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Mechanical Descaling Systems
Overview
All WILCO mechanical descaling systems will descale and clean hot-rolled carbon steel wire rod in preparation for wire drawing. All models are intended for installation inline with your wire drawing machine between the rod payoff and ripper die.
Everything starts with the WILCO model 310 reverse bend scale breaker, common to all models in the WILCO product family. Three sheaves, each with solid tungsten carbide wear rings, bend the wire rod in a controlled manner to flex and elongate the ductile steel rod while the inflexible oxide scale breaks loose from the base metal. Secondary cleaning of scale fines, required for any wire drawing operation, immediately follows scale breaking and may be accomplished by various models of WILCO cleaning systems. From basic air jet to advanced automatic wire brushing, let us help you select the WILCO descaling system best suited to your unique wire drawing needs.
View Our Mechanical Descaling Systems
- Model 920 Air Jet Descaler
- Model 1030 Water Jet Descaler
- Model 1060 Descaler + Precoater
- Model 1250 Automatic Brush Descaler
- Model 1250 DB Automatic Brush Descaler
- Model 1750 Automatic Brush Descaler + Precoater
WILCO Model 920 Air Jet Descaling System
The Model 920 is WILCO’s most basic and economical mechanical descaling system. When the need is to achieve the lowest possible processing cost to maintain a competitive advantage for commodity type wire products the WILCO 920 is your best choice. It consists of a 3-sheave Scale Breaker and Air Jet Cleaner mounted on a common base plate to secure proper alignment, thus ensuring easy installation.
System Capability
| Rod Diameter | 7/32″ – 1/2″ (5.5 mm – 12.7 mm) |
| Rod Speed | Not Limited |
| Adjustable Rod Line Height | 31″ – 41″ (79 cm – 104 cm) |
Utility Requirements
| Scale Breaker | None |
| Air Jet Cleaner | 13 – 15 cfm — 6l/s at 90 psi — 6.2 bar |
WILCO Model 1030 Water Jet Descaling System
The WILCO Model 1030 Water Jet Decaling System is also well suited for the production of commodity type wire products. Unique to
System Capability
| Rod Diameter | 7/32″ – 1/2″ (5.5 mm – 12.7 mm) |
| Rod Speed | Up to 850 FPM (4.3 m/s) |
| Adjustable Rod Line Height | 31″ – 41″ (79 cm – 104 cm) |
Utility Requirements
| Space | 76″ X 68″ (1.9 m X 1.7 m) |
| Electrical | Standard is 220V, 3Ph, 60Hz (All 3-Phase supplies available) |
| Air | 22 – 24 CFM – 11 l/s at 90 PSI – 6.2 bar |
| Water | Initially 35 gal (132 l) |
WILCO Model 1060 Descaler + Pre-Coater
The WILCO Model 1060 fits the need of manufacturers wanting to mechanically descale various grades of steel wire rod for higher quality wire products or where the material is of a tougher nature such as high carbon rod. Wire drawing operations will benefit from the additional lubrication applied by the WILCO Model 1060. Rod cleaning and coating occurs by utilizing a combination of compressed air and 185°F (85 °C) cleaning/pre-coating solution directed at the rod surface through specially engineered nozzles. Coated rod is continuously dried on the fly by an efficient tungsten carbide air wipe at the exit of the coating head. The WILCO Model 1060 is designed to use a variety of commercially available lubricant pre-coat compounds.
System Capability
| Rod Diameter | 7/32″ – 1/2″ (5.5 mm – 12.7 mm) |
| Rod Speed | 850 FPM – based on pre-coating compound used |
| Adjustable Rod Line Height | 31″ – 41″ (79 cm – 104 cm) |
Utility Requirements
| Space | 76″ X 21.5″ (1.9 m X 0.55 m) |
| Electrical | Standard is 440 V, 3 Ph, 60 Hz (All supplies over 380 V available) |
| Air | 13 – 15 CFM – 6 l/s at 90 PSI – 6.2 bar |
| Water | Initially 50 gallons (189l) |
WILCO Model 1250 Automatic Brush Descaler
WILCO aggressive mechanical descaling systems incorporate the WILCO Automatic Rod Brushing Machine to clean the rod surface using a series of eight (8) steel wire brushes. The steel wire brushes are commercially available and not proprietary to Wire Lab Company. The use of wire brushes allows customers to use wire rods of various quality and surface condition as the input material, yet the mechanical descaled rod will be a consistently clean, high-quality rod for making into higher quality wire products.
