Schlatter and WiTechs – new strategic partnership

Both companies are long-standing experts in plant engineering and construction and their goal is to offer their customers worldwide the most productive systems and solutions for the production of wire of the highest quality.

This partnership focuses on the creation of convincing plant concepts that set new standards in terms of economy and quality. The high-performance Schlatter drawing plants are complemented by high-quality WiTechs machines for wire cleaning and wire coating. Thanks to the complementary products, a comprehensive and modular range is created, enabling system solutions to be ideally tailored to individual customer requirements.

Additionally the worldwide distribution networks were consolidated. Customers benefit from a competent contact person in their vicinity. This contact person provides support in the area of consulting and project planning for new system solutions and is available with a wide range of services throughout the lifetime of the system.

Schlatter Industries AG, based in Schlieren, Switzerland, is one of the world's leading system suppliers in the wire industry, specializing in mesh welding machines and production lines for wire. www.schlattergroup.com

WiTechs B.V., based in Hengelo, the Netherlands, is the technology leader in the inline pre- and post-treatment of wire. The service package includes machines for wire descaling, wire coating and wire cleaning. www.witechs.com