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Plasmait GmbH, a supplier of plasma heat and surface
treatment lines for wire, tube and strip production,
has opened a dedicated test facility for continuous
annealing and degreasing of welding wires. Welding
manufacturers are welcome to test plasma heat and
surface treatment on their materials at Plasmait’s facility
in Lebring, Austria.
The welding wire facility has been designed to perform heat
treatment, degreasing and deoxidation on the wide range of
ferrous and non-ferrous materials with diameters between
0.8mm and 3.5mm. The annealing and degreasing trials
can be performed on copper, copper alloys, aluminium,
various stainless steels and nickel alloys and other materials.
Flux cored wires can also be tested.
According to Plasmait’s R&D Director, Peter Ziger, the
welding wire trial facility is now available to all welding
wire manufacturers who require improving the quality of
their welding wire products. Applications with demanding
surface or challenging annealing requirements will
benefit most from plasma treatment. Such applications
are usually found in sectors such as medical, precision
mechanical, automotive, marine, aerospace and energy
sectors.
Other welding wire manufacturers may want to consider
plasma annealing to reduce energy use, purging gas
consumption or replace chemical surface treatments with dry,
chemical-free degreasing, surface cleaning or deoxidation.
Manufacturers of coated products may find plasma surface
preparation prior to coating or metallic plating also an area
of potential interest.
Since the introduction of plasma heat and surface
treatment process in the wire industry in 2003, Plasmait
has continuously improved the process and widened
the application scope to include annealing and surface
treatment of tubes and flat products.
Plasmait GmbH – Austria
Fax: +43 318 252 4754
Email:
Website:
Plasma heat and surface treatment trial facility
for welding wire applications industry
If you missed out on the CabWire World Conference 2011
in Düsseldorf on 7th November 2011 why not buy the
conference CD or join the IWMA and receive a free copy?
The recent technical conference organised by the IWMA
in Düsseldorf saw a large number of technical and market
overview papers presented to a sell out audience.
Any industry colleague who could not attend but is
interested in purchasing the conference CD of these
papers can now do so from the IWMA Secretariat.
The price for non-IWMA members is US$120 and there is
a discount of 10% for members. Any organisation taking
out membership of the IWMA before 30th March 2012 will
receive a free copy of the CD.
For information on the papers presented at CabWire
please visit the dedicated conference website:
To secure a copy of the CD please contact the IWMA
Secretariat.
S S Plasmait’s new testing facility in Lebring, Austria
S S A packed conference room for a non-ferrous session at CabWire on 7 November 2011
Don’t miss out
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