Indalco is dedicated
to manufacturing the highest quality, consistent,
aluminum welding wire available anywhere in the
world. In fact, Indalco maintains a unique position
in the aluminum welding wire market. Because we
are the only manufacturer in the world that melts
and casts our own redraw rod, Indalco has complete
control of the manufacturing process from start
to finish. This competitive advantage allows Indalco
to tightly control and refine the alloys’
chemical composition to exacting tolerances, ensuring
premium quality aluminum wire products and consistent
welding performance.
The surface finish of aluminum MIG wire is the
greatest indicator of an electrode’s performance
and consistency during welding. A poor surface
finish causes a variety of welding problems and
interruptions such as poor feedability, premature
liner wear, reduced contact tip life, porosity,
dirty welds and burnbacks. These welding interruptions
increase your manufacturing costs and reduce productivity.
At Indalco, our focus is on manufacturing the
smoothest and most uniform surface finish possible
- one that is clean and free of contamination
and hydrocarbons. The consistent feedability of
our wire is accomplished through use of advanced
wire drawing technology and a proprietary triple
shaving process. All Indalco wire goes through
a unique testing and control process consisting
of three steps:
An SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope) is used
to inspect and control the wire’s surface
finish and cleanliness, ensuring the best surface
finish possible and superior welding performance.
The end result is the best X-Ray Quality, aluminum
welding wire manufactured anywhere in the world.
Indalco utilizes additional manufacturing processes
and controls for wire cast, helix and diameter
tolerance that further ensure high quality, premium
aluminum MIG wire. A consistent and tightly controlled
diameter tolerance is another important variable
that contributes to arc stability, uniformity,
and quality aluminum weldments. To prevent diameter
fluctuations that can have a profound, negative
impact on welding conditions and amperage efficiency,
we tightly control diameter tolerance on all of
our aluminum welding wire to exacting standards
to ensure consistent welding performance and results.
Indalco’s Aluminum MIG wire is available in
various combinations of alloy and diameter on a
wide variety of spools, or in bulk packaging, to
meet the needs of our diverse and demanding, quality–critical
aluminum fabrication customers. Fom raw material
production to finished aluminum MIG wire, Indalco
is commited to quality and consistency. All of our
aluminum products are manufactured under a Quality
Management System certified to ISO9001 requirements.
