The Lesjöfors Heavy Springs group has installed the largest ever wire coiling machinery ever made by Wafios.
The massive Wafios FUL 226 model was installed at the group’s Lesjöfors Fjadrar AB site.
The €1.75m investment is part of an ongoing future focused growth plan for the heavy springs market.
Michael Gibbs, Managing Director of the UK factories and Chair of the Heavy Springs group says: “This exciting new investment cements the Lesjöfors group expansion intentions in the heavy springs sector and fuels our teams to continue to thrive being leaders in spring manufacture.”
At 40 tonnes and just shy of 10m long, the substantial FUL 226 can cold coil wire up to 30mm diameter in addition to coiling pre-tempered wire up to 22mm diameter, with a tensile strength of 2000 MPa.
Capabilities have been further enhanced with a new motorised wire pay-off, specifically developed by Wafios to manage the safety requirements of large wire dimension coiling.
Jan Carlson, Managing Director of Lesjöfors Fjadrar says: “As leaders in heavy springs we strive to lead from the front, securing the very latest technology to ensure we stay ahead of the game to deliver competitively to our customer base across the multiple sectors we serve.
This latest investment not only enables us to expand our product range, it also creates a new flexibility in material grade opportunities, increasing quality options, which in turn enables us to pass on cost efficiencies to our customers.
Securing this significant investment through our parent company further supports the recognition of growth in the heavy springs sector and we’re delighted to be able to expand our level of delivery to existing and new customers.”