Höganäs opens North American ArcX centre
February 8, 2023
Sweden’s Höganäs AB has announced a new ArcX facility, located in Houston, Texas, USA. The 1,115 m2 centre is set to further strengthen the company’s position in the surface coating market, and will provide technical support to its surface coating customers.
The ArcX centre is located near to many large OEMs in various industries and offer customer support, application development, technical solutions, as well as training, complementing and building upon Höganäs’ other ArcX centres.
“Our new ArcX facility in the US is an important strategic move for Höganäs, particularly in North America with many OEMs as driving forces to develop technological breakthroughs. This expansion is part of our company’s continued commitment to serving our customers in the Americas, helping us become a trusted technical partner for our customers and work together to create future opportunities,” stated Hans Keller, president, Surface & Joining Technologies.
Höganäs produces a full range of nickel-, iron- and cobalt-based atomised powders particularly suited to the needs of surface coating processes and applications such as powder welding, flame spraying, plasma spraying, HVOF (high velocity oxy-fuel), HVAF (high velocity air-fuel), PTA (plasma transferred arc), laser cladding and cold spraying.