Description

This paper examines the question of how one measures productivity, how to obtain the best performance from lubricant, and the importance of the lubricant in wiredrawing. The simple way to increase productivity of a copper wiredrawing emulsion is to evaluate the process over the life of the product. This evaluation aims to give a broad overall perspective of managing the emulsion as well as practical advice to enable the best performance. The paper discusses how productivity cost savings can be achieved specifically with care and maintenance of wiredrawing emulsions.