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Wire cleaning and polishing for plating quality
The PWC-S system performs drawn wire
cleaning and polishing, in-line with wire
drawing machine at 6 to 12m/s (1,200 to
2,400ft/min).
Exceptional cleanliness is obtained in a
glossy finish in plating quality permits
wire direct brass coating, copper
coating, and wire cleaning prior to
heat treatment including patenting,
annealing, painting, plastic coating, etc.
In demanding applications, including
production of highly reflective wire, the
system revolutionises the wire cleaning,
enabling considerably higher surface
quality of the end product.
The PWC-S cleaning system
incorporates new technology which
enables plant cold water to be
converted into a unique multi-action
high pressure wetting/displace/flush
cleaning liquid used to clean drawn wire
at high-speed, providing the wire with a
smooth glossy finish in plating quality.
The PWC-S system effectively loosens
and removes lubricant residue from
base material and is particularly
recommended for cleaning applications
with wires drawn upon severe
conditions resulting in increased heat
and burned lubricant tightly bound
to the wire surface and embedded in
micro-cavities.
These cavities are further smoothly
polished under extreme pressure
generated by the unit all around the
wire circumference, separating lubricant
residue from base material, washing
away dispersed contaminants, enabling
wire exiting the unit very clean of
white-metal appearance with bright
finish and completely dry.
For wire decorative applications, the
system can be used with emulsion
including a new rust preventive additive
diluted at 5 per cent concentration.
The PWC-S system provides the
ultimate combination of simplicity
and effectiveness in a completely
green process: acid-free, caustic-free,
without ultrasonic, without chemicals,
hermetically sealed zero-emission
system, no fumes, no foam.
Economical and environmentally
friendly, the system provides significant
process savings in production of clean
wire.
The PWC-S unit is compact and can be
easily installed on the finishing/last
block of a wire dry drawing machine.
Decalub – France
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▲ ▲ Wire cleaning by PWC system