EuroWire September 2023

20-22 September 2023 Bangkok, Thailand

Boockmann Helicord® technology for wire and cable surface treatment is based on friction between a fast-moving wire and a textile cord wound around a wire, strand or insulated cable multiple times, moving slowly under push- and pull-controlled conditions, creating a multiple 360° contact between the constantly renewed cleaning cord and the wire. Friction power on the wire increases linearly with the wire speed. This means the friction energy per wire surface unit, and therefore also efficiency, is independent of the wire speed. Helicord can be run at drawing speeds. The use of liquids, such as water-based tensides, organic solvents, oil or a variety of dispersions, may be desirable or even required for both cleaning and coating processes, depending on the application in question. As any liquid is applied in the process zone where it is needed, only small amounts are required – typically below 10ml/min – which provides an advantage over chemical or ultrasonic cleaning and many liquid application methods. For the welding wire industry, various welding wire-finishing cords are available, combining the properties of solid finishing materials with the precision of Helicord coating. Other applications include cleaning insulated cable; applying primers or dispersions such as water- or solvent based PTFE dispersions to bare wire or insulated cable; and removing inkjet misprints from cable. Available in different shapes and sizes, the range of Helicord machines covers applications from wiping off loosely adhering dust and metal particles, to a two-step process for abrasive grinding and finishing. Product diameters range from fine wire to cables of up to 18mm. Boockmann Engineering GmbH www.boockmann.com Engineering’s

BSS-400 – a pre-coat formulated without boric acid. Visitors to Blachford’s stand will be able to learn more about its products for the manufacture of ferrous and non-ferrous wire; its line of polyol esters; machining and grinding fluids; and custom product design offerings such as new borax-free wire drawing lubricants. Joining Blachford at its wire Southeast Asia stand will be new partner CHS-Asia Chemicals. Blachford Corp www.blachford.com CHS-Asia Chemicals www.98oils.com Established as a small company in 1982 and active for the first few years exclusively in the then-flourishing magnet wire industry, Boockmann Engineering has more than 35 years of experience in bringing together precision and environmental protection standards while providing customer-specific solutions. In the early years, growth and reputation for magnet wire surface treatment came from a focus on problem solving, and working with customers until their requirements were fulfilled and their production lines ran reliably. The company has since gathered knowledge in many fields and widened the scope of products and services to cater to a larger part of the wire and cable industry. It still focuses on delivering solutions rather than products, providing after-sales service and access to its wide knowledge base, and aims at full performance while keeping the ecological footprint as small as possible. Boockmann Engineering GmbH Stand: E25

Ajex & Turner Wire Technologies Stand: G01

India-based Wire Technologies has operated in the wire and cable industries since 1962. The company’s range includes TW, sector conductor dies Ajex & Turner

in PCD, VNT nano and carbide to draw aluminum strands to produce to ASTM standards, ACSR, ACCC and many others. The company’s TW dies are designed to ensure accurate

JS Gupta, founder and CEO of Ajex & Turner

quality parameters, to obtain aluminium strands that are shaped to provide a smooth outer surface that can meet applicable ASTM standards. The dies are made from high-quality raw materials that enable them to be both efficient and long lasting. To resolve the issue of smaller diameter conductors, Ajex & Turner’s trapezoidal shape dies can be enlarged to provide a greater cross-sectional area of aluminium, to match the diameter of the conventional round conductor. For the production of dies and extrusion tooling, the company uses artificial intelligence to calculate the hot and cold majoring values, taking into account the shrinkage of tooling, and being able to predict how the final product will look. Ajex & Turner Wire Technologies (P) Ltd www.ajexturner.com Blachford has been supplying the global wire drawing industry and many of the world’s largest wire drawing companies since the 1950s with wire drawing lubricant programmes that are tailored to the technical specifications of customers’ processes. The company’s in-field engineers and experienced R&D team work closely with customers to fully understand each application’s technical requirements, then design products and programmes that meet those goals. In 2018, Blachford began to sell a new line of pre-coats for ferrous wire. One of its newest products, Chemdraw BSS 300, is a non-reactive pre-coat, intended to replace zinc-phosphate coatings, and the latest product offering is Chemdraw Blachford Corp Stand: F19

Controle Mesure Systemes Stand: K12

Controle Mesure Systemes Group (CMS) is a manufacturer of eddy current and ultrasonic non-destructive testing (NDT) equipment with more than 35 years of industry experience. The company is composed of Controle Mesure Systemes (based in France), Sofratest (specialising in UT for ERW and SAW pipes), and CMS Inc (the USA division).

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