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CastExpo is already drawing to a close in Columbus, and whilst we could meet with our main customers, some great news for Winoa were announced, such as the opening of a new technical center in Pittsburgh and the agreement to acquire Peerless Abrasives, an American manufacturer of metallic abrasives. This will allow for a complete reset of our operations in the USA, and be back with new ambitions....

Join the abrasives experts on 15th edition of International Exhibition on Foundry Technology, Equipment, Supplies, Services and 10th edition of Cast India Expo – Exhibition for Indian Casting, Concurrent to the 67th Indian Foundry Congress ,organised by The Institute of Indian Foundrymen is scheduled to be organized during January 18 – 20, 2019 at Stall No F-01 , Hall No 14 , India...

Sales accelerator in the bustling segment of shot peening in the car and aeronautics industries WINOA, the world leader in steel abrasives is a French company established in the heart of the Alps and has signed a distribution agreement with the Japanese company TOYO SEIKO, the world leader in conditioned cut-wire shot. Toyo Seiko is the only provider in the world offering cut wire of "HD"...

This high-tech production factory is currently the world's most environmentally friendly steel shot manufacturing facility. The Balmaseda site relies on the most modern production techniques to reduce its environmental footprint: dual purification system to ensure a clean environment inside and outside the plant, heat recovery equipment , smart sensors, a high efficiency water treatment plant....

Join our team in Guadalajara during Fundi Expo from 24th to 26th of October 2018.  An event focused on bringing global trends from the foundry to the Mexican industry. During 3 days of congress and exhibition in the Expo Guadalajara, , will be presented more than 170 exhibitors and will be taught more than 47 conferences, where experts from all over the world will expose the latest advances...

KFS held an exhibition of casting for two days, on April, 12th and 13th at Dong-a University in Busan. Our sister company SEOUL Shot seized the opportunity to promote new businesses such as Stelux ranges, and HPG. Stelux products offers a real ecological alternative compared  to other surface treatment solutions, such as blasting with garnet or aluminum oxide, that generate much...

The tight supply situation within the graphite electrodes market has led to limited global availability of graphite electrodes and sharp increases in their prices. Faced with this sharp and unprecedented escalation in the market prices of graphite electrodes, Winoa has seen its monthly purchasing costs multiplied several folds and is struggling to secure supplies, while facing tightened...

Winoa is facing an unprecedented situation of rising costs in its primary raw materials. The current cost dynamics have forced Winoa to implement a worldwide price adjustment to continue providing customer the top quality products and services they have grown to expect.    The recent boom in the production of batteries for electrical vehicles has strained the supply...

The SSPC 2017 was held from January 30 to February 02, at the Tampa Convention Center in Florida, USA. During 3 days of exhibits, more than 120 companies in Airblast equipment, Recycling machines and Paint were present.   The US W Abrasives team representing Sales, Marketing and Technical have chosen the SSPC to showcase the W Abrasives offer:  Premium products, technologies,...

The 2016 Fabtech Trade Show and Conference was a three-day event held from November 16-18, 2016 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Nevada. Fabtech, the North America’s largest show in the metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing industries, attracts the highest quality audience in the field of aerospace, automotive, construction, energy, oil & gas or other transportation....

Marmomacc 2016 – one of the most important stone fair worldwide - was held in Verona from September 28th to October 1st.    Our MEIA team members and colleagues from the Italian team attended the fair as visitors. The team got the opportunity to visit the stands of our world-wide clients discussing operational topics and sharing views on the market situation and...

The International Engineering Fair was a five-day event held from 3rd to 7th October 2016, at the BRNO Exhibition Center, which ranks among the largest exhibitions centers in Europe and which is on the 23rd position on the word.    Popular among professionals in the industry sector it is the most successful International Engineering Fair since 2008, for fair organizers. Covering...

The 25th Vietnam International Industrial Fair (VIIF 2016) was a four-day event held from Oct. 17 –20, 2016 atVietnam’s International Convention Center in Hanoi,  under the patronage of various key ministries of Vietnam including ministries of trade and industry, culture and information, construction, transportation etc. Covering over 4,500 m2, the event attracted the participation...

IKK Shot participated in Japan’s largest international maritime exhibition, “SEA JAPAN 2016”, held from 13 to 15 April in the Tokyo Big Sight Exhibition Centre.   We displayed premium product “PROFILIUM” and cleanliness measurement device "WA clean", as well as presenting activities such as machine checks or testing centre trials....

