EuroWire March 2015

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Innovation and design from QED

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. 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. New high-performance lubricants

▲ ▲ Mark 4 immersion burners on a high carbon line

Computer control, nitrogen wiping in galvanising and Galfan offer significant savings and accurate coating weights.

QEDWire Lines Inc – Canada Website : www.qedwire.com

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 Website : www.metalube.co.uk 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. Bridon Group – UK Website : www.bridon.com

“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.”

▲ ▲ The new range fromMetalube

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