Company Name: BAE Systems, Scotland

Sector: Metal & portal construction, forge
Shipbuilding industry and offshore Engineering

Material:
Stainless steel
Steel

Process:
Manual electrode (MMA) welding


Initial contact and short description:
BAE Systems is a global company engaged in the development, delivery and support of advanced defence and aerospace systems in the air, on land and at sea.
The customer has strong positions in each of his six home markets – Australia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sweden, UK, US. One of the most important customers of BAE Systems is the British Ministry of Defence.

New customer: yes

Solution:
Bae Systems were originally looking for Dual voltage equipment with portability an important feature. The company trial tested equipment from 7 other suppliers and the TPS-Fronius came out top on the various trials.
Jim Gray, Principal Welding Engineer, Bae Systems, continues "the equipment was purchased for outfit steelwork to allow portability and to reduce downtime when tracing gear at the start of each shift. It was commenced by initiating a welding training programme for engineers and electricians to allow them to progress their job on pipe hangers and electrical cable tray hangers; after evaluation of a number of portable MMA sets, it was felt that the Fronius kit was best suited for this type of application."

Used products: 4pcs TransPocket 1500