Hello everyone, At the close of 2015, I applaud the improvement of the economic performance of the group. We will keep in mind everybody’s efforts, while focusing on the strengthening of our alignment behind a common vision of the future, the same set of rules of our business conduct, and the processes that sustain the execution of our strategy. This performance is all the...

The 20 th of March 2015 was held the 11 th International Conference "Status and perspectives of application of protective coatings for equipment and facilities of Oil and Gas industry", with the participation of Nicolas Klimoff, Sales Director for key customers and Serguey Vorotynsky, Technical Director for the CIS (WA Ural), the topic of their presentation was «Tools for quality...

WA Kurgan and Wheelabrator Allevard Ural participated in the 20th edition of the international exhibition industry "Metal-Expo 2014" that was held from November 11 to 14 in the Russian Expo Center in Moscow. Traditionally WA Kurgan promoted a range of products for various industries and gave customers required information on possibilities of innovative abrasives. The specialists...

The 12th International Conference on Shot Peening was held September 15-18, 2014, in Goslar, Germany. The small world of Shot Peening was there with 200 attendees coming from industry (mainly aerospace) and universities of all over the world. 20 companies had a booth during the conference among which Winoa, Wheelabrator, Rösler, MIC, Sinto, Frohn,.. It was the opportunity for Winoa...

Want to reduce your cutting cost ? Our new technology, the WA COST Simulator will be presented on our Booth - Discover it during the Verona exhibition.

The D-Day Memorial will see about 8,000 people for its 70th anniversary in June. BEDFORD COUNTY, VA - Several businesses are helping make this weekend's D-Day anniversary events possible. The premier sponsor is AREVA, and fly-over sponsors are Liberty University, Freedom Aviation, and Dynamic Aviation. Other sponsors include W Abrasives, BB&T, Financial Designs in Forest, Bankers...

Fresh impetus for Winoa On 30 January 2014, a consortium headed by KKR Asset Management (KAM), associated with Davidson Kempner and Bennett, acquired Winoa from its previous owner, LBO France. This acquisition has brought in new capital and enabled us to make a major reduction in our debt. We can look forward to speeding up our growth and developing new areas of expertise. ...

The 19th edition of the international exhibition industry "Metal-Expo 2013 " was held from November 12 to 15 in the Russian Expo Center in Moscow. More than 30 000 experts visited the Expo Center and more than 700 companies from 35 countries participated in the exhibition. Traditionally JSC "WA Kurgan" promoted a range of products for various industries and...

The world of marble and granite renewed also in 2013 his appointment in “Marmomacc“ Verona, Italy, for the most important exhibition of the year. Winoa was present (we are a protagonist of the exhibition since the beginning) with a totally new booth, intended to send a message of innovation, technology and availability for any type of customer’s need. A very...

For many years Winoa France has been engaged in a process of constant improvement of its Quality, Security and Environment performances. As an electricity-intensive group, managing its energetic performance has always been at the core of Winoa. To reach this goal an ISO 50 001 process has been launched. On July 5, thanks to the efforts of all, the certification was obtained....

The 9th International exhibition on foundry technology , equipment and supplies concurrent with 61st Indian Foundry congress was held on 27-29 January at Kolkata in Eastern India organized by The Institute of Indian Foundry men which is incidentally headquartered in Kolkata only. Kolkata is State capital of West Bengal and largest cosmopolitan in Eastern India. Kolkata and West Bengal is...

At the end of September,  in Verona (Italy), took place the usual exhibition MARMOMACC. It is one of the most important exhibition in the world devoted to granite and to its processing, and the Winoa Group is attending since the very first edition. The booth, wide and welcoming with central position, was put as a meeting place for the numerous customers of the Group, from Italy...

This is the largest annual event in North America for the metalcasting industry.  Combining an exhibition of industry suppliers with technical, management and research presentations from the foremost experts around the world, this year’s 116th Congress showcases the latest advancements in metalcasting. This year the event was held in Columbus, OH (last year was Schaumberg,...

The industrial plant of Le Cheylas successfully renewed its ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certificates in February 2012. The respect of the environment plays an integral part in our culture, that’s why we have to constantly limit the negative impacts linked with our activity, with the respect to laws and regulations and with a continuous effort to improve our performances. The investments...