EuroWire May 2023

9-11 May 2023

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

re-use of the holder. Instead of shipping a large ring of metal and then discarding it once used, customers can ship just the carbide insert. Used inserts can be removed and re turned to Paramount for remanufactur ing, while a new insert is dropped into the reusable Paramount holder and produc tion continues.

Electrical power (a single-phase supply between 100 and 240V) is only required for the PLC control system. The user-friendly EP500 provides a safe, clean and quiet method of welding rod from 5 to 15mm. PWM’s portable air/hydraulic HP100 cold welder and the manually operated M101 will also be on show. The M101, a heavy duty machine for wire from 1 to 5mm, can also be used to weld strip for armouring lines. PWM’s small manual machines for fine/ medium wire from 0.1 to 1.8mm include the handheld M10 and M25, and the BM10 and BM30 models for use on a work- bench or with a cart. The company’s welders and dies (standard or custom made) for wire, strip and profile are designed and made in-house. PWM also makes specialist trapezoidal dies for welding material used in subsea cables. QED specialises in equipment for in-line heat-treating, cleaning and coating of steel wire. Its furnaces are custom built for multi-strand annealing, stress relieving, patenting and tempering processes. With patented flow technology, the fluid systems integrate cleaning efficiency with high wire speeds. QED’s rugged liquid metal furnaces apply heavy and commercial coatings of zinc, aluminium and Galfan®. The company supplies new process lines with remote monitoring and control of the equipment’s key functions. Networked control panels are further enhanced with software and hardware for communicating directly with internal networks. The Siemens-based PLCs work in unison with an Ixon router for seamless LAN integration. The equipment package includes a cloud based command centre offering solu tions such as live production dashboards, real-time messaging alerts and access to equipment from anywhere in the world. Ixon Cloud 2 provides fast PLC access over a secure network, with real-time remote monitoring and control of production indicators using online dashboards. PWM Ltd www.pwmltd.co.uk QED Wire Lines Inc Booth 1351

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Pan Chemicals SpA Booth 1142, Italian pavilion

Pan Chemicals is an Italian producer of special drawing lubricants and coatings for ferrous/non-ferrous and stainless steel wire and equipment for the wire industry. The company’s production programme includes: • Dry drawing lubricants for low carbon steel wire, plating quality wire, wel- ding wire, CHQ, high carbon steel wire, drawing after galvanising and high alloyed steel • Wet drawing lubricants: soluble lubri- cants, neat oils and greases

Paramount produces dies in all shapes and sizes

Paramount now also produces shape dies in inserts. The shape inserts are made so that the dies can still be rotated when installed in the line, to ensure proper orientation. Customers can use ParaLoc™ pressure systems when needed, or a reusable Paramount Paracase holder if pressure systems are not required. The company can supply shaving inserts that provide tight diameter control and surface finish. The shaving inserts can be produced in both coated and uncoated options, with a wide range of geometries allowing them to be tailored to any shaving requirement. Paramount Die Company www.paradie.com

Pan’s range includes lubricants and coatings for ferrous/ non-ferrous and stainless steel wire

• Products for surface treatment: phos phate coatings, non-reactive pre-coat ings, pre-coatings for stainless steel • Auxiliary products for degreasing, surface treatment, pickling of stainless steel and special applications • Equipment: descalers, rotary die boxes, coating units, pressure dies, RND dies, PCD dies, brushes and wiping pads Pan Chemicals SpA https://panchemicals.com

PWM Ltd Booth 1051

PWM’s range of cold welding machines, including its best-selling EP500, will be presented by Joe Snee Associates, exclusive distributor for PWM in the USA and Canada.

Paramount Die Company Booth TBC

Paramount Die Company, a manufacturer of wire drawing dies, will showcase a number of new carbide tooling options at Interwire. The company has worked in the large die market for a number of years but is now offering large and bar dies in both cased and insert options. The large inserts perform like cased dies but reduce shipping costs and allow

PWM’s energy-efficient EP500 rod welder

The company reports that sales of the EP500 more than doubled last year. The energy-efficient machine is pneumatically powered and can be connected to a central air supply or dedicated compressor.

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