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The original course is now updated and an emphasis study as well as ® WireDrawing 101 attendees: practical process design and trouble shooting exercises suitable for work-a-day formats and continuingon questions, answers an course is now updated and will feature timely “Special Presentations” by industry experts on the subjects ofthat willlubricants and machinery. “Information dies, absolutely help process design and trouble shooting exe anyone who is in the business of mats and continuing study as well The course runs from 8 AM until 5 PM on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 10-11, 2008, in downtown Pittsburgh, PA, USA, as drawing wire.” dies, lubricants and Expo 2008 at the Doubletree Hotel & Suites Pittsburgh City Center, which is located within walking distance of the Wire machinery. The co “It gave me some tips on difficulties we Tuesday and Wednesday, May 23-24, 200 exhibits at the David L. 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Your Instructor “I learned nine or 10 things that I will try when I get back to the plant.” tion Center. “Excellent Roger N. guest speakers WireDrawing 101® will be taught by Roger N. Wright, President of course; the Wright, Inc., and Professor of101® will be taught by Rog WireDrawing Materials Engiwere great; everything was very neering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Detailed information on the instructor and the complete of Roger N. Wright, Inc. and President professional.” Materials Engineering at Rensselaer Wire Drawing 101® course outline may be found by visiting www.rnwinc.com. by: “The course provided practical solutions Institute. Detailed information on the in Dr. presenter, Professor Wright has more than 35 years experience as an & information to test your processes.”Wright and industrial short course Roger N. author ® the Roger N. Wright, Inc. complete WireDrawing 101 course organizer, working on behalf of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), the Wire Associationat www.rnwinc.com. Professo be found 12 Maria Court “Very informative, Dr. Wright explains International (WAI) and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He has taught WireDrawing NY 12148 USAin- thirty years experience as a more difficult concepts very well.” 101® since its than Rexford, ception in 2001. He has over 130 publications in archival literature and is a frequent contributor to course presenter, author and organ short E-mail: wrighr@rpi.eduthe “As an engineer, it was great for me to Wire Journal International and to Wire & Cable Technology International. Hewww.rnwinc.com on behalf of the Society of Manufacturi has been recognized by put into numbers and formulas, the WAI by way of its Mordica Memorial Award and Yokelsonevents that take place in the wire mill.” and(SME), the Wire Association Internation Medal, and he is a fellow of SME of ASM Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. International. After graduating with bachelors and doctors degrees in metallurgy from Massachusetts Dr. Roger N. Wright dr “The text reference will be very helpful.” Questions about the maximum possible reduction in a wire Institute of Technology, Wright conducted ferrous alloy and process drawing pass are common inat Allegheny Ludlum Steel dr development programs introductory texts on drawing, and they make excellent “homework” problems. In actual Corporation and directed the wire drawing research effort at Westinghouse prior to joining Rensselaer in 1974. Dr. Wright practice, such questions seem a bit esoteric, and many has served as consultant to over one-hundred industrial, governmental, legal and to limit per-pass reductions to values far factors appear insurance clients. Your Instructor Tips From WireDrawing 101 below maximum. Even so, the objective of achieving large, practical per-pass reductions deserves more attention than Testimonials from past WireDrawing 101® attendees it. most wire drawers give “Information that will absolutely help anyone who is in the business of drawing wire.” • “It gaveIn the simplest analysis, the having and how to correctis associated me some tips on difficulties we are maximum reduction them.” with a draw stress, σd, that the course.” “Very practical and technical approach—extremely effective.” • “The ‘Special Presentations’ were keepers for equals the strength of the wire at the die exit, σy, or great; (σd/σy) was If the draw stress is any “I learned nine of ten things that I will try when I get back to the plant.” • “Excellent course; the guest speakers were wheneverything = 1.very professional.” higher, the wire will yield downstream from the die, and some “The course provided practical solutions and information to test your processes.” • “Veryfailure mode Wright explains difficultdraw stresswell.” lower, then informative, Dr. is inevitable. If the concepts very is any one is the wire mill.” • “The text reference will be theoretical reduction. “As an engineer, it was great for me to put into numbers and formulas, the events that take place in simply not taking the maximum very helpful.” Now the minimum draw stress can (at least theoretically) be January a drawing pass that involves no friction associated with 2008/Wire & Cable Technology International 61 and no redundant work. In such a case, the draw stress is equal dr in re co ca O fla br pr σ ue http://www.wiretech.com http://www.rnwinc.com http://www.wiretech.com/wiredrawing101.asp http://www.wirenet.org http://www.rnwinc.com

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