Butech Bliss and Fagor Arrasate begin strategic partnership

The agreement will see the combination of Fagor Arrasate’s global engineering and automation capabilities with Butech Bliss’s localised execution, service and lifecycle support in North America.

Jock Buta, CEO of Butech Bliss, said: “We have a long history of designing, building, and supporting coil processing systems for demanding applications,

“This partnership allows us to complement our existing coil processing solutions with Fagor Arrasate’s technologies, giving customers broader options to improve performance leveraging the engineering and service support they already trust.”

A key aspect of the collaboration is Fagor Arrasate’s FASTR slitter tooling robot, an advanced automation system designed to improve safety, consistency and changeover efficiency.

As part of the agreement, Fagor Arrasate will gain access to Butech Bliss scrap choppers and stretch levers.

Mikel López, managing director Metal Division at Fagor Arrasate, added: “Butech Bliss brings a strong combination of unique slitting and coil processing technologies, deep application expertise, and a well-established service organisation in North America.

“This partnership allows us to pair Fagor Arrasate’s global engineering and automation capabilities with local execution and support, helping customers implement advanced slitting solutions with confidence.”