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Wire cleaning for plating quality

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rust preventive additive diluted at 3-5 per cent concentration. The system provides the ultimate combination of simplicity and effectiveness: acid-free, caustic-free, without ultrasonic, without chemicals, hermetically sealed zero-emission system, no fumes, no foam. environmentally friendly, the system provides significant process savings in production of clean wires. The PWC-S unit is compact and can be easily installed on the finishing/last block of a wire dry drawing machine. Decalub – France Website : www.decalub.com Economical and

The PWC-S system performs wire cleaning and polishing in-line with wire drawing machine at 6 to 12m/s (1,200 to 2,400 ft/ min). Exceptional cleanliness obtained permits wire direct brass coating, copper coating, and wire cleaning prior to heat treatment and coating applications including patenting, annealing, painting, plastic coating, etc. The PWC-S wire cleaning system incorporates new technology which enables normal plant water to be converted into a unique multi-action high pressure wetting/displacement/

It was between 1865-1870 that Pierre Ferret polished the first diamond drawing die, whilst his son went on to manufacture the first tungsten carbide die in the world in 1929. Today, Agir Technologies provides a complete range of tools for cold metal forming, and has more than 150 years’ experience in manufacturing dies for the wire and cable industry. The company provides a range of machinery, including internal horizontal die grinding machines; vertical machines with grinding and polishing process (diameter from 0.6 to 6mm), automatic feeding, management per computer; manual or automatic external grinding machines for steel pins; wire shaving machines; polishing lathes; and machines to clean carbide and diamond drawing dies. The company exports worldwide. Agir Technologies – France Website : www.agir-technologies.com

flush cleaning liquid used to clean drawn wire at high-speed, providing a smooth and glossy wire finish in plating quality. The PWC-S system effectively removes lubricant residue from the base material and is particularly recommended for cleaning applications with wires drawn upon severe conditions resulting in increased heat and burnt lubricant tightly bound to the wire surface and embedded in micro cavities. The system can be used with an emulsion including a new

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