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efficiencies of existing annealing facilities
through software models.
The company’s worldwide references and
global reach were recognized by the US
Commerce Department in 2010 with the
Presidential E-Award.
Rad-Con Inc – USA
Website:
Refractron
Booth: 09D06-3
Are you willing to benchmark your ceramic
or carbide supplier for their impact on your
wire quality, operational efficiency and
total costs? Refractron works with wire
manufacturers every day to help them
improve the performance of their critical
components by providing precise, reliable,
zirconia-based ceramics and ceramic–
metal assemblies.
Its featured magnesia stabilised zirconia,
Izory ®, is proven and specified by some
of the most recognisable names in wire
manufacturing.
The USA factory in New York is ISO 9001:2008
certified. It includes the critical equipment
to make Izory from raw powders. The
powder processing expertise and
proprietary firing cycle allows its engineers
and scientists to ensure Izory has the best
material properties.
These properties, the surface finish
specifications and critical dimensions that
are important to making the best wire
at the lowest cost are guaranteed by a
rigorous quality program.
The Izory products on the booth will include
rod rings, step cones, multi-wire rolls, spooler
guides, enameling dies, annealer pulleys,
air wipes and eyelets.
Refractron – USA
Website:
RichardsApex
Booth: 09F06-05
RichardsApex, a global manufacturer
of wet lubricants for wire drawing
and hot-rolling applications, provides
semi-synthetic and synthetic compounds
for wet drawing of non-ferrous and ferrous
wire as well as protective coatings,
cleaners, corrosion inhibitors and oil-form
lubricants for all non-ferrous and ferrous
alloys for both wire and tube applications.
Its core products can be made at all of the
company’s manufacturing locations in the
USA, Europe, Australia and Mexico. With
over 114 years of history, RichardsApex
has an established global sales network to
service customers throughout the world,
including on-site support and technical
sales assistance.
The company has subsidiaries located in
both the UK (RichardsApex Europe) and
Australia (RichardsApex AustralAsia), and
representatives in Canada, China, Greece,
S S An example of the Izory products that will be on
display