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Did you know that Welding Alloys has a number of other brands? Alunox (specialized joining wires), Dalforsan (roll production for the steel industry), Speedmet (Aluminium wires), Track-Weld (maintenance for the rail industry), Produr and Kram Engineering (Industrial ceramic solutions). These companies have developed specific skills and engineering knowledge which have been transferred across the WA Group. Please contact your local WA branch for more details.

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Dear Welding Alloys colleagues, partners, customers and friends,It is with great pleasure that we present our end-of-year newsletter, showcasing some of the newest and most dynamic developments and achievements, from the WA Group.

The world is changing at an ever-faster pace, and Welding Alloys as always, has to stay in close touch with our customers, understanding and anticipating their needs. When new steels are developed, we have to react fast with suitable new welding materials, and the same applies to new industrial applications and developments the world over.

After 52 years of successful trading, it’s this adaptation to change that has kept us in business, and it’s that same spirit which will keep us going in the decades to come.

On the marketing side, we have been very active this year with exhibitions the world over, particularly in the cement, steel, mining and sugar industries. New products and solutions have been launched this year in all our key industries, and exhibitions remain a great opportunity to demonstrate our new products to new customers, and catch up with old friends and partners.

As we look back at 2018, we feel incredibly grateful to our dedicated colleagues for their hard work and invaluable contributions, as well as to our loyal customers for their terrific support.

A huge “Thank You” to all; and I wish you a very Merry Christmas and a happy holiday season.Dominic Stekly,

Welding Alloys Group CEO

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Get to know yourWA Family

In June, he received the Employee of the Month award for the commitment he has shown towards Health & Safety within WA Thailand. Apirak is very keen and enthusiastic and he always demonstrates a positive attitude towards H&S. In his role, he has introduced many new policies and processes. His hard work and his attitude have been a major factor in improving the H&S culture within our subsidiary in Thailand.

We asked him some short questions to learn more about him!

Tea or coffee?Coffee, of course!

What 3 people living or dead would you like to have dinner with?Dad, mom and my sister.

Favourite sport/leisure?Running and Fishing.

Dogs or cats? Dogs, cats and fish, I can’t choose!

Secret talent?I’m pretty good at DIY (Do It Yourself). I recently created a customized fishing rod!

iPhone or Android? Android.

Favourite app?Facebook because it is easy to trade fishing equipment through it.

Summer or winter?Summer. To go to the beach!

Favourite smell?Fresh clean smell.

Dream country to visit?Japan because I like the culture and the Manga books.

Your favourite style of music?Pop rock music and especially Bodyslam, a Thai rock band!

A skill you’re working on mastering?Management to be a great Safety Officer.

Best advice you’d give your teenage self?Must be responsible.

A book that everyone should read?Safety Guide.

Last photograph you took?Activity Pictures 5S. 5S is a very interesting Japanese method for organizing a workplace in a clean, efficient and safe manner to enhance the productivity, visual management and to ensure the introduction of standardized working.

Contents• Get to know your WA Family

- Apirak is 32 years old and works as a Safety Engineer at Welding Alloys Thailand 2

• The go-to provider of…- WA Consumables - Industrial Applications driving Innovation

in Welding Consumables 3- WA Machines - Atlas’ second machine may be smaller,

but it is ready to compete with its big brother 3- WA IntegraTM - Cement and Grinding Components Roadshow -

first stop: South Africa 4

• Safety first! 4

• What’s up in North America?- More Power 5- Sweet Success 5

• What’s up in Latin America?- KW in Expomina 2018 6

• What’s up in Europe 1?- Trust in TRI S RW-O to keep you on the right track! 7- Working together as One Welding Alloys 7

• What’s up in Europe 2?- Update from Dalforsån, Full steam ahead towards year-end! 8- Sparks fly in the city of Hamburg! 8

• What’s up in Asia ?- Welding Alloys Far East partners up to promote solutions

for mining industry 9- SMK NG, the star or the fair! 9

• Picture of the semester 10

• Game 10

Apirak is 32 years old and works as a Safety Engineer at Welding Alloys Thailand.

Apirak being rewarded “employee of the month” by Phansaeng Choomung, WA Tailand director.

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The go-to provider of…

WA Machines

WA Consumables

Atlas’ second machine may be smaller, but it is ready to compete with its big brother After welding with the largest roll cladder in North America since 2012, Atlas Machine and Supply Inc. have purchased a smaller version from Welding Alloys to weld components up to 8000kg. The new machine has been designed to simplify operations and incorporate many of the same components as their original machine to reduce the need for spare parts.

