EoW July 2012

News Technology

For fine and extra fine wire

CPA Wire Technologies presented the new Linnox wet drawing machine for fine and extra fine wire at wire 2012. The machine is the perfect addition to the high quality product lines of CPA for wire production and sets new standards in the manufacturing of premium fine and extra fine wire. The Linnox wet drawing machine was especially developed for drawing high-strength steel wires beginning from a finished diameter of 0.06mm and operates according to the principle of a sliding wire drawing process. State-of-the-art components and a user-friendly operating system enable an automated as well as error-free production. CPA's innovation impresses with its unique drive concept, low installation and maintenance effort, installation without foundation and low energy consumption. Additional advantages of the system are the wire-efficient inline-wire straightening and testing unit, the straight wire behaviour, the gimbally stored final drawing dies, the guided identification of the wear of the drawing die and the highly versatile lubrication systems.

▲ ▲ Newmini-wipe from Cosmos

The new mini-wipe from Cosmos features a Vortex air stream, diamond polished wiping cylinders and exchangeable centring guides. to cleanse bare, fine gauge wire of Ø 0.025-Ø0.71mm with air velocity within the air wipe exceeding the speed of sound while consuming only 0.1-0.2 cubic foot per minute of compressed air. A range of exchangeable wiping cylinders and centring guides are available to realise the optimum combination of wiping cylinder and centring guide for the wire diameter customers have in mind. Cosmos Enterprises Co Ltd – Taiwan Website : www.cosmos-na.com A mini-wipe that cleanses bare, fine gauge wire The machine is dedicated

▲ ▲ Linnox wet drawing machine for fine and extra fine wire by CPA

The CPA Wire Technologies include continuous plating plants, heat treatment technologies and high-tech wire machinery, for example another innovation, the ROTACC PV/ TV payoffs and take-ups, the system for the partly automated operation with automated guided vehicle systems. These products are complemented by the control systems developed by CPA Computer Process Automation. product lines of

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EuroWire – July 2012