OptimumWire increases woven-wire wear life
OptimumWire woven-wire screen media from Montreal-based Major Wire Industries Ltd is said to provide up to 40% longer wear life when compared to traditional woven wire of the same diameter.
Manufactured with a high carbon and high manganese content, the wire provides more resistance to abrasion and better performance for aggregate screening. Its high ductility, hardness and tensile strength make it less susceptible to breaking in high impact conditions and with highly abrasive materials, so it lasts longer and helps to minimize labour, maintenance and lost production costs. Many operations using OptimumWire have also been able to increase the open area by choosing one smaller wire diameter size to maximize material throughput without sacrificing wear life.
OptimumWire is manufactured with the industry’s most stringent wire opening tolerance of ±3%, allowing producers to achieve precise material passing for the life of the screen. Each screen is woven with zero tolerance to any type of movement within the crimp or weave, which prevents the wires from rubbing against each other during use. On larger wire diameters, OptimumWire is manufactured from true hard-drawn wire, unlike most traditional woven wire, which is made of ‘rod’ that varies in diameter throughout its length and creates inconsistent crimping. Hard-drawn wire is consistent throughout, providing proper crimping and weaving, and increased durability.
OptimumWire is available in a variety of crimp styles, including Double-Weave for high-impact loads and larger feed sizes, HyperSlot, and square and slotted wire. Wire diameters range from 1.2mm to 19mm with openings from 3.18mm to 152mm.
Major Wire Industries Ltd, 225 North Montcalm Blvd, Candiac, Québec, Canada J5R 3L6; tel: +1 450 659 7681; fax: +1 450 659 5570; e-mail major@majorwire.cc
Manufactured with a high carbon and high manganese content, the wire provides more resistance to abrasion and better performance for aggregate screening. Its high ductility, hardness and tensile strength make it less susceptible to breaking in high impact conditions and with highly abrasive materials, so it lasts longer and helps to minimize labour, maintenance and lost production costs. Many operations using OptimumWire have also been able to increase the open area by choosing one smaller wire diameter size to maximize material throughput without sacrificing wear life.
OptimumWire is manufactured with the industry’s most stringent wire opening tolerance of ±3%, allowing producers to achieve precise material passing for the life of the screen. Each screen is woven with zero tolerance to any type of movement within the crimp or weave, which prevents the wires from rubbing against each other during use. On larger wire diameters, OptimumWire is manufactured from true hard-drawn wire, unlike most traditional woven wire, which is made of ‘rod’ that varies in diameter throughout its length and creates inconsistent crimping. Hard-drawn wire is consistent throughout, providing proper crimping and weaving, and increased durability.
OptimumWire is available in a variety of crimp styles, including Double-Weave for high-impact loads and larger feed sizes, HyperSlot, and square and slotted wire. Wire diameters range from 1.2mm to 19mm with openings from 3.18mm to 152mm.
Major Wire Industries Ltd, 225 North Montcalm Blvd, Candiac, Québec, Canada J5R 3L6; tel: +1 450 659 7681; fax: +1 450 659 5570; e-mail major@majorwire.cc
