EuroWire March 2015

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Advertorial on behalf of Decalub Wire cleaning provides glossy finish

decorative applications, the system can be used with emulsion including a new rust preventive additive diluted at 3-5% concentration. The PWC-S system effectively loosens and removes lubricant residue from base material and is particularly recommended for cleaning applications with wires drawn upon severe conditions resulting in increased heat and burned lubricant tightly bound to the wire surface and embedded in micro-cavities. These are further smoothly polished under high pressure separating lubricant residue from base material, washing away dispersed contaminants, enabling wire exiting the unit to be very clean of white-metal appearance with a reflective finish and totally dry. The PWC-S system provides the ultimate combination of simplicity and effectiveness: acid-free, caustic-free, without ultrasonic, without chemicals, environmentally friendly, the system provides significant process savings in production of clean wire. The PWC-S unit is compact and can be easily installed on the finishing/ last block of a wire dry drawing machine. Decalub – France Email : info@decalub.com Website : www.decalub.com hermetically sealed zero-emission system, no fumes, no foam. Economical and

The simultaneously performs drawn wire cleaning and polishing, in-line with wire drawing machines at up to 12m/s (2,400ft/min), in a totally green application. Exceptional cleanliness obtained permits wire direct brass coating, copper coating, galvanising and wire cleaning prior to heat treatment and coating applications PWC-S system

▲ ▲ Wire cleaning by PWC-S system

including patenting, annealing, painting, plastic coating, etc. The PWC-S cleaning system incorporates new technology which enables normal plant cold water to be converted into a unique multi-action cleaner including wetting/extreme pressure extrusion/ contaminants displace and flushing out used to clean drawn wire at high-speed, providing wire glossy finish in plating quality.

For a clean mirror reflective wire finish, for

Advantages of the new Inotec™ generation Ask Chemicals has succeeded in further enhancing its inorganic Inotec™ technology through its new TC 5000 and HS 3000 products. The new developments lead, in particular, to improved shakeout and higher moisture stability of the cores. The newly developed promoter TC 5000 complements the positive qualities of the previous generation in regard to penetration-free and sand-adhesion-free casting surfaces, and in terms of improved collapsibility properties in light metal casting, improved immediate strength levels, as well as increased storage life of the cores. Likewise, the storage life of cores manufactured using inorganic binders previously posed a challenge, especially on hot summer days with high humidity and a high ambient temperature. The new binder HS 3000 significantly improves the moisture stability of the inorganically bound cores. This, in turn, makes it possible to manufacture stable cores coated with a water-based coating, which also makes the binder system interesting for iron casting.

Ask Chemicals GmbH – Germany

Website : www.ask-chemicals.com

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