them all to the Seco family.”

For further information
www.secotools.com

For the first time ever, two major machine tool exhibitions in Taiwan, the Taipei International Machine Tool Show (TIMTOS) and Taiwan International Machine Tool Show (TMTS) will take place at the same time, as TIMTOS x TMTS 2022. The show will be on 21-26 February 2022 in Taipei. Aside from metal-cutting machine tools, machining centres and metal-forming machine tools, TIMTOS x TMTS 2022 will also showcase a line-up of smart machines. Smart machinery is part of the Taiwanese government’s ‘five plus two’ innovative industries plan.

For further information
www.timtos-tmts.com.tw

Bulgarian shipbuilding company MTG Dolphin Plc has placed an order for an automated PEMA welding solution. The package includes a PEMA Flat Panel Line with two integrated welding portals, one side welding station and the company’s panel transport system. Significant investment in a modern automated welding production solution is part of MTG Dolphin’s bigger development initiative and future strategy. When it arrives in spring 2022, the system will optimise plate joining and stiffener welding processes, increasing production capacity, reducing manual work and producing high-quality finished products.

For further information https://pemamek.com

As a silver sponsor, tooling manufacturer Paul Horn supported the CNC turning and CNC milling skills categories at EuroSkills 2021. The competition took place recently in Graz, Austria. Three young people competed in turning and seven in milling. All 10 participants each received a tool voucher for €2500 at the end of the competition to help them continue pursuing their professional passion into the future. The winners in both disciplines were from Russia. EuroSkills is a vocational European competition that usually takes place every two years, except that due to Covid-19 it was moved forward from 2020 to 2021.

For further information www.phorn.co.uk