WCA January 2020

Technology news

Drawing lubricants for wire and cable producer

BAHRA Cables, one of the largest producers and distributors of industrial wire and power cable products in the Gulf region, has achieved performance targets by using Metalube’s specialist wire drawing lubricants: Lubricool 22G and Metaclean NEC-50. Both lubricants are being used on the company’s new high-performance Niehoff MM85 twin wire copper rod breakdown machine. By using Lubricool 22G in conjunction with good in-house controls, daily monitoring, filtration and the ongoing use of Metaclean NEC-50 as a conditioning tonic, Bahra Cables is said to be achieving notable maximum production speeds of 36m/sec, along with an average daily production of 120 tonnes of drawn copper, equating to 40,000 tons per year on one machine. Lubricool 22G has also provided a three-year life in the 8,000L system. The product is claimed to have excellent pH and emulsion stability, and is low-maintenance, making it a durable and high-performance copper wire drawing lubricant. Bahra Cables has achieved a considerable sump life, limited downtime and reduced disposal costs. Metalube Ltd www.metalube.co.uk

❍ Bahra Cables has seen significant benefits of using Metalube’s products

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Wire & Cable ASIA – January/February 2020