EuroWire November 2019

Focus on the UK

New coating cuts costs and reduces environmental impact

Wrexham Wire has recently added Gardo Hybrid to its chemical coating portfolio to further widen customer choice. The hybrid coating is a direct replacement for zinc phosphate and offers additional benefits. Unlike phosphate, Gardo Hybrid coating does not require removal prior to heat treatment, reducing the processes and therefore cost. It also contains no heavy metals or CMR substances, making it more environmentally friendly. Wrexham Wire uses polymer inline coating from its UK facility, which provides a more uniform and consistent coating, giving greater performance, and facilitates more complex heading applications. It is an environmentally friendly process, which is water-based and is free of heavy metals and VOCs (volatile organic compounds) and causes no dust or contamination of heading oils and lubricants. It offers an alternative to soap and solid lubricant-based coating processes.

Polymer inline coating fromWrexhamWire

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Higher run speeds and productivity

• Longer lifespan of heading oils, as there is no soap contamination These coatings are in addition to others offered by Wrexham Wire, which include HCI pickling, zinc phosphate, copper wash, reactive soap, electro plate galvanised and lime. WrexhamWire Ltd – UK Website : www.wrexhamwire.co.uk

Both of these coatings offer a range of benefits, including: • Improved output compared to inline polymer-only batch coated material • Reduced tool wear and increased lifespan • The capability to produce more complex parts in fewer stages • Reduced energy consumption

High-performance specialist

with the NAMRC (Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre) on the F4N (Fit for Nuclear) Approval Scheme. The company is also working towards AS9100:2016 and can offer a range of approvals that meet all internationally recognised specifications. Heatsense has fully embraced lean manufacturing techniques and made progress on its continuous improvement journey. The company is working on Industry 4.0 technology, utilising digital processes on individual production lines to further improve efficiencies, quality and throughput rates, and is working with companies developing green technology to further advance developments in clean energy. Markets include automotive, aerospace, nuclear, medical, R&D, oil and gas, food and general industry. Heatsense Ltd – UK Website : www.heatsensecables.co.uk

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high-performance thermocouple and signal cables. Its manufacturing capabilities cover a broad range of cables that operate in extreme environments. and high-performance taping and cable wrapping. Related services include cover sintering, colouring, etching and the application of various specialist coatings. The company has both glass yarn braiding and metal screening capabilities, and the range also covers high-temperature yarns and a wide range of metals. The high-performance cable range includes thermocouple cables and extension wire, equipment wire, coaxial cable, multi-core cable, micro-cable and fine wire. The company specialises in fluoropolymer extrusion

The Heatsense site in Rochdale, UK

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and chemicals, and some can operate in ultra-high vacuum, cryogenic, radiation and nuclear environments. Insulation materials include PFA, FEP, PTFE, ETFE, EFGLAS, PE, PU, PVC, taped and sintered PTFE, mica, silicone, polyimide and aramid yarns. Braiding materials include glass and ceramic fibres, other specialist yarns and various metals. Heatsense has both ISO9001:2015 and ISO14001:2015 accreditations and is currently working closely

Most cables are resistant to flame, oils

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