WCA November 2022

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Borax-free drawing lubricant salt Increasingly stringent EU regulations on environment and safety make it neces sary to review numerous industrial pro cesses. Substances that may have serious effects on human health and the environ ment are classified as SVHCs (substances of very high concern) and are added to the Candidate List. Condoroil Chemical has developed Condorlube 280 SAL, a product that is completely free from boron and its derivatives, for stainless steel salting processes. The product is a mixture of salts partially soluble in water, which provides a semi-transparent, low

Ajex &Turner alsomakes sector dies of any size and design. The company produces TW, sector, Z shape die sets and rollers as per conductor designs, in PCD, carbide, nano and hardened steel. It can also make shape dies for any type of metal in PCD, carbide and nano. The sector shape, TW and Z shape dies are used for compacting, bunching and stranding lines. The company produces sector rollers and compacting rollers to conductor designs – 3, 3.5 or 4mm core sector shape compaction rollers for 25, 35, 50, 70, 95, 120, 150, 185, 240, 300 and 400mm 2 , in 60°, 90° and 120° or as required by the customer. Ajex &TurnerWireTechnologies Pvt Ltd www.ajexturner.com roughness coating on stainless steel wires and profiles. The crystalline deposit obtained with Condorlube 280 SAL is suitable for the adhesion of all lubricants used in cold forming processes. The material to be formed is immersed into a water solution of Condorlube 280 SAL at temperatures from 80 to 95°C. After a few seconds or a few minutes, depending on the process characteristics, the material is extracted from the bath and dried by evaporation by the high temperature. Condorlube 280 SAL’s characteristics includea lowcoefficient of hygroscopicity, whichlimitstheabsorptionofatmospheric moisture; and extreme adherence to the substrate, reducing dustiness during processing and handling. The working concentration is reduced because of the strong adhesion to the material, the formation of a homogeneous deposit and the high pick-up capacity towards lubricants. Condoroil Chemical Srl https://condoroil.com

The use of these substances, or articles containing them, is regulated and limited. Substances placed on the Candidate List can also move to the Authorisation List, meaning that – after a given date – companies will not be allowed to sell or to use them, unless authorised. boron and boron-containing salts are key components of the lubricant carrier salts used as a primary step in lubrication prior to drawing and cold forming processes. Among these substances,

Wire with Condorlube 280 SAL

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Wire dies in PCD, TC and VNT nano India-based Ajex & Turner Wire Tech- nologies designs TW dies in PCD, VNT nano and carbide to draw aluminium strands, to produce ACCC, ACSS, ACFR and ACSR conductors (trapezoidal wire) to the ASTM standards approved bymany power grid corporations around the world. shape dies can be enlarged to provide a greater cross-sectional area of aluminium and match the diameter of the conventional round conductor.

Welding wire copper coating

The company’s TW dies are designed to ensure accurate quality parameters to obtain aluminium strands that are shaped to provide a smooth outer surface to meet the applicable ASTM standards. The dies are made from high-quality raw materials that enable them to be efficient and durable. To resolve the issue of smaller-diameter conductors, Ajex & Turner’s trapezoidal

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TW shaped, compacting NCDC dies

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