During the two-day visit, Richie Gimmel, Brent Blanc (Atlas) and Matt Reiff (WA USA) were shown the full capability of the machine by Reda Boujlil (senior customer support engineer). The machine was put through a series of tests, welding oscillate and stringer bead with step every 360° or spiral movement using the sub arc and gas shielding process.

Welding Alloys has proven itself as a reliable partner and discussions have already started on a third fixed installation machine, as well as applications where our range of portable equipment can be used.

Richie told us what makes Welding Alloys the “go to provider of welding equipment” for Atlas

“The choice to buy a second machine from Welding Alloys was an easy one. While other companies make welding machines, Welding Alloys takes the time to understand our business, and work together with our people to ensure we get the right machine. The result is a custom, collaborative solution that will be a profitable part of our business for many years to come.”

David Butler, Machines manufacturing director

Industrial Applications driving Innovation in Welding Consumables The latest materials with custom-tailored properties often demand advanced welding consumables and innovative processing. In other words, they are well in line with Welding Alloys’ DNA. Silicon is becoming more and more important as an alloy in stainless steels, designed to resist against highly oxidizing acids like boiling nitric acid or concentrated hot sulfuric acid. URANUS S1, ZECOR or SANDVIK SX are all proprietary high silicon austenitic stainless steels with an ever-increasing range of industrial applications. These steels contain about 5% silicon, which improves the corrosion resistance in hot strong acid, but presents a real challenge when it comes to good welding properties, productivity and appearance.The Welding Alloys Group works with engineering companies and steel manufacturers to develop and produce practical solutions - GMAW and FCAW consumables - to weld these steels.Our challenging objective was to design a Ø 1.2 mm metal-cored wire that meets our customers’ required mechanical

properties, which combined with suitable welding procedures offers a complete solution. Industrial testing in collaboration with end-users & steel manufacturers led to a new wire product launch: TUBE S 361-G. TUBE S 361-G is primarily designed to join stainless steel 1.4361 but is suitable as well for dissimilar welding of the steels mentioned above. It is a metal-cored wire that is already used in production by a leading European vessel manufacturer. TUBE S 361-G outperforms GTAW (TIG welding) in terms of deposition rate, whilst weldability is far improved when compared to GMAW (MIG welding) with solid wire.

Jean-Marie Bonnel, WA Group, R&D director

From left to right : David Butler : Machines manufacturing director - Noé Aldinhas : Technical Customer Service Manager - Cliff Dalton : Senior software engineer - Richie Gimmel : President Atlas Machine and Supply, Inc. - Brent Blanc : Weld Shop Supervisor Atlas Machine and Supply, Inc. - Guillaume Roeckel : Technical Sales Engineer - Matt Reiff : Vice President - Sales Welding Alloys USA, Inc.

TUBE S 361-G - TYPICAL ALL-WELD METAL ANALYSIS

C Mn Si Cr Ni N S P0.02 1.7 4.0 19.5 13 0.10 0.006 0.020

Typical ferrite level: 15 FN

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WA IntegraTM

Cement and Grinding Components Roadshow - first stop: South AfricaIn September, Welding Alloys commenced its ‘cement and grinding components roadshow’. The first stop was in South Africa, where 25 delegates from the cement, power and mining industries were invited to participate in a two-day seminar discussing Welding Alloys’ products and solutions dedicated to cement plants and grinding components.Welding Alloys boasts a range of products and service solutions specially designed to maximise efficiency and reduce downtime for key components operating in cement plants, and other industries alike. These products include GAMMA 182-O wire, portable automated welding machines, MillCarbTM - a new era of wear protection for mill grinding components, RPMaxLife for extending the life of roller presses, and many more. All topics presented during the seminar outlined the features and benefits of these products and services, and the added value of partnering with Welding Alloys. The seminar featured presentations by Pieter du Plessis, Group Product Engineer – Integra; Nick Sutherland, Key Account Manager - OEM Cement; and Benoit Bouquin, Business Development Director.Overall, the feedback regarding the seminar was very positive and delegates were impressed by the products and solutions on offer from Welding Alloys. We are looking forward to replicating this during the next stop for the roadshow in India and then the UK in March next year.

