Briefly Speaking

To Our Customers Hetran

The World Keeps
Improving Core
Spinning...
Fabrication Products
Capabilities In
Hetran
Page 1 January 2009
Quarterly
Bulletin

Corporate Headquarters:

Hetran Inc.
70 Pinedale Industrial Rd
Orwigsburg, PA 17961
USA
Phone: 570.366.1411
Fax: 570.366.1829
Email:
[email protected]
Hetran Rotary Wire Shaver and
Website:
www.hetraninc.com Polishing Systems

Inside this issue:

To Our 2
Customers

Hetran Core 2
Products

Latest Machine 3
Builds

Feature Story 4

Briefly Speaking 7

Going Forward 7
Future Issues

How to Reach Us 8 The Leading Technology for Peeling Super-Alloy, Titanium and Other
Specialty Metal Coils...

Copyright 2009 Hetran Inc. All Rights Reserved

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To Our Customers:
The World Keeps Spinning...

Hetrans Core Products ... Machines

To Meet Your Processing Needs:

During a recent staff meeting, we tried to think of a

single country that has been unaffected by the
financial tremors moving throughout the world
economy. Our managers concluded there were
Centerless Bar Turners
none. Countries around the globe are too
(peelers)
interconnected. Even Iceland, with its abundant
geothermal resources and small population, was Coil Shavers (rotary and die)
rattled. North or South Hemisphere, large or small,
Coil-to-Bar (turn) Lines
service, agriculture or manufacturing based, the
status quo in business, government and the global Bar, Tube and Coil Belt Polishing Systems
society has been shaken. Belt Polishing Systems for Super-Finishing Bars
Prior to Plating
Yet, the world keeps spinning. Plans and
strategies are being recalibrated worldwide. Two-Roll Vertical Straighteners/Burnishers
Organizations are beginning to execute on High Speed, Dry Abrasive Saws
current problems and opportunities. We are a
resilient society. Horizontal Press Straighteners
Chamfering, Facing and Deburring Machines
At Hetran we are pursuing many opportunities. A
comprehensive review of our installation, Bar End Stamping, Engraving Systems
commissioning and repair service capabilities is Bar and Coil End Turn Pointers
underway. In-house training will begin in
January with the goal to improve customer Handling Tables For All Types of Processing
satisfaction. Agents are being added in more Equipment
countries to respond effectively to customers Custom Designed Bar and Coil Processing Lines
needs. We are finalizing our new bar and tube
packaging/wrapping lines to add yet another Integration of Eddy Current and Sonic, and
automated and in-line process to our finishing Related NDE Technologies
cells. Work on our totally new, compensating, Cell Configurations For In-Line Continuous
large bar peeling head continues. We will have a Processing
special demonstration in our Orwigsburg, Pa.
facility this coming spring to show how it
Hetran also has strong working relationships
significantly improves contact time and peeling
with producers of related process equipment
productivity.
and regularly integrates these into projects:
laser size measurement systems, precision
We would be pleased to meet with you to provide
centerless grinding machines, weighing
more information about our company and our
equipment, coolant reclamation systems,
products. Dont hesitate to contact us.
turnings conveyors, coil-to-bar drawing lines and
multi-roll bar straightening machines.
Helmut Oertmann, President
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Latest Machine Builds

An 8 (200mm) turner for titanium that is nearly

complete. The machine base, including the turning
head, is in the background.

The 200mm turner machine base, with

major components, ready for fastening
to the base. (Spindle not in turning
head housing.)
A two-roll vertical
straightener, for
processing carbon
and alloy steels up to
8 (200mm)
A view of the top roll and housing

A guide holder and door

assembly, ready to mount
onto the straightener.

Customers are cordially invited to see

the numerous Hetran large bar turning
machines, two-roll straighteners and
wire shaving machines which are being
fabricated. Do not hesitate to contact
your local agent, sales representative,
or our Corporate office, to coordinate a
visit and, if needed, to request
assistance in obtaining a visa.
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Feature Story

Hetran Rotary Wire Shaving and Polishing Systems

Hetran produces both rotary shaving (peeling) and die shaving (back-die, or broaching)
machines for shaving rod and wire. Both type shavers have wide application in the metals
industries. This article explains why the Hetran rotary shaving system is the preferred shaving
technology for many applications

Hetran rotary wire shavers were first introduced in 1971. Today, more than 75 Hetran rotary shavers
are being used worldwide in the metals industries. At least 90% of these rotary coil shaving
installations include in-line Hetran planetary polishers. Diameters
typically being processed range between 2 and 38 mm (.080" to
1.496").

It is significant to note that the vast majority of titanium

alloy coils being shaved today are processed on Hetran rotary
shaving machines.

There are many reasons why Hetran rotary wire shaving and polishing systems are the leading
preference for shaving super alloy, titanium and many other specialty and exotic metals:

1. Feed rates and cutting tool surface speeds are infinitely variable on
rotary shavers therefore tool life can be optimized.
Die shaving technology requires a consistently higher surface speed than any die shaving tool will
tolerate when processing most super-alloys, titanium and many other specialty metals. Rapid tool
wear and failure causes poor size
control and can damage the
material being processed.

Because tool surface speeds can

be varied, rotary shaving is the
only productive method for shaving
these difficult to machine
materials.

