Arc Energy Resources, a specialist in corrosion and wear resistant weld overlay cladding for the oil and gas, petrochemical and process industries, has completed a refit of all their workstations.

Arc Energy Resources, a specialist in corrosion and wear resistant weld overlay cladding for the oil and gas, petrochemical and process industries, is completing a comprehensive refit of the workstations at its Gloucestershire factory. Managing Director Alan Robinson says new state-of-the-art control systems designed to suit the very specialised company requirements, will effectively increase capacity by 25 percent whilst providing the flexibility to handle a wider variety of projects. "The new Arc Energy designed control systems have significantly improved efficiency", he says, adding that "this will help to make weld overlay cladding economically viable for many industries outside the traditional oil and gas sector".

More precise control also allows weld deposits to be laid to much finer tolerances and positioned with greater accuracy.

"The smoother finish limits the amount of alloy used and reduces the post weld machining time - which means a double saving for customers", explains Robinson.

Arc Energy is able to clad components of up to twelve tonnes, even in areas of restricted access such as bores as small as 20mm diameter.

At the other extreme, units as large as four metres in diameter can be handled.

The factory is also equipped with a 15-tonne gantry crane and work is manipulated on positioners and rolls with capacities from 1-12 tonnes.

The Arc Energy weld overlay cladding service provides heavy-duty protection against corrosion and wear for a wide range of process plant and pipeline equipment, and offers significant savings when compared to manufacturing from solid corrosion resistant or wear resistant alloys.

It is specified in many industries to increase the life of new components, and refurbish and extend the life of worn parts.