Tinned Wire to increase

Nexans: Tri-wire is operating its own Tinning Line again

10 March 2010. (Nexans Tri-Wire News Update)

Five years after the de-installation of the old tinning line, Tri-wire in Normanton is operating it's own Tinning Plant again.

After almost 5 months, the team of operators, engineers and external contractors have managed to install a Niehoff machine which was previously in operation in the Nexans Plant in Sweden (Grimsas).

A Steel protected structure with a special coating has been designed to enable the access to all parts of the machine. Leakages in the tank can be detected and repaired.

Additionally a special tinning line Coiler has been completely overhauled machanically and electronically. This will enable Tri-wire to deliver in steel stators as well as in one way cardboard boxes.

Next step is the installation of take-up facilities for reels in order to meet customer specific needs.

The main target is to improve the flexibility of Tri-wire as the only remaining dedicated copper wire manufacturer in the UK and Ireland.

The market for tinned products is facing a strong increase related to high temperature cable applications i.e. automotive and solar energy.

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Richard York, Sales/Product Manager, TriWire

01924 223744

33 people, 22 years

Copper rod, drawing down

Wire and cable

10,000 tpa copper

1,500 tinned

Finished wire from Nexams - emphasis 18 months plant from Scandinavia - 2H09 refurbished - up and running

Automotive - cabling - tinned wire - better conductivity, more cohesive more compatible with certain types of insulation esp rubber - significant swing towards tinned wire - coating weight - tinned wire 6-6.5 um used to be but automotive drawn to 0.1 8-8.5 um

Not restricted by size - tin

Solder balls - flat on one side, cage - electroplated - hot dipped - more duller finish skim

£11,000 per tonne

Factory in Germany - Noinberg in Bavaria.. Nexans used to be L&K... significant

Nexans - huge, largest in world - ex-Pirelli close behind. Tinned wire - UK.

Solar cells - one wire - using on continent Ireland but wire flatten and part of the panel - fine beautiful tin alloy

Dusseldorf - 12th April - Wire 2010 exhibition - 2 years

www.nexans.co.uk/triwire

EU substitution of chemical substances at work place

Gaia "The EU project “Analysis and evaluation of the practical implementation of the principle of substitution of hazardous chemicals in the workplace by less hazardous chemicals or associated processes for the purpose of protecting the health & safety of workers” is funded by the Employment, Social Affairs and Equal opportunities DG."

The project focuses on practical matters of substitution of hazardous chemicals in the workplace. A practical guidance document will be developed providing methodology for how to carry out effective and targeted substitution, including examples of successful substitution in practice.