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While PCD dies play a major role in the
non-ferrous wire drawing industry, the
majority of ferrous wire is still mainly
drawn using tungsten carbide (TC)
drawing die-tools. However, TC dies
need totally different working methods
and machines for their repair.
For the average TC die user, dealing
with frequent changes in die-bore
diameters and a wide size application
range, Eder Engineering has developed
the semi-automatic ETC-1/HF. This
unit is said to grind and polish both
the conical and cylindrical die bore
sections “in record time.”
Wire drawing plants dealing with
tungsten carbide dies in near identical
bore-sizes and/or similar stages of
wear, however, are more efficient using
fully automatic equipment.
In cooperation with AGIR-France, Eder
offers completely automatic machines
for all usual sizes of round tungsten
carbide wire drawing dies. All opera-
tions are managed by an OPLC
combined with an intelligent program.
According to the type of the TC die-nib
material to be processed and the kind
of operation chosen, the OPLC allows
program adjustment to opti- mise the
production or reconditioning of TC
dies within the indicated work range.
For processing TC dies of 1mm to
6.5mm diameter, model TCLD-C-CNC
for producing or reconditioning the
conical die-portions is available, while
model TCLD-B-CNC offers precise
processing of the cylindrical bearing.
The TCLD machines can combine to
operate in an in-line mode, by means
of an intelligent robot connection.
For steel cord wire producers and
other special plants using many
tungsten carbide dies with small
bore-sizes, the high precision, easy to
use TCSD-CB-CNC can work both the
conical die-portions and the cylindrical
bearing part in a diameter range
between 0.1mm to 1.5mm.
Well made and maintained diamond/
PCD or TC dies produce longer unin-
terrupted runs, excellent wire surface
quality and improved performance.
Any necessary change of a die set in
wire drawing machines will usually
cause a downtime of between 20 and
40 minutes. If die life can be increased
by 10%, it represents a 10% increase
in overall productivity.
Eder Engineering – Austria
Fax: +43 1 367 494949
Email:
Website:
Making savings on dies
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Belden – The Netherlands Website:
CatSnake™ cable Nexans opens its
first plant in Russia
Nexans held a grand opening
ceremony on 20 th November 2008 to
mark the start of production at its
Ouglich plant in Yaroslavl Oblast,
Russian Federation. The new plant is
Nexans’ first manufacturing facility
in Russia, and represents the first
major investment by a non-Russian
cable manufacturer in the country.
Initially, Nexans in Ouglich will
primarily manufacture low and
medium voltage power cables for
underground and aerial applica-
tions. However, the new plant will
also offer advanced halogen-free
and security cable solutions to take
advantage of the rapid expansion
of the Russian building and
infrastructure market.
180 jobs are created with the
opening of the plant, with many
operators attending training courses
in other Nexans factories.
Nexans – France
Fax: +33 15669 8484
Email:
Website:
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