Safety firstFollowing the success of the WA Health & Safety Awareness week in 2018 plans are in place to hold a similar H&S Awareness week in 2019. The date and content is yet to be decided, but we hope everyone will find it as informative and as much fun as this year.

At Welding Alloys, we are always looking at new ways to improve safety in the workplace and have introduced a number of other new initiatives in 2018. These include:

• Friday Safety emails - tips for keeping safe on various topics

• Sparky - we held a H&S logo competition and the winning logo showed Sparky with a Safety First sign.

• Central Portal for H&S - we now have a central portal for H&S information that can be easily accessed from various sites around the Group.

• Internal H&S audits - these have proved to be very successful and have been a great way of educating people on hazards that exist within their sites.

• Our CEO, Dominic Stekly, also sent out a mid-year review and message to all employees to reinforce the importance of being vigilant at all times as well as reporting any hazards/unsafe acts

• We also now have a corporate H&S video with messages on health and safety from our Executive Team.

So - at Welding Alloys - as Sparky says with a thumbs up below - Safety First.

Shirley Irons, Human Ressources Director WA Group

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What’s up inNorth America?More Power

Sweet Success

Welding Alloys USA expands their Integra workshop to support a leading Coal Power OEM. Over the summer, WA USA acquired three new roll manipulators to expand the capacity of their Integra operations. With these additional machines, it is possible to weld 250-300 rolls per year for the Coal Power industry.

There are now five roll manipulators in the integra workshop – One 15 ton, two 5 ton and two 3 ton manipulators. With the automation of the Welding Alloys equipment, we intend to run

all four or five manipulators with one person working a full shift on these machines and an additional person available to provide support.

In September, we started delivering the first rolls to the OEM and they were pleased with the result. We are looking forward to helping this OEM grow their repair business with our dedicated solutions for the Coal Power industry.

Jeffery Watkins, WA USA President

Welding Alloys USA and Reptec de Guatemala continue to have sweet success in the Sugar Industry. During the 2018 repair season, Reptec have been hard at work hardfacing 186 sugar maces for 12 different mills in Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Belize.

We predict that this momentum will continue for the 2018-2019 crushing season, where we expect to be applying Chapisco to over 20 mills. This would require the use of a combination of WA machines and consumables dedicated to the sugar industry, including 14 Sugar Mill Kits, 6 Zucar Manual Torches and in some smaller mills, our new Max Extract Electrodes.

The outlook is also very positive in the US, where our success continues to grow with the focus of longer-life with our Max Extract Plus wires. The largest US sugar mill has installed our Sugar Mill Kits on their second line to be able to apply Max Extract Plus during the crushing season, following a successful trial during the 2017-2018 season.

Jeffery Watkins, WA USA President

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KW at Expomina 2018KW Technologies was invited to participate in Expomina Peru 2018, the most important world mining fair of the year. This year we exhibited together with our partner Exanco with whom we developed our sales strategy in Peru.

In an extraordinary business context, KW had the opportunity to showcase its flagship product in the region (our HardplateTM 100). The exhibition included high-level exhibitors from different countries who make up the large spectrum of mining providers in Peru.

During the show, several people linked directly or indirectly to mining visited and were very enthusiastic about KW products.

KW has the opportunity to continue expanding its business in Peru through its partners Exanco and Welding Alloys Peru. It has also been suggested that KW promote the benefits of its products, which already have a very good record, in other countries such as Mexico and Chile.

We hope to have more opportunities like this to continue to develop our brand and continue to penetrate the market so that our products reach more customers who can enjoy the benefits of choosing plates that are truly resistant to wear. KW products provide a real solution to abrasion and impact, which in turn increases the lifetime of equipment.

KW Technologies has been created in association with WAG and the major mining distributor Kupfer Hermanos S.A. and is estab-lished in Santiago, Chile, to respond to the mining market demand.

Franklin Sagaceta M., Commercial Manager KW Technologies

What’s up inLatin America?

The Team at Expomina 2018.

Publication in Expo Magazine.

Some Information about the fair:• 1270 Stands in Exhibition• 103 Business conferences• 100,000 Attendance• 35 Mining Companies • 30 Foreign Delegates• 47,000 sq2 of Exhibition

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What’s up inEurope 1?Trust in TRI S RW-O to keep you on the right track!

