Lubricants, soaps, and powders for dry drawing

CONDAT Group, leading wire-drawing lubricant expert, offers a complete range of wire-drawing dry lubricants for cold metal-forming applications. 

The VICAFIL and STEELSKIN lines have been developed to preserve the wire surface quality and mechanical properties (tension, elongation), without compromising the die lifetime and production speed.

VICAFIL: calcium-based, sodium-based and blends prepared to meet the regulatory requirements of today and tomorrow. These product line offers significant advantages in terms of:

- reduced soap consumption and waste disposal costs;
- improved cleanability;
- increased production speed;
- improved adhesion, especially on smooth surfaces.

STEELSKIN: a range of speciality lubricants, designed for the most demanding applications and formulated with a variety of additives such as:

- extreme Pressure (EP) additives to reduce die wear;
- additives to improve drawability (based on graphite);
- additives to improve lubrication and reduce friction (MoS2, synthetic waxes...);
- additives to improve anti-corrosion protection (synthetic waxes, anti-corrosion additives...).