Advanced electronic controls constantly monitor and automatically adjust wire brush pressure to assure consistent cleaning.
One of the most economical aggressive descaling system available, the WILCO Model 1250 will process one ton of wire rod for approximately US $3.00.
System Capability
| Rod Diameter | 7/32″ – 1/2″ (5.5 mm – 12.7 mm) |
| Rod Speed | Up to 350 FPM (1.8 m/s) – based on wire rod condition. See Wire Rod Rust Guide. |
| Adjustable Rod Line Height | 31″ – 41″ (79 cm – 104 cm) |
Utility Requirements
| Space | 69″ X 48″ (1.75 m X 1.2 m) |
| Electrical | Standard is 440 V, 3 Ph, 60 Hz (All supplies over 380 V available) |
| Air | None |
| Water | None |
WILCO Model 1250DB Descaler with Dual Automatic Brushing Heads
When the wire rod condition is especially unfavorable or wire drawing speeds particularly high (greater than 500 FPM through the descaler) you can maintain production levels by the use of a WILCO descaling system with dual automatic brushing heads. Any aggressive descaling process is time-related, therefore, the use of dual automatic brushing heads enables the use of wire rods with excessive corrosion or even a secondary scale layer without having to reduce line speed. When used on wire rods with more typical scale quality the output descaled rod will have a superior surface finish making possible the production of the highest quality wire products.
System Capability
| Rod Diameter | 7/32″ – 1/2″ (5.5 mm – 12.7 mm) |
| Rod Speed | Up to 650 FPM (3.3 m/s) Based on wire rod condition. See Wire Rod Rust Guide. |
| Adjustable Rod Line Height | 31″ – 41″ (79 cm – 104 cm) |
Utility Requirements
| Space | 125″ X 48″ (3.17 m X 1.2 m) |
| Electrical | Standard is 440 V, 3 Ph, 60 Hz (All supplies over 380 V available) |
| Air | None |
| Water | None |
WILCO Model 1750 Automatic Brush Descaler + Precoater
The WILCO Model 1750 combines reverse bend scaling, automatic rod brushing and lubricant pre-coating to produce a consistently very clean mechanically descaled rod for the most demanding wire drawing operations. Operator attention to the entire mechanical descaling system is minimized and advanced PLC based electronic controls constantly monitor the WILCO Brushing Machine and automatically adjust the unit to account for brush wear. This unique operating System allows the WILCO Brushing Machine to produce the most consistently cleaned descaled rod.
System Capability
| Rod Diameter | 7/32″ – 1/2″ (5.5 mm – 12.7 mm) |
| Rod Speed | Up to 350 FPM (1.8 m/s) Based on wire rod condition. See Wire Rod Rust Guide. |
| Adjustable Rod Line Height | 31″ – 41″ (79 cm – 104 cm) |
Utility Requirements
| Space | 125″ X 48″ (3.17 m X 1.2 m) |
| Electrical | Standard is 440 V, 3 Ph, 60 Hz (All supplies over 380 V available) |
| Air | 11 – 12 cfm – 5.5 l/s at 45 psi – 3.1 bar |
| Water | Initially 50 gal (189 l) |
Our Product Review
Over 50 years of development has lead to the current line of six (6) standard models of WILCO Mechanical Descaling Systems to choose from. Wire Lab specializes in the design, engineering, and manufacture of durable, production-proven mechanical descaling systems. We incorporate only the best quality components that will withstand years of service in the wire drawing environment. Let us help you choose the system that best suits your wire drawing requirements.
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