Working together as One Welding Alloys

In France, since the 1980s, urban tramways have made a remarkable comeback. Within Europe, as in many other countries throughout the world, issues like fossil fuel dependency, traffic jams and demands concerning sustainable urban development are strong motivators for urban light rail. Today, there are approximately 30 cities in France where a tramway network is present, totaling more than 700km of rails.For many years, aluminothermy was the most common process used for joining these rails, however, in recent times, rail flash-butt welding has been further developed and is becoming more and more common practice.While both welding processes are well established and offer several advantages, end-users are now looking for an alternative solution, one that is more cost effective and/or environmentally friendly.

TRI S RW-O has been specially developed for rail joining applications and provides the following key benefits:• Short set-up time• Easy to set-up • Less fumes (compared to aluminothermy)• Reduced finishing costs (de-burring, grinding)• Minimal waste This distinct cored wire has been developed in collaboration with a key customer to find the most suitable slag allowing a high quality weld deposit. Welders will need special skills to work on such specific grooves but the results are worth it.

Bastien Gérard, WA France Sales Welding Engineer

Teamwork and collaboration are key factors of a company being successful; we must work together as One Welding Alloys to enable the company to go from strength to strength. If we support each other and keep communication lines open, we can achieve great things! In the French region, we are putting these words into actions and have initiated a new project called X’Tracks. The principle is simple; this will be a collective project involving all the subsidiaries in the region to promote our three business units - Consumables, Machines and IntegraTM Services.The project will get underway in 2019 and we will focus on promoting our products and service solutions to the Recycling Industry. Back in October, we held a kick-off meeting in Chambéry with key representatives from each of the respective countries that make up the French region. The objective was to determine the current level of industry knowledge, evaluate the experience we had already gained in our territories and finally to define an action plan for the year 2019.Aymeric Taroni, managing director at Produr, has been named Project Leader and I will be acting as the Project

Sponsor. We anticipate that all companies in the region will be able to develop their business in the Recycling Industry thanks to the sharing of skills and knowledge, and working together as One Welding Alloys.

Joaquim Antunes, WA France President

Did you know?During 2018, Welding Alloys France has been working closely with one customer who has used 5t of TRI S RW-O for one new urban rail network. Each weld requires ~2kg of wire.Next year, another project will start with similar requirements.In the coming years, several urban trams will be put into commission or upgraded. Roughly, there will be more than 165km of railway to be installed, meaning more than 18 600 welds.Moreover, due to normal wear, there is a need for maintenance every 15-20 years.

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What’s up inEurope 2?Update from Dalforsån, full steam ahead towards year-end!

Sparks fly in the city of Hamburg!

Winter has arrived, but we are still happy with a full order book!With our continuous e f f o r t s i n L E A N -5S, and responsible workmanship, we are very proud to share wi th our co l leagues that we have exceeded 1000 days with no LTIs and we aim to continue with zero accidents. We value our staff and their safety, so we will focus on reducing the number of near misses to ensure we achieve our perpetual goal of zero accidents.Finally, our customer base, the steel industry, is increasing their production capac i t y, which is great for us because it means they require more of our services! We also s e e a t r e n d w h e r e more impor tance is being placed on the total cost of operating the slab caster rather t han j us t p r i c e p e r unit, which has helped increase our business this year. Things are going well so far and we see 2019 being a strong year for us.

In planning for the future, we are r ight in the middle of our largest capex in the last 10 years. We have invested in a new multi m a c h i n i n g c e n t e r, Doosan Puma 800XLY.

The machine has a lathe for workpieces up to 5 meters in length and 7 tonnes, and is equipped with driven tools for multi machining. We are planning to install the machine during Q1, 2019. This will strengthen our position in manufacturing pinch rolls, and larger thin slabcaster rolls. It will also increase our capacity for conventional slab caster rolls.Finally, we would like to say a special thanks to our colleagues from WA Russia and WA Poland, who have helped us to increase our sales in their territory. I hope that we can work together with more colleagues around the world, cracking deals and increasing productivity for customers.Keep Sparking, from the Dalforsån team.

Henrik Stigers, Dalforsan CEO

For the fifth time running, the traditional evening of welding technology took place in Hamburg on 27/09/2018. Welding Alloys Germany took the opportunity to present themselves and meet new contacts at this event, which was hosted by DVS (German Association for Welding).

The evening proved to be very interesting and educational for visitors. Topics presented included the latest developments in power sources, welding equipment, preheating, weld preparation and post-treatment, automation, virtual welding, safety at work, technical gases, extraction technology and other technical innovations.With more than 320 visitors and 26 exhibitors, this is the largest welding event in northern Germany.

