Case Study
Revamped Furnace Meets Fast-Growing Demand For Welding Wire
KANTHAL SERVICES CASE STORY With global demand for welding wire and rods at all-time high, Sandvik needed to ramp up production to keep pace with a rapidly growing customer base. Kanthal was engaged to refurbish a batch furnace and the result transformed output – unlocking a 50 percent increase in productivity and capacity for welding materials. Within the Sandvik Group, the job of heating materials for welding wire products was previously focused on servic- ing internal customers. But recently, things have changed dramatically. A surge in demand for welding wire from external customers required new levels of productivity. To facilitate the transition, Kanthal’s heating technicians carried out a batch furnace refurbishment that paved the way for game-changing performance. A