WCA May 2014

Technology news

New lubricants range launched

METALUBE has launched a new range of lubricants and rust preventatives for the roll forming, cutting and pressing of metallic parts. The new range comprises three product groups: Cool-Tek™: water dilutable concentrates for lubrication during forming and cutting processes. Cool-Tek products provide optimum lubrication and cleanliness that extends roll/tool life whilst providing outstanding surface finish. The range has excellent fines handling and settling, along with outstanding corrosion protection. Meta-Shield™: solvent-based rust preventatives that provide up to 24 months protection for bundled sections and parts. Meta-Shield products deposit a self-healing residual film, offering protection against accidental contact. Sol-Tek™: solvent-based lubricants that evaporate after use, leaving clean, moisture-free sections and parts. This negates the need for cleaning or subsequent treatment. Metalube’s Wayne Thornhill, who developed the new range, said: “We are very excited about our new product line. These products have been tailor-made for the roll forming of ferrous and non-ferrous metals including galvanised steel. “The Meta-Shield range of rust preventatives are designed to be used in conjunction with the Cool-Tek Violi specialises in the design and production of industrial machinery dedicated to the manufacturing of tubes and wires, typically used in the processes of drawing, winding, straightening and cutting. The MRT series for tubes and bars is equipped with straightening groups consisting of hyperbolic pairs of rollers obliquely mounted and having an inclination opposed to each pair. The orientation of the axes, combined with the hyperbolic geometry of the rollers allows the profile to rotate forward. All the rollers are mounted on motorised and independent supports flowing within bushings that allow the

products. This combination offers impeccable protection on the internal bore and external surfaces of tubes and sections. Our Sol-Tek products are evaporative in nature; this eliminates water from the forming process reducing the risk of corrosion, particularly on galvanised parts.” Metalube Ltd – UK Website : www.metalube.co.uk ❍ A new range of preventatives for roll forming, cutting and processing operator to modify the height and the angle of the system. Acting on the vertical axis is possible to adapt the straightening machine to different diameters and to correct the line of the advancement of the profile in order to create a process of metal stressing and to get products perfectly straight. The MRT line includes three models with different capacities: MRT5 for tubes and bars with diameters from 3 to 11mm, MRT5M for tubes and bars with diameters from 10 to 30mm, and MRT5M50 for tubes and bars with diameters from 25 to 50mm. Violi Srl – Italy Website : www.violinmacchine.it

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