A fastener manufacturer we have supplied for several years switched from black-drawn to bright-drawn wire for their higher-run parts. The reason was header die wear. Bright surface produces less friction at forming; die life goes up. Coating-ready surface is a bonus….
An appliance customer standardises on one wire supplier
A long-time white-goods customer moved this year to a single-source arrangement on the wire grades we produce for their oven grill assemblies. The rationale on their side: tensile scatter between shipments from multiple vendors was creating downstream setup problems on their…
A condenser wire customer expands their cold-chain business (2013)
Cold-chain refrigeration continues to grow as an end-sector for our condenser (bundy-tube grade) wire. A customer in the cold-chain space expanded their line and needed a step-up in supply. We qualified additional inspection points on the coil surface and adjusted our…
Fastener manufacturer moves to bright-drawn from black-drawn — smoother heading, less die wear (2012)
A fastener manufacturer we have supplied for several years switched from black-drawn to bright-drawn wire for their higher-run parts. The reason was header die wear. Bright surface produces less friction at forming; die life goes up. Coating-ready surface is a bonus….
An appliance customer standardises on one wire supplier (2011)
A long-time white-goods customer moved this year to a single-source arrangement on the wire grades we produce for their oven grill assemblies. The rationale on their side: tensile scatter between shipments from multiple vendors was creating downstream setup problems on their…
A condenser wire customer expands their cold-chain business (2010)
Cold-chain refrigeration continues to grow as an end-sector for our condenser (bundy-tube grade) wire. A customer in the cold-chain space expanded their line and needed a step-up in supply. We qualified additional inspection points on the coil surface and adjusted our…
Fastener manufacturer moves to bright-drawn from black-drawn — smoother heading, less die wear (2009)
A fastener manufacturer we have supplied for several years switched from black-drawn to bright-drawn wire for their higher-run parts. The reason was header die wear. Bright surface produces less friction at forming; die life goes up. Coating-ready surface is a bonus….