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Grease form drawing lubricants have often
been the lubricants of choice since the earliest days of the
wire industry. From those simple beginnings have evolved the
sophisticated and finished wire use oriented range of products
now offered by RichardsApex. Whatever the metal, whatever
the end use of the wire, we have a production grease for every
die box requirement.
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The RichardsApex line of oil form drawing
lubricants is quite broad and quite deep. Due to the large
variety of metals which are oil drawn, and due to the even
wider variety of production techniques and end uses for these
wires, a wide range of possible lubricant requirements is
a given. In response to these varying requirements as to surface
quality, appropriate residuals, die life, cooling properties,
chemical make up and machine design, we have an extensive
line of oils that exhibit varying attributes to provide our
customers with just the right viscosity, film strength, extreme
pressure additive combination and cleaning properties for
every application.
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Once an area that received little acclaim,
good, consistent, predictable in line annealing in now recognized
as an essential for every wire mill. Long the leaders in this
field, the RichardsApex line of quench anneal compounds knows
no peers in the industry.
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Water soluble compounds are often specified
where their special properties provide superior performance
compared to oil form materials. We provide the right materials
for the right application in any ferrous or alloy drawing
operation appropriate for water soluble techniques. This range
of products covers all possible requirements as to additive
chemistry, foam control, cleaning requirements, plated wire
surfaces, surface finish, speeds, die life and cleanliness.
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This is another area of wire drawing lubrication
in which RichardsApex has made many pioneering advances in
our 100 year history. As the most widely used line of materials
in the non-ferrous industry for the past 100 years, this constantly
updated range of products remains the most modern and technologically
sound choice of materials for the entire non-ferrous industry.
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