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QED specialises in equipment for heat-treating, cleaning and
coating of steel wire. Custom designed and built, its high-speed
lines are for galvanising, Galfan®, patenting, annealing, and oil
tempering processes. Combining innovative design concepts
with 30 years’ practical experience, QED has developed a
range of products and equipment that is both technologically
advanced and ruggedly dependable.
With a view to improved efficiency and to minimise
environmental impact, QED developed the dual loop pressure
control combustion system. This system maintains a steady
output with precise air-gas ratio. This patented combustion
control system is now used on all its multiple burner furnaces.
QED has recently upgraded its proven fluidbed technology with
proportional, closed-loop feedback and mass flow controls.
The Siemens PLC-based system provides much higher thermal
efficiency and lower fuel costs than previous systems. Its
fluidbeds operate from DV=120 to DV=240 and from 1.5t/h to
8.0t/h production, with satisfied customers on six continents.
The latest development in galvanising furnaces is the advanced
recuperative technology Mark 4 immersion burner. This
burner offers dramatically higher combustion efficiency from
a double pass pre-heat design with extended heat-transfer
area. Constructed of stainless and high nickel alloy steels, the
modularly constructed burner offers an extended operating
lifespan and reduced maintenance.
In addition to the fuel savings, the new burner runs with a
cooler skin temperature, providing a more pleasant working and
maintenance environment.
The company also supplies the latest development in
HighTurbulence® pickling and galvanising technology. The
multiple stage cleaning systems have high turbulence acid that
greatly accelerates the pickling process.
Computer control, nitrogen wiping in galvanising and Galfan
offer significant savings and accurate coating weights.
QEDWire Lines Inc – Canada
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Innovation and design from QED
▲ ▲ Mark 4 immersion burners on a high carbon line
Lubricants manufacturer Metalube has launched Rope-Tek™
WRD, a new range of biodegradable, high-performance
lubricants, specifically designed to protect steel wire ropes.
Each product is formulated from high-performance base oils
and thickeners, and contains an advanced additive system that
minimises friction and wear, delivering outstanding corrosion
protection.
Commenting on the new range, Douglas Hunt, commercial
director, said: “Steel wire ropes are complex in construction and
are often subject to arduous operating conditions.
“Movement, such as loading
and unloading of the rope,
bending and flexing over
sheaves and pulleys, creates
high load points where wires
and strands cross over each
other. This can result in fretting
wear and corrosion – reducing
the life of the rope. The high
load carrying solids contained
in Rope-Tek™ form a low
friction barrier between the
metal surfaces, minimising
frictional contact and wear.”
Due to the vastly different environments that wire ropes operate
in, Metalube has a comprehensive range of wire rope lubricants
to provide the right product for every condition and situation.
The company manufactures a range of non-ferrous drawing
oils and maintenance lubricants as well as a variety of corrosion
protection and forming oils.
Metalube Ltd – UK
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New high-performance lubricants
▲ ▲ The new range fromMetalube
Moorings producer roped in
Bridon Holdings Ltd has acquired the ScanRope moorings
business and deep-water moorings assets from the Parker
Hannifin Corporation.
With the addition of ScanRope, the Bridon Group will have
over 1,700 employees worldwide producing wire and fibre
ropes. Bridon operates across many sectors including oil
and gas, mining, construction, fishing and marine, and crane
and industrial, and was originally formed in 1924 from an
amalgamation of wire rope producers.
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