WCA May 2018

Industry news

New chairman for International Wire and Machinery Association

the wire, cable and wire product industries. Its events and conferences offer an international forum for technological advancement and best practice. “We actively encourage industry stars of the future through the IWMA’s Educational Trust Fund,” said Mr Van Der Zwan. “This amazing opportunity offers newcomers an opening to gain new skills which otherwise might not be available. All members benefit from the IWMA and the international platform for exchange of technology it delivers.” International Wire & Machinery Association – UK Website : www.iwma.org

WITH more than 160 years of expertise and due to the synergies of the Condat group in terms of international structures (four production units) and technical know-how, Condat lubricants have a good reputation in the wire drawing market. Condat offers an extensive range covering all industrial lubrication needs in the field of cold drawing and rolling of wires, bars and tubes. Products include non-reactive and reactive coatings, dry powder lubricants, oils, pastes, greases, protection and degreasing products. Condat’s products dedicated to wire and extra high tensile steel cord wire production include: • a non-reactive surface coating booster for borax baths • high performance low-borax and borax-free sodium soap-based dry drawing lubricants All of these products have been developed for high speed drawing with low lubricant consumption and extended die life. For CO 2 welding wire applications, Condat offers a new high end dry drawing lubricant that has provided customers with drawing speed gains. To complement the dry lubricant range, the company also has a new range of easy-to-use wet drawing lubricants that offer high bath lifetime, coupled with low foam and simple bath management. Martin Van Der Zwan has taken over as chairman of the International Wire and Machinery Association (IWMA). Having sat on the executive committee at the IWMA since 2014 and with 40 years’ industry experience, Mr Van Der Zwan is said to be thrilled to take on this position of increased responsibility for the next three years. He has taken over from Amanda Shehab and hopes to continue her work in promoting new technology, education and growth in the industry. Founded in 1970, the International Wire & Machinery Association is the world’s largest and most influential corporate association for

❍ New IWMA chairman Martin Van Der Zwan Counting on 160 years of expertise from Condat

❍ Lubricant solutions from Condat

Condat also manufactures the Vicafil TFA range of low-residue, high-lifetime neat oil lubricants for drawing aluminium electrical wire, and the Vicafil TCU range of concentrated soluble lubricants for drawing copper electrical wire. With an R&D laboratory of 45 people, and due to its large sales network of agents and distributors with high technical knowledge, Condat offers the wire drawing industry efficient lubricant solutions that meet the latest environmental and health and safety legislation. Condat – France Website : www.condat.fr

Lubricants for aluminium, flux-cored and copper-free welding wire are also offered. For construction applications, such as pre-stressed concrete wire and con- crete fibre wire, the company has high performance non-reactive pre- coatings plus low-borax, or borax-free, high speed dry drawing soaps available. New for 2018 is a lubricant dedicated to cold rolling applications for construction wire, a low consumption, low-dust calcium soap that helps protect the wire from corrosion and does not generate fumes during the welding of the wire mesh.

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Wire & Cable ASIA – May/June 2018