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for borax baths; and high-performance sodiumsoap-baseddrydrawing lubricants, including borax-free products. These have been developed for high- speed drawing with low lubricant consumption and extended die life. Condat will also present its new generation of lubricants for stainless steel and cold heading wire, all free from short and medium chain length chlorinated paraffins (short chain lengths are banned and medium chain lengths are subject to EPA regulations). With an R&D laboratory of 45 people, and a 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, health and safety regulations.

bearing of the drawing die is concerned are subjective.

When a die is chosen for a draw, it is assumed to have a symmetrical bearing – ideally a perfect cylinder. Most wire drawers and die shop managers have experienced that this is not always the case – often the hard way, with wire breaks, oval cross-sections or deformed surfaces as a result.

S S The CU11S from Conoptica

With the CU11 series of die measurement systems, Conoptica is providing a detailed view into the bearing of the die. With the unique Bearing Asymmetry 3D Analysis function, any variation and inclination of the bearing is displayed both as easy to interpret numbers and as an intuitive illustration. This removes the subjectivity of the microscope inspection, and replaces it with consistent and repeatable measurements, all with the accuracy that has been a trademark for Conoptica for over 20 years.

Condat – France Website: www.condat-lubricants.com

Conoptica Booth: 1265

Even today it is not uncommon to see a man or woman with a microscope and a set of gauge pins as the only means of die dimension control in die shops around the world.

During Interwire 2019 Conoptica will display the CU11S along with its large-diameter

While the experience of these operators is valuable, their decisions when the

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