WCA September 2007

wire treatment

Celebration time for ATE It’s 20 th anniversary celebration time for Italian company ATE. Formed in 1987, ATE has quickly built a reputation throughout Europe as an excellent manufacturer of induction heating systems, and combines in-depth experience in the fields of industrial electronics, static energy conversion and electric heating for various industrial applications.

Specialisation, innovation, continuous investments in research and state-of-the-art technology, and quality applied to the whole process are the guiding principles of ATE Applicazioni TermoElettroniche’s business. The main types of ATE induction heating systems are: heating plant and thermal treatment of wires, bars, tubes and steel strips; melting furnaces for ferrous and non-ferrous metals and precious alloys; induction heating systems for welding; induction heating systems for hot assembling.

An example of an ATE induction heating system

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ATE Srl – Italy Fax : +39 0444 562373 Email : info@ate.it Website : www.ate.it

Ideally placed for distribution Pan Chemicals is a leading producer of wire drawing lubricants worldwide. The main production facility is in Italy whilst warehouses for distribution are strategically located in Central America, South East Asia, Australia and New Zealand. The production programme includes: Panlube ® S dry drawing lubricants: low carbon steel wire, plating quality wire, welding wire, CHQ, high carbon steel wire, drawing after galvanising and high alloy steel; Panlube ® L wet drawing lubricants for soluble lubricants, neat oils and greases; Pancover ® F phosphate coatings; Pancover ® S non reactive pre-coatings for stainless steel, carbon steel and alloys; Panchem ® auxilliary products for: degreasing and surface treatment, fluxes for galvanising and Galfan. Pan Chemicals SpA – Italy Fax : +39 0359 77288 Email : info@panchemical.com Website : www.panchemical.com

Increasing quality and finish Even expensive components of the best quality are subject to increasing wear during production, especially in the process of producing finished products – fine wire in particular. The condition of these components has a direct influence on product quality. As a result they have to be replaced for quality reasons. WireTrex reconditions annealing hubs and ceramic drawing tools as an economic alternative to purchasing new parts. In addition to erasing wear marks, special attention is paid to surface quality. The reconditioning process gives a diamond polished high gloss surface, which not only increases the quality of products but also extends component life.

Annealing hubs can be reconditioned with variable coating thickness as well as hardness. Reconditioned ceramic step-cones will also maintain the aspect ration of the individual steps as per customer specifications. WireTrex Ltd – Germany Fax : +49 20192 29329 Email : info@wiretrex.com Website : www.wiretrex.com Reconditioning process gives a diamond polished high gloss surface ❍

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