Welding World Magazine October 2018

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NEWS
WESTERMANS INTERNATIONAL
BRINGS WELDING VERSATILITY TO MAJOR CONTRACT MANUFACTURER
One of the UK’s leading contract
manufacturers is reporting major benefits
arising from the services available from
Westermans International Ltd. Newcastle
upon Tyne-based Responsive Engineering
provides a ‘one-stop’ facility that offers
a range of services from welding and
engineering to machining and fabrication.
It highlights the range of refurbished
welding equipment systems available
from Westermans, and the company’s
detailed understanding of the industry, as
central to both its manufacturing activities
and its ability to demonstrate its range of
services to potential customers.
Leicester-based Westermans has
developed a leading reputation for
the sourcing and supply of refurbished
welding and ancillary equipment which
enables users to gain from advanced
technology at a fraction of the cost of new
plant.
“Responsive Engineering is an excellent
example of a company that is benefitting
from our approach and track record,
particularly as its need to highlight a range
of welding technology and techniques
to customers is paramount,” says
Westermans’ Company Secretary, Claire
Spillane, from the company’s head office
and factory.
Some of the most challenging industrial
sectors appear regularly on Responsive
Engineering’s customer list – from oil &
gas, defence and aerospace to power
generation and sub-sea engineering.
The company works with a wide choice of
materials including steels, aluminium and
super-alloys, meeting a long list of national
and international standards within an
integrated management system.
“This diversity means we have to supply
tailored solutions to specific customer
needs so the ability to demonstrate
alternative applications is fundamental,”
says Ken Simpson, Senior Welding
Engineer at Responsive Engineering.
“Because Westermans can supply a vast
range of equipment, we can meet this
need very cost effectively – and all with the
benefit of the company’s ongoing service,
not least its comprehensive awareness of
welding systems.”
Ken Simpson says recent installations
supplied by Westermans include a Bode
column and boom manipulator with an
ESAB submerged arc welding system and a
Lincoln STT mig welder.
“The ESAB submerged arc welding
system attached to the Bode column and
boom manipulator, has allowed us to
carry out high deposition rate welding
during the latter part of jetty construction
sections, increasing our skill levels in the
process whilst rapidly recouping its initial
cost,” he says. The installation allowed
Responsive Engineering to weld efficiently
both the internal and external faces of the
50mm thick tubulars. He also notes that
the STT process is utilised for the initial
weld pass in tubulars and greatly simplifies
this traditionally difficult task. “As a result
we have, once again, increased the skill
pool available for this operation,” he adds.
The examples that he details also
demonstrate how the Westermans’
approach extends beyond the welding
system itself. From positioning and cutting
equipment to power sources and fume
extraction, the company points to a
typical stockholding of some 400 units,
all of which have been acquired through
its active awareness and liaison with
engineering companies worldwide.
“The engineering versatility that we are
able to provide for Responsive Engineering
arises directly from the cost savings that
our methods create,” concludes Claire
Spillane at Westermans, “and we are
delighted to work with a company that is
both a success in its field and one which
also underscores its activities with a clear
focus on quality.”
Full details of Westermans’ services can be
found at www.westermans.com.
WELDING WORLD MAGAZINE | ISSUE 05 | OCTOBER 2018
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