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Advertorial on behalf of Decalub
Wire dry cleaning enables direct galvanising
The BH-S is a green dry cleaning process
of great potential, used in-line in the most
demanding applications, allowing the
highest cleaning speed with all steel wires
(including 0.90%C), mechanically descaled
or acid cleaned, bare or pre-coated,
drawn with calcium and sodium
lubricants. Applications include wire
cleaning from solid lubricant residue, or
other contaminants (rust and scale), prior
to galvanising, metallic coatings, Al or Cu
cladding, heat treatment, etc, and wire
rod cleaning prior to drawing.
The development of the BH-S wire dry
cleaning system provides the ultimate
combination of simplicity and effectiveness,
replacing the most costly operations in wire
cleaning processes, including replacement
of acid, ultrasonic and other wet
chemicals, generating substantial cost
savings, environmental benefits and
improvement in productivity of clean H/C
and L/C wires.
The BH-S system is particularly
recommended for cleaning applications
in which a conventional process is
inappropriate, especially with wires
drawn upon severe conditions resulting
in increased heat and burned lubricant
tightly bound to the wire surface and
embedded in micro-cavities.
Basically, the BH-S is a smooth and
sensitive multi-layer micro-shaving/
abrading that finely impacts the
wire surface, separating lubricant
residue or other contaminants
from the base material, removing
dispersed contaminants by moving
wire, exiting the unit extra clean of
white-metal appearance at extreme
speed, operating at virtually zero energy
consumption.
Decalub – France
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▲ ▲ Wire cleaning by BH-S system
VGP compliance
Metalube is delighted to announce that Rope-Tek™ WRD40 now complies with
VGP (Vessel General Permit) standards demanded by the US Government for all
commercial shipping above 79ft entering USA coastal waters. To comply with
VGP standards Metalube has been issued with an EU EcoLabel. The company’s
licence number is UK/027/015.
Rope-Tek™ WRD40 is a new high-performance, biodegradable lubricant specifically
designed from renewable raw material sources.
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