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[SpraymanDan]

Hi Guys an Gals,

I am new to your forum, i have joined to enable me to gain some extra knowledge, contacts and equipment. as i am looking at the possibilty of setting up a very small 1 or 2 man thermal coating Co in North West England. I have experience in most aspects of Thermal Coatings. As you can imagine this is a quite a daunting prospect for myself, do you think it may be do-able, or is my area saturated with similar companies

Many Thanks

[Gordon]

Hi SpraymanDan

to the Surface Engineering Forum.

Do-able, I think yes Easy task perhaps not.

N.W. England probably has more than fair share of thermal spray companies in UK as a whole, but it also has more than fair share of manufacturing industries.

Many thermal spray companies tend to end up specialising in specific application/industry/market types. Are you aiming to target any specific type of work?

[SpraymanDan]

Hi Gordon,

Thanks for the reply

Yes i imagine it is not going to be easy task, and yes you have confirmed my thoughts that there is a lot of these companies around this area. i was basically going to stick with engineering / general / mobile repairs, chrome steel and T/C coatings with use of a twin wire arc, basic flame spray equipment and then a manual HVOF system eventually. Do you think i would also require Grinding machinery, centre lathe and suitable premises etc for ease of work, or do you think i could work around this issue?

TTFN

SMD

[Gordon]

Hi SpraymanDan

I know many don't provide finishing services directly, but rely on symbiotic relationships with other companies.

[plasmajet1990]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXlOvoSj5Cc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCJ0AgLeuRw

[Misael]

Hello everybody.
I am Misael from USA.
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please share with me your comments.

[2DOGSTAR2]

Hi Spray man Dan,
we are a UK based Independent supplier of products and services to the Thermal Caotings Industry, please contact me to discuss your new venture, we may be able to help.

lee@universalthermal.co.uk

http://www.universalthermal.com

Kind regards Lee

(10-11-2009 10:44 PM)SpraymanDan Wrote:  Hi Guys an Gals,

I am new to your forum, i have joined to enable me to gain some extra knowledge, contacts and equipment. as i am looking at the possibilty of setting up a very small 1 or 2 man thermal coating Co in North West England. I have experience in most aspects of Thermal Coatings. As you can imagine this is a quite a daunting prospect for myself, do you think it may be do-able, or is my area saturated with similar companies

Many Thanks

[Stuart Milton]

Plenty of competition up in the North West but seemingly a fair amount of business too.

Feel free to contact us and we can chat through your requirements and how we can assist.