EoW March 2007

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“ ACID-FREE PROCESS FOR STEEL ROD CLEANING & SURFACE PREPARATION” “New Way to Draw Steel Wire in the 21 st Century”

Increasing capacity 10-fold

The capacity of FisherTech’s Injected Metal Assembly (IMA™) process has been increased 10-fold with the launch of the AM51 system. A maximum shot volume of up to 500g allows for forming and joining of much larger component assemblies and end terminations. New design features, such as a stationary operating head, shot control and a two-stage melt pot, provide options for advanced automation up to full robotic operation. Pneumatic injection increases opera- ting capability by 50% for greater productivity, reduced operating costs and improved die cast integrity. IMA technology uses molten zinc alloy to die cast a component while Taking care of small diameters Increasing manufacturing efficiency and product quality is ever-important in these competitive times. The cost and the quality of products are essentially determined by the dies used and demand resulting from this, with regard to improved geometric drawing parameters, presupposed a sustained further development of the drawing die processing machines currently in use. There are two new developments in the wide range of tungsten carbide die working machines from Bremer GmbH in Germany.

it is simultaneously joined to other components in an assembly, or to form and join an end termination directly onto a wire, cable, rod or shaft. This process eliminates one or more pre- manufactured parts from the assembly, as well as multiple joining methods for increased cost saving. The precision die casting tool ensures high quality, close tolerance part-to-part consistency with no secondary finishing required. The zinc alloy, with mechanical properties equivalent to low carbon steel, forms a high strength component, and the alloy’s fluidity allows casting of complex, intricate detail. FisherTech – USA Fax : +1 705 748 6312 Email : info@fishertech.com Website : www.fishertech.com bearing section of the die with an accurate tolerance of 0.001mm. The system checks the bore diameter and continuously the whole cycle which ensures very close tolerances for radii angle and bore diameter. These latest developments can eliminate the human factor and produce a perfectly controlled die quality. To increase customer service, and to provide optimum technical support to all Asian customers, Bremer also has two agent offices in Asia, in Osaka, Japan, and Shanghai, China. Willi Bremer GmbH – Germany Fax : +49 2778 2190

DCCD process features: • Eliminates acid, borax and precoatings • Zero energy consumption • Direct drawing from bare rod with no speed limitation, for H/C and L/C • New Lubricant Viscosity Control provides exceptionally adherent coating • Adjustable lubricant residual • Zero lubricant waste • Recommended for severe drawing applications (spring, rope, bead, CO 2 welding, PC strand, plating quality) • H/C wire drawn at 18 m/s (3600 ft/min) • Up to 8 times longer die life • Exiting wire temp. 45°C (113°F) • Greatly improved wire ductility

DECALUB 31, avenue de Condé 77500 CHELLES, FRANCE Fax: +33 1 60 20 20 21 E-mail: info@decalub.com Website: www.decalub.com

Email : bremer-willi@t-online.de Website : www.bremer-willi.de

They have developed the new KSP1 and EK2000F machines, especially for small diameters in the range of 0.12-1mm. In the range of 0.40-6mm Bremer has developed a fully automatic machine, the KPM4AC. Both types of machine use modern computerised technologies and built-in electronic systems. are automatically processed to the meeting point. After the conical section is worked, the dies are automatically transferred to the calibration station, which calibrates the At first the dies

The fully automatic KPM4AC

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EuroWire – March 2007