Surface Treatment through Mechanical Wire Descaling and Brushing
Wire surfaces are prone to various degrees of oxidation depending on their surroundings and storage methodology. OM Frigerio, represented in North America by Howar Equipment, supplies a range of mechanical wire descalers and brushing equipment.
A special project was run successfully with a bearing manufacturer who needed to descale his rod prior to final drawing. The descaler is processing oxidized rod 6.5 mm (1/4″), material of 100Cr6 (as per the picture below – magnification 30x). Using a FASO 1T SCL machine, which featured seven reverse bending rollers with fused tungsten carbide rollers, the user removed and loosened the initial hard surface scale.