A rotary coil shaving and polishing system for

high strength stainless and super alloys up
to1.250" (32 mm)
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2. Coil breakage caused by tensile stress

can be eliminated.
Low ductility metals (e.g., silicon and magnetic irons, many engine valve steels, certain red
metal alloys) often cannot withstand the tensile force required to pull the coil through the die
shaving tool and coil breakage routinely occurs. Far less tensile force is needed to pull the coil
through the rotating cutting tools and coil breakage can be eliminated by varying the rotating
cutting tools and line speeds.

3. Rotary shaving will accommodate a significant depth of cut and

excessive out-of-roundness of the starting material more so than
will die shaving.
Attempts to die shave large volumes of material from the diameter or from the surface of rod
that is excessively out of section will cause coil breakage, stretching, and erratic mechanical
properties in the coil. Longitudinal surface marks from tool erosion will occur, and size control
and roundness will be compromised.

For example, if 0.3 mm or more is to be removed from the diameter of 10 to 15 mm stainless

wire rod, or if the starting material has excessive over or under-fill from hot rolling, rotary
shaving is the more productive shaving alternative.

4. Rotary shaving has a negligible surface work hardening

affect and does not increase the mechanical properties
of the finished coil.

Die shaving typically increases tensile strength and surface

hardness of the material being processed and can limit its use,
depending upon the hardness or tensile specification for the
material, or the down-stream processing requirements.

5. Rotary shaving is practical for a much greater range of

sizes than is possible with die shaving.
Rotary shaving is readily done between 2 and 37 mm (0.080" to
1.460"). (Hetran built a rotary coil shaver capable of 50 mm.)

Die shaving technology has inherent design and cost limitations

which limit the practical size range capability to 5 to 20 mm
diameter (0.196" to 0.787"). An automatic compensating head
on a rotary wire shaver for
diameters up to 1.496" (38 mm)
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6. Hetran rotary wire shaving machines are readily expanded into

manufacturing cells that contain multiple processing steps, in-line.
These additional manufacturing processes can readily be added due to the fact that feeds and
speeds can be varied to meet multiple process needs. Planetary polishers typically are added to
provide the capability to produce a wide range of surface finishes from mirror smooth to those
that are rougher and ideal for drawing. Eddy current, line marking, pre-coating and drawing
capabilities can readily be added in-line. Take-up equipment can be added to dead cast coils
down onto carriers for quick removal.

This recently completed rotary wire shaver is a manu-

facturing cell with multiple processes in-line, includ-
ing peeling, polishing, rotary and encircling coil eddy
current testing, line marking, dead-casting of the
peeled and polished coils, and the option to
straighten and saw-cut the coil to exact length bars.

7. Hetran rotary shaving and polishing systems provide the

capability for acidless processing of coils for drawing.

This is an increasingly important environmental and capital investment consideration. Black

coils can be rotary shaved and polished then be taken directly into drawing without the need
for process annealing or acid cleaning.

8. Hetran rotary shaving and polishing systems can produce

exceptional precision and mirror-like surface finishes.
This precision capability can be enhanced by in-line high resolution laser size measurement
devices and Hetran automatic compensation turning heads. Diameter tolerances as small as
+/- 0.0002" (+/-0.005 mm) can be attained on super alloys and titanium via Hetran rotary
shaving and polishing. This tight range of diameter tolerances and highly reflective surface
finishes cannot be achieved by die shaving.

A coil shaving and polishing

system for brass, bronze and
copper based alloys.
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Briefly Speaking
Did You Know about Hetrans investments in
new machine tools and fabrication equipment?

This new Haas model 1600 CNC Machining

Center is a fully automated, CNC controlled,
large, 5 axis machine that was
commissioned in November, 2008. It has a
size capability roughly 36 x 36 x 36
(914 mm) and can accommodate diameters
up to 32 (812 mm). This new unit has a
probing system and linear scales for
optimum repeatability.

These investments are aimed at increasing capacity, Bruce Bensinger

reducing lead times, quality control, and the capability to Orwigsburg Plant Manager
machine larger components.
These capital investments will improve
our quality and our cost competitiveness.
Other capital improvements are planned. Hetran has completed The additional capacity to make larger
the financial arrangements to install a large CNC turn and grind critical components, in-house, will also
machine with 68 (1725 mm) center to center capacity. help us reduce lead times for building new
machines and for fabricating
The advantage of this technology is that spare parts.
larger parts can be machined in a single set
-up.
This Tos boring mill will be
retrofitted with new CNC controls
New CNC controlled water-jet cutting equip- this spring. The operator, Ed
ment that can produce parts without a heat Shuller, is machining a housing
for a BT4 turner, currently being
affected zone also is being evaluated. fabricated in the Orwigsburg
facility

Going Forward
The April, 2009 issue of the Hetran Quarterly
Bulletin will include a feature article on Hetran
two-roll vertical black bar straighteners and
bright bar burnisher/straighteners.

Paul Graburick, machinist, at left, and Bill Ney, Machining The article will highlight several of the newest,
Coordinator, review a part being worked on the new Haas large bar capacity machines currently being
CNC .The new Haas CNC is ideal for machining large fabricated in the Orwigsburg facility.
components and also precision turning head components
like head plates, finger boxes and spindles.
 How To Reach Us

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ALCONIX CORPORATION
CORPORATE MANAGEMENT 9-13, Akasaka 1-chome, Minato-ku HETRAN REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE
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HETRAN INC. Phone: + 81-3-5575-2759 Krasnaya Street 9A, