Most recent development in copper rod drawing lubricants derived from the successful Alex Metpure Excel 13 products with the principal objective of enhancing thermal stability and detergency and overall machines and wire cleanliness.
Modern wire drawing equipment design has concentrated on improving production efficiency and this has resulted in higher operating speeds and utilization of twin and single rod breakdown machines.
Frequently a common feature of such machinery is the use of small lubricant systems with the lubricant being applied by spray nozzle rather than a fully flooded or submerged method. This, in turn, has produced a demand for increased lubrication performance based on higher operating temperatures and pressures, together with reduced recovery time for the drawing emulsion.
This product was developed specifically with these changes of mind and offers far superior performance with respect to stability to oxidative degradation than conventional lubricants. Resultant benefits from this technology include additional machine cleanliness, extended emulsion life and the ability to tolerate high levels of copper fines (catalytic to producing lubricant breakdown)
Optimum Mixing is obtained by adding Metpure Excel 13 to water or emulsion at a point of maximum turbulence and at a temperature above 10’C