EoW July 2011

technology news

State-of-the-art acquisition, processing and display

Formulation of high melting lubricants is improving at a frantic development pace, enabling demanding wire qualities to be drawn in a more economical way, replacing conventional rod wet preparation including chemical cleaning/ rinsing/wet pre-coating and drying by a new totally dry coating process that presents a unique combination of simplicity and effectiveness. The main reason behind this achievement has been the cost, wire quality and environment factors. When used in conjunction with Decalub DCCD rod dry preparation process in H/C and L/C wire drawing applications from bare rod (including 0.83–0.90% C rod), high-melting lubricants, melting at temperature rage of 195°C-240°C/374°F- 464°F for H/C applications, are thermally activated and instantaneously converted from solid into viscous liquid state, upon The USYS 20 from Zumbach is a state-of-the-art processor and is an ideal and economic solution for one diameter or capacitance measuring point. real-time, multi-tasking data processing and control. USYS 20 accepts measurements from a broad line of laser diameter gauges of the ODAC ® series, covering a diameter or width range from 0.012 to 550mm with a selectable resolution of up to 0.0001 mm. The processor also accepts capacitance measurements from Zumbach’s CAPAC ® systems instead of the diameter gauges. • Complete system for one measuring point • Simultaneous display of three measured values • Industrial, rugged design • Table top or 19" rack versions • User friendly control panel with easy menu navigation • Direct access function keys • High-contrast LCD monochrome screen (240 x 128 pixels) • Alarm displays The system features Key features include:

▲ ▲ USYS 20, table top version

Zumbach Electronic AG – Switzerland Fax : +41 323 560 430

• Real-time data collection • Reel and session reports • DDC – Direct Dynamic Control system • SRD – Static Regulating Device

Email : sales@zumbach.com Website : www.zumbach.com

Wire lubrication, high-melting lubricants Advertorial on behalf of Decalub

ultra-high-pressure of 350 bars/5,000 psi, at zero energy consumption, and are deposited in-line on mechanically descaled bare rod surface in 5 microseconds, eliminating the need for wet pre-coating chemicals, generating an exceptional thermal stability at highest drawing speeds, performing a hard high-density strongly adherent anti-wear coat, automatically weight adjustable up to 10g/m 2 , resisting oxidation.

Some advanced products are formulated in multi-melt point version so their viscosity and thermal stability are automatically controlled enabling H/C bare rod to be drawn directly in 11-13 drafts at virtually unlimited drawing speed, limited mainly by rod pay-off and wire take-up modes. the high-performance rod dry coating used with high-melting lubricants is performed in-line at zero energy consumption, at zero consumables cost and at zero maintenance cost, in the manufacture of quality H/C and L/C wires, making the new coating/ lubrication process one of the most outstanding ever obtained in mechanically descaled wire lubrication. Decalub – France Fax : +33 1 60 20 20 21 Email : info@decalub.com Website : www.decalub.com The process users report

▲ ▲ Anti-wear high-melting coat on 0.85% C descaled wire

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EuroWire – July 2011