EoW July 2009

Dies & die shop equipment

Dies from Japan ALMT products feature outstanding wear resistance, resulting in long tool life for longer-term production of high quality wire products.

clean wire after drawing

ALMT’s laser drilling system has been developed using the company’s 85 years of experience and the world’s latest technologies, enabling ALMT to respond to a wide variety of customer requirements such as high-definition, high quality and quick delivery. ALMT’s measurement technology guarantees a high- precision tolerance of 0.1micron, not only for ultrafine wire but all manufactured product lines from the minimum size of 0.007mm to the maximum, 32mm.

ALMT drawing die in action

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ALMT Corporation – Japan Fax : +86 6459 0532 Website : www.allied-material.co.jp

can do wire equipment

Electrolytic plating ◆ Candojet hot water cleaning ◆ Electrolytic & Ultrasonic ◆ degreasing Welding wire cleaning and ◆ copper coating Pickling & phosphating ◆

The Esteves Group has introduced a new wire drawing handbook, the E-Wizard. The book contains information about materials to be drawn, the profile of wire dies, useful formulas, tables, and many other resources. In addition, the company is presenting the Drawing Die Wizard, believed the first die design software made for the industry. Customers can easily access it through the Esteves website and design their own die profiles. New tools for the industry

Both tools are available in different languages and should prove to be valuable resources for the wire and cable industry. The Esteves Group is a global company with over 100 years of expertise in the production of dies, extrusion tools, machines for die reconditioning, and refurbishing services. Esteves Group – Brazil Website : www.estevesgroup.com

CANDOR Sweden AB Tel: +46 11 21 75 00 Email: info@candorsweden.com Fax: +46 11 12 63 12 Website: www.candorsweden.com

Dies and reconditioning The clean, precise and constant profiles of the working parts (cone or cylinder) required for correct wire drawing are ensured by high precision grinding, guaranteeing wire quality, long die life and optimum machine performance.

Dies from Teknodiam

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Teknodiam produces drawing dies, shaped dies, wire extrusion nipples and component part dies in natural diamond and mono or polycrystalline diamond. Customers are also offered a reliable and prompt reconditioning service for worn dies. The drawing angles and the length of the cylindrical part are ground to the exact measurements requested, maintaining the correct die geometry. Teknodiam Srl – Italy Fax : +39 02 5455832 Email : tkt@tktgroup.it Website : www.tktgroup.it

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EuroWire – July 2009