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Lubrication
& filtration
EuroWire – January 2011
Photo courtesy of Traxit International GmbH
T
hat lubricants are essential to wire drawing is seen
immediately in the definition of the process: “During
deformation, a thin film of lubricant between wire surface and
die surface is essential to minimise friction, to reduce die wear,
and to keep the die cool.” The point is made again in the first
sentence of the description of the procedure: “Lubrication is
introduced, and the material is guided to the deformation zone
of the die.”
But lubricants can do their vital work only if they are right for
the material being worked; of the proper composition and
consistency; and chosen, applied, and monitored by people with
a confident understanding of wet and dry drawing, metal coating
and ultrasonic vibration. This section of
EuroWire
presents some
companies that specialise in this exacting technology.
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