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Plasmait GmbH, a supplier of plasma
heat and surface treatment lines for
wire, tube and strip production, has
updated its company website. Visitors
to will be able to
review short outlines of Plasmait’s
products.
Newly presented on the website is
the PV Ribbon Tinning Line used for
production of PV ribbon. The line
has become the production process
of choice for most producers of
premium quality PV ribbon worldwide.
Also updated is the overview of
PlasmaANNEALER, which has been
subject to successful installations in
copper and copper alloy annealing as
well as increasingly in stainless steel
and nickel alloy applications.
Visitors, who have the interest to test
plasma heat and surface treatment
on their specific materials are
welcome to book their trial online.
Plasmait runs client trials on three
different test lines, one of which is
dedicated to PV ribbon lines and the
other to welding wire applications.
Plasma heat and surface treatment
tests are performed to various
requirements and for many different
materials.
Peter Ziger, Plasmait’s R&D director,
explained that the trial facilities have
been utilised by many manufacturers
who strive to improve the quality of
their wire or tube products, reduce
production costs or want to make
the production chemical-free and
operator-friendly. Plasma treatment
will most benefit applications
with demanding surface needs or
challenging annealing requirements.
Such applications are usually found
in sectors such as medical, precision
mechanical, electronics, aerospace
and energy sectors.
Since the introduction of the
high-speed plasma heat and surface
treatment process in the wire industry
in 2003 Plasmait has continuously
improved the technology and widened
the scope application of plasma heat
and surface treatment in the ferrous
and non-ferrous sectors.
Plasmait GmbH – Austria
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Plasmait’s new website
S S Visitors to the new website will be able to review short outlines of Plasmait’s products
Metalube launched a semi-synthetic
oil, Inoxol™ 5108, at Wire & Cable
India 2012. This latest addition to
its lubricant range is specifically
designed for the wet drawing of
stainless steel wire and significantly
outperforms rival products.
Inoxol™ 5108 contains the very
latest synthetic additives, improving
film strength and providing
outstanding extreme-pressure and
anti-wear properties.
Technical director Chris Nettleship
said: “Our test results for
this product are exceptional.
We are witnessing excellent
drawing performance that will
considerably extend the life of
dies, and as the cost of dies
is noticeably higher than that
of a lubricant, the results speak
for themselves. Inoxol™ 5108
will radically reduce customer
overheads.”
Inoxol™ 5108 also contains special
additives to minimise thermal and
oxidative degradation of the oil,
extending the service life of the oil,
reducing both the quantity of oil
consumed as well as the cost of
waste oil disposal. The improved
lubricity benefits provided by
these additives also produce an
exceptionally bright surface finish.
Metalube – UK
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New stainless steel wire lubricant – Inoxol™ 5108
S S Laboratory wear tests have shown that Inoxol 5108 reduces wear by more than 20 per cent compared to its
nearest rival