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Wire & Cable ASIA – September/October 2009 104
Moving to lower borax
Among the latest European regulations governing REACH and the use of biocides
are moves to reduce the use of borax.
For some wire drawing processes, borax has been an important additive,
specifically for the formulation of soluble sodium soaps. In order to meet with the
new regulation Condat has developed a range of dry drawing lubricants without
borax or with much reduced borax content.
Vicafil TN 1630 is a soluble sodium soap with very low borax content (below
the limit planned by the European Commission) but said to provide improved
performance even in severe high carbon steel wire drawing operations.
Testing of the product has shown that the advantages of working with Vicafil
TN1630 include:
Higher softening temperature allows work at higher speeds •
Higher adhesion to the wire surface results in improved lubrication, die life •
and wire surface quality
Reduced consumption, due to the reduction of compacted black soap in the •
die box, improves productivity
Reduction of dust gives a healthier work environment •
Vicafil TN1630 is available as a medium powder, or as medium or large beads. •
Condat AS – France
Fax: +33 47807 3885
Email:
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Environmentally
friendly wire
cleaning
Candor is specialised in processes and
equipment for the surface treatment
and metal finishing industries.
Environment-friendly cleaning pro-
cesses are important for the wire
manufacturer, not only because of
regulations in environmental aspects
but from an economical point of view.
Candor has developed an advanced
hot water cleaning unit named
Candojet. The cleaning unit uses only
water to clean the wire under high
pressure in a patented Candojet cell,
which vibrates the wire. The result
is a compact, efficient and low cost
cleaning unit that can clean wire
directly after drawing or rolling mill
applications at high wire speeds and
where space is limited.
Typical installations are in line with dry
or wet drawing of, for example, CO2
welding wire, stainless MIG wire and
for emulsion or oil removal after the
rolling mill.
The Candojet can clean wire of various
dimensions from very thin to wide, and
also flat wire and strip. The unit has a
system to automatically separate the
lubricant from the water.
Candor also supplies ultrasonic and
electrolytic cleaning units, as well as
all types of wire plating plants.
Candor Sweden AB – Sweden
Fax: +46 11 12 63 12
Email:
Website:
New in wire drawing
A new series of products for the wire drawing field, has been developed by Condoroil. To neutralise the acidity of residuals
produced by the pickling process on copper wire, welding wire CO 2, steel cord and bead wire, Condoroil has developed the
degreaser Condorine 1677.
Condorine 1677 neutralises the residuals of sulphuric acid and is also used as a lubricant and brightening agent in the last
process tank where skin passing occurs.
The advantages of the product include brighter wire, the longer life of the bath, and less drawing die wear. The product can
be used in-line, by continuously controlling the pH of the solution and dosing accordingly. For degreasing of stainless steel
drawn to the box wire, Condoroil produces Condorite 743.
Condorite 743 is phosphate-free and thus less aggressive towards the degreased materials. It is suitable for removing
lubricant residuals after drawing, particularly before the annealing step. It can also remove stearates on mono-wire lines
after drawing at high speed.
Condoroil Impianti Srl – Italy Fax: +39 0332 945303
Email: Website:
Condat’s Vicafil TN1630 for high carbon wire drawing ❍ ❍