WCA September 2009

products & equipment Wire treatment, products and equipment T he first known wire treatment, for the prevention of rust, was also an early form of insurance: a hedge against damage to something of value. Preservation from environmental corrosion is no less a consideration for the wire maker of today, but it is one of many items in a greatly extended list. From ‘Acid’ (Heating, Pickling, Recovery, Resistance, Storage and Handling, Tanks) through ‘Waste Water Removal,’ the apparatus of wire treatment covers many pages of a supplier’s catalogue for 2009. A parallel development may also be traced, from the single strand of wire to a profusion of highly complex wire and cable products whose value is higher by several orders of magnitude. Providing ‘insurance’ for these advanced wares is the responsibility of professionals whose grasp of the technicalities of wire treatment – of anneal- ing, anodizing, austempering, brazing, carbonitriding, and a host of other processes – must be reliable beyond question.

Equipment and services from many of these specialists are reviewed in this section of Wire & Cable ASIA.

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Wire & Cable ASIA – September/October 2009