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8 Wire & Cable ASIA – May/June 2014
Industrynews
SeAH Wheelabrator upgrade
❍ Wire descaling machine at SeAH Special Steel
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SeAH Special Steel Co Ltd, a
manufacturer of special steels, is
upgrading its operations in Pohang,
Korea, with nine wire descaling
machines from Wheelabrator.
The new equipment will be delivered
throughout the year and will replace
existing shot blast machines from
various European and Asian OEMs.
The single strand shot blast machines
from Wheelabrator reliably remove
scale, rust and other contaminants
from the wire or rod surface before
processing, and can be integrated into
existing fully automated drawing lines.
Depending on production requirements,
machines with three, four or six blast
wheels, arranged along the longitudinal
axis of the wire or rod, are available and
ensure consistent and even coverage.
Guide plates focus the abrasive stream
onto the wire surface, thereby boosting
the descaling effect without increasing
abrasive throughput. This improves the
efficiency of the whole blasting
process.
Wire descaling machines from
Wheelabrator allow drawing speeds of
up to 240m/min, matching those in
modern drawing lines.
Viktor Lussi, sales director at the
Wheelabrator Technology Centre
Zürich (DISA Industrie AG), said: “The
customer wanted to upgrade their
operations to meet highest standards
of quality and reliability.
“SeAH Special Steel already had
several Wheelabrator machines in
operation and were very happy with its
proven track-record for quality and
productivity. This new order just goes
to show that, when it comes to
integrated production environments,
investment in highly reliable equipment
pays off.”
Beyond wire descaling equipment,
Wheelabrator also offers single or
multi-strand blast machines for steel
rod and wire coil, which can be
adapted to suit individual customers’
requirements. For example, machines
can be supplied for stand-alone
operations with separate handling or,
as the example SeAH showed, as an
integrated solution.
Wheelabrator Technology Centre
Zürich – Switzerland
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