Sebastian Derrix (technical advisor for welding consumables) informed guests and visitors about Welding Alloys’ impressive welding and repair concept for grinding tools for improved wear

protection on roller mills. Behind the name ‘RPMaxLife’ is a newly developed concept, which includes a completely new type of layer construction with a variety of welding consumables with even higher resistance to abrasion and impact. In addition to significantly longer life span of grinding tools with the new technology, a significant reduction in the repair and maintenance expenditures is possible. Each year, the organizer provides its guests with an interesting demonstration of an industrial process, so at nightfall we literally let sparks fly! Eduard Neumann (welder at WA Germany) provided an impressive demonstration using a Workshop Maintenance Kit and cored wire. We demonstrated mechanized gouging using the example of a grinding tool from a vertical ring mill. The process is used to remove damaged wear protection layers to prepare a base for new hardfacing. A remarkable arc provided visitors with a lasting impression. Torsten Koran (Area Sales Manager Northern Germany) complemented the demonstration with explanations of the process and was available for questions from the visitors.

Jacqueline Krämer, WA Deutschland Team and Marketing Assistant

Doosan Puma 800XLY.

Rollers.

1028 days with no LTIs.

Dalforsan team.

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What’s up inAsia?Welding Alloys Far East partners up to promote solutions for mining industry

SMK NG, the star of the fair!

Welding Alloys (Far East) Sdn. Bhd. recently partnered with PT. Intecs Teknikatama Industri to promote our hardfacing and cladding product range to the Indonesian mining industry given the huge mineral reserve potential in this country and an underserved market. PT. Intecs Teknikatama Industri started its business in 1998 focusing on ‘equipment lubrication’ and they provide design, installation and after sales service throughout Indonesia via the company’s 12 branches. Beside this, PT. Intecs Teknikataman Industri are also involved in fuel storage, dispensing and monitoring, fuel and oil filtration, fire suppression systems and custom engineering products. Welding Alloys’ hardfacing and cladding products will be the latest addition to the PT. Intecs Teknikatama Industri product range.To inaugurate the partnership, a Mining Industry Solutions Seminar was organised by Mr. Ibram Purnama, Welding Alloys Technical Sales Manager for Indonesia. The seminar took place at PT. Intecs Teknikatama Industri’s Jakarta Headquarters on the 11th of October and the sales teams from its branches as far as Medan to Papua were present.

Overall, the participants were impressed with the Welding Alloys product range i.e. Consumables, Machines and Integra Hardface Plates & Services, as well as Welding Alloys’ technology and innovation for maintenance and repair welding.Welding Alloys (Far East) Sdn. Bhd. hope that this partnership with PT. Intecs Teknikatama Industri will enable us to establish our presence in the Indonesian mining maintenance and repair welding market, and in future, to cover this market.

Chris Teoh, WAFE Product Manager

In Thailand and all over Asia, we can see great potential for growth in the sugar cane industry in the coming years, and with a wide range of wear protection solutions for sugar mills, Welding Alloys has the opportunity to be a part of this growth. In October, Welding Alloys Thailand participated in the world sugar expo & conference in Bangkok, which included exhibitors from all continents presenting their products for the industry.During the Technology Seminar, Welding Alloys held a presentation on the latest developments in consumables, machines and services dedicated to repair and maintenance. Welding Alloys also presented on preventative hardfacing of key components operating in sugar mills in order to maintain

the most efficient production process throughout the whole crushing season.The expo turned out to be a great success, with the sale of an SMK NG machine! Mr. Teerapong Kasorn, sales engineer from Welding Alloys Thailand, successfully sold the new machine, which was exhibited on the stand during the event. Many people visited the Welding Alloys stand to find out the latest developments in WA technology, if you are interested to find out more about Welding Alloys’ solutions for the sugar cane industry, take a look at our brochure ‘WA Applications for Sugar Cane’, which is available on our website.

Edith Aufmuth, WA Group Strategic Industries Business Executive

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Congratulations to Marat from WA Russia!

We are very proud to announce that Marat Sadykov, a dedicated Welding Alloys Russia employee, recently conquered Mount Elbrus (5642 m). Marat also brought a Welding Alloys flag to the top of Russia and Europe. Congratulations to Marat and thank you for being such a good ambassador of Welding Alloys!

Welding Alloys Group News editor: Charlotte Schmidt, charlotte.schmidt@welding-alloys.com

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