SAW Flux and Wire from India for Singapore Fabricators

SAW flux and the wire it is paired with, exported from India to Singapore against the classification in your welding procedure, on EXW, FOB, CFR or CIF.

This page is for Singapore fabricators who weld long seams by submerged arc and want the consumables shipped from India. It covers what we supply, what an enquiry should contain and how the order is documented.

Flux and wire we supply

Vasundhara Performance Solutions exports SAW flux, together with the SAW wire it is paired with, as the exporter of record. Each order is supplied against the buyer's classification. We do not ship one fixed brand and do not act as export distributor for any manufacturer.

Where SAW consumables are used

• Naval and shipbuilding yards: hull plate seams and bulkhead panels
• Structural steel fabrication: plate girders, heavy beams and bridge components
• Pressure vessels and tanks: longitudinal and circumferential seams, to the code your job follows
• Wind towers and boiler components: tower sections and heavy boiler structural welds

Submerged arc welding is chosen for long, straight seams in thick plate. Because a blanket of flux covers the arc, the seam is welded without visible arc light or spatter. The process is mechanised, on a tractor, carriage or column-and-boom, and is limited to the flat and horizontal positions.

How to specify your order

1. Classification: the flux and wire combination in your WPS, for example AWS A5.17 F7A2-EM12K for carbon steel, an AWS A5.23 combination for low-alloy steel, or your EN ISO designation
2. Approvals: any classification-society or boiler-code approval the job calls for, so that we can check at quotation whether the manufacturer lists it for the grade offered
3. Wire diameter, plus the flux type where your procedure fixes it
4. Packing: flux bag size, wire spool or coil form, and any pallet marks
5. Quantities of flux and of wire, stated separately
6. Onward destination, if the lot is to be re-shipped from Singapore
7. Incoterm and consignee details

We quote against the classification you state, and the manufacturer's data sheet shows what each grade is classified to. Where your WPS names a product rather than a classification, send that product's data sheet; we will propose a grade of the same classification for approval by your welding engineer.

Commercial terms

Shipping to Singapore

Ports

The port of discharge is Singapore. From India we usually ship from Chennai, Krishnapatnam or Visakhapatnam, the east-coast ports facing South-East Asia.

Re-shipment from Singapore

Singapore buyers often send goods on into the region. Give us the final destination with your enquiry and each lot is marked and documented for that destination.

Import documents and origin certificate

Singapore's import requirements, and those of any onward market, decide the paperwork. Your forwarder or your own procedures will say what is needed; pass that to us and we prepare the set accordingly. A preferential certificate of origin, if you want one instead of the standard chamber certificate, has to be requested at enquiry, because it is issued in India before shipment. The ASEAN export page has more on this.

Humidity

Flux picks up moisture in tropical storage. Consignments go palletised and shrink-wrapped. On arrival, keep the flux in dry storage and re-dry it to the manufacturer's instructions before critical welds.

Combining with other welding and plant supplies

If you also buy welding electrodes, MIG/MAG wires, TIG filler rods, lubricants or plant spares from India, they can be consolidated into the same shipment and the same document set. The industrial export supply page lists the full range; for a quote, write to the export desk.

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