New galvanizing department at Gilbert & Bennett’s Blue Island, Illinois, plant

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New facilities built at the Gilbert & Bennett Mfg Co Blue Island plant for hot dip galvanizing and lead pre-annealing of steel wire are described. The plant treats 12 strands of 16-12 gauge wire at 25 fpm for use in woven and welded wire fabrics. Features include wire guides that prevent kinking, effective smoke and fume collectors, and a unique radiant tube heating unit.

Description

New facilities built at the Gilbert & Bennett Mfg Co Blue Island plant for hot dip galvanizing and lead pre-annealing of steel wire are described. The plant treats 12 strands of 16-12 gauge wire at 25 fpm for use in woven and welded wire fabrics. Features include wire guides that prevent kinking, effective smoke and fume collectors, and a unique radiant tube heating unit.

Additional information

Author(s)

Gilbert & Benbnett Mfg. Co.

Publication/Event/Pages

Wire & Wire Products35(3): 348, 388 1960

Year

1960