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EuroWire – May 2009 37
english technology news
CANDOR Sweden AB
Tel: +46 11 21 75 00 Email:
Fax: +46 11 12 63 12 Website:
wire plating
plants
candor
can do wire
equipment
Electrolytic plating
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Candojet hot water cleaning
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Electrolytic & Ultrasonic
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degreasing
Welding wire cleaning and ◆
copper coating
Pickling & phosphating
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Zumbach's range of non-contact on-line
measuring and control instruments
is in use worldwide for dimensional
parameters including diameter,
thickness and eccentricity, out-of-round
and for physical or electrical parameters
including expansion, capacitance and
dielectric strength.
Zumbach technology, such as lasers/
optics, ultrasonics, x-ray, high-voltage
technology, computer hardware and
software, is used in the cable and wire
industry for telecommunication wire,
data wire, power cable, electronic and
control cable, fibre optic cable, on
extrusion lines of singles and jackets,
CV-lines and rewinding stations.
Zumbach’s patents for measuring and
control instruments include:
Highly accurate diameter and •
ovality measurement with 1-axis,
2-axis and 3-axis laser scanners
(ODAC®)
Non-contact measurement of •
coating thickness with ultrasonic
wall thickness scanners (UMAC®)
Eccentricity/concentricity and •
diameter and true minimum wall
measurement and control on
high-speed extrusion lines with one
gauge (ODEX®)
X-ray measuring systems for •
cross-section measurement in
CV-lines (RAYEX®)
Highly accurate capacitance •
measurement (CAPAC®)
Foam/Foam skin CD-control •
(Cellmaster®)
Ultrasonic measuring and control •
systems for wall thickness with
cutting edge digital technology
(Wallmaster – UMAC® CI)
Spark Testers meeting all standards •
(AST, DST, IST) and calibrators
Full circumferential detection of •
surface faults (KW TRIO, SIMAC®)
Inductive conductor preheating •
with temperature control
(Tempmaster)
Non-contact temperature measure- •
ment of wires (AUTAC)
Non-contact oscillating and static •
measuring systems for hot steel
applications (Steelmaster)
Zumbach Electronic AG – Switzerland
Fax: +41 32 356 0430
Email:
Website:
On-line range for accuracy and control
In-line Pressure Wet Cleaning (PWC)
system cleans drawn wire of residual
lubricant to obtain a smooth and glossy
finish of ‘ plating’ quality, at up to 14m/sec
(2,800 ft/min) depending on wire size.
The system simultaneously performs
in-line surface cleaning and polishing
with drawing, and uses standard cleaning
media including cold water or oil for
the most demanding wire cleaning and
polishing applications. The wire leaves the
cleaning unit completely dry, ultra-clean,
with a highly reflective appearance.
The PWC system is particularly
recommended for cleaning applications
in which a traditional process is
inappropriate, especially with wire drawn
in severe conditions resulting in increased
heat and burnt lubricant tightly bound
to the wire surface and embedded in
micro-cracks and longitudinal scratches.
The exceptional cleanliness of the glossy
finish permits direct coating, in brass or
copper for example. Wire cleaning prior
to heat treatment applications include
patenting and annealing.
In demanding applications, such as pro-
duction of highly reflective wire, the PWC
system enables considerably higher surface
quality of the end product, benefiting
from the Decalub ‘new-coat’ process with
controlled nano-film lubrication.
This permits wire polishing and smooth
and frictionless drawing with water
soluble sodium lubricants in all drafts,
easy to clean in-line at high speed with
‘rust preventive’ additives.
Decalub – France
Fax: +33 1 6020 2021
Email:
Website:
Wire cleaning and polishing by PWC system ▲ ▲
Wire with ‘new-coat’ in bright
finish for plating quality
Advertorial on behalf of Decalub