Wire drawing training courses. Online or insitu

Solving the current problems is not enough to establish a reliable wire operation. It is necessary to back the practice with metallurgical theory. In this way the person responsible of the processes has a strong knowledge of what he is doing. We have designed several courses that fit the steel wire industry. Among the courses we have:

• CLEANING OF STEEL
  • Acid pickling hydrochloric and sulphuric
  • Mechanical descaling with special emphasis on high speeds.
  • Comparison of major systems available: brushes, sanding belts, sandblasting and steel wool.
  • Phosphating.
  • On line coating.
• TUNGSTEN CARBIDE DIES
  • Geometry of dies. The importance of every aspect of the profile.
  • Regrinding dies. Meeting point.
  • Minimum cut for a used die.
  • Pressure dies. How to calculate the best design for high speed.
  • Hard metal and its defects and how to define when a break is due to a defective die.
  • Mechanical analysis and die design. Avoiding high pressures, and redundant work.
• LUBRICATION
  • Selecting the right lubricant.
  • Examples of different finishes.
  • Hydrodynamic lubrication.
  • Boundary and extreme pressure.
  • Hydrostatic lubrication.
  • Elastohydrodynamic.
• How to use wear as a tool within steel wire drawing
  • Abrasive
  • Erosive
  • Adhesive wear
  • Fatigue
• PROTECTION OF STEEL
  • Hot dip galvanizing. Factors affecting the coating quality and easiness to attach to the surface.
  • Chromate conversion. A very common method of protecting and metal painting for industrial uses as well as decorative uses.
  • Browning
• WIRE DRAWING
  • Die schedule calculation even and tappered.
  • Ultimate tensile strength prediction.
  • Selection of the steel according to the customer needs
  • Process design including wire rod selection, die schedule, optimum draft and optimum number or reduction to reach high speed drawing.
  • Wire drawing defects and solutions.
• WIRE DRAWING TROUBLE SHOTING
  • Complete guide for finding wire drawing problems
  • Low and high carbon steel wire
• HEAT TREATMENT OF STEEL
  • Low carbon steel wire
  • Alloy constitution. Description of the alloy elements and its influence in steel properties.
  • Iron carbon diagram. A thorough description and its use for predicting metallurgical microstructures.
  • TTT diagrams and its use for designing heat treatments.
  • Stress relief. The process involved and uses in the industry. Preocess design.
  • Types of annealing.
  • Description of the process and different types. Increase the productivity and quality of your furnace by 40% just by changing the process.
  • When to use this process.
    • Tempering.
    • Austempering.
    • Martempering.
    • Aging ans strain agening