EuroWire November 2018

wire India 2018

27 th- 29 th November

has developed pressure dies for long life. These dies are used for dry and wet drawing, respectively. With its revolutionary concept of disassembling die, it improves lubrication, gives 30 per cent more nib or pallet life and produces higher quality wire. contributes signi cantly to an increase drawing speeds and improve productivity at the wire plant. By using the pressure dies, the re-cutting or refurbishment is very much eliminated and the wire drawing speed also increases up to 50m per second. This performance can be achieved with Ajex pressure dies and drawing inserts. Re-cutting services: For the wire drawing industry the cost of the dies plays a very important role. Ajex has developed many machines for die polishing and re-cutting for carbide and polycrystalline. Die cleaning: Dies which are running one to three shifts need periodic cleaning for smooth performance and long life. For the same purpose the company has developed die-cleaning solutions with ultrasonic machines, developed in two parts for longer life. Lubricants for copper, aluminium and high/low carbon wire: Ajex has developed di erent grades of Masterlube lubricants. Self-centring extrusion tools: For a cable industry from house wiring to HT conductor, Ajex has developed various type of tooling to meet customer demand and centricity to specially maintain for longer life. Question : How do you educate your customer about the right die technology? Are the customers ready to accept the right solution? Answer : Die technology means we have to know the metal to be drawn, tolerance, inlet wire, casing size as per machine, machine speed, and lubricant ltration system. Then we make the geometry of the die on our customised drawing die 3D software and send the nal die drawing to the customer for con rmation. Even after the production of the die, we supply the dies with a Conoptica report to ensure the right die geometry is made. This makes certain that the customer should also know the right The pressure dies

AIM Inc Stand: F112

AIM will be presenting the new generation of the AFC Compact 3D bender at wire India. The AFC 6 has been growing in popularity due to its versatility, small footprint and low-cost maintenance, along with its software capabilities. The AFC-3Dx is the rst machine of its kind to bridge the gap between low-end, straight-cut-wire fed benders and high-end, full-featured machines. The standard one-year warranty, slip ring technology, DXF/XYZ importation, animation simulator and ease of programming are a few of the features on the AFC series machines. In addition, robotics, external chamfering and other ancillary devices can be integrated.

Mr Jai Shanker Gupta

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Jai Shanker Gupta, managing director of Ajex & Turner. Question : Tell us about the importance of dies in the wire drawing process? Answer : A die plays an important role in the drawing process. It is a tool to produce a reduced cross section of wire with a consistent size tolerance. Its primary functions are to reduce the diameter (cross-section) of the wire drawn through it; to improve the surface nish of the wire drawn; and to size (calibrate) accurately the diameter (cross-section) of the wire drawn through it. Question : What kind of research and innovation, both with regard to process and die technology, propels your product development Answer : Nano dies: After studying how to make cost-e ective dies, Ajex & Turner has developed Nano dies, which are replacing PCD with more wear resistance, and extremely smooth surface with immensely low friction. This leads to savings in metal, which is the basic raw material of the industry. Aluminium RBD processes make stronger and better wire using low- friction Nano dies. This provides much better performance than TC or PCD dies, made possible by vastly improved diamond die technology. These dies can be used for wire drawing and compacting copper, aluminium, aluminium alloy, nickel, low carbon, stainless steel, copper and brass tube and it can be made from 3mm to 72mm. Question : What are the other special products and services provided by you? Answer : Carbide pressure dies. For high and low carbon, the company

The AFC6 from AIM

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The company o ers upgraded and updated 2D and 3D CNC wire bending solutions, single- and double-bending head machines with Fanuc robotics integration and complete automated systems. cell solutions can take wire from coil, form, weld and systematically arrange the nished parts. In all instances, wire can be fed directly from a coil, straightened, bent and cut using a software package that provides exibility and simplicity in programming and is o ered in all “universal languages”. AIM Inc – USA Website : www.aimmachines.com Completely automated work

Ajex & Turner Stand: J39

The importance of wire India is highlighted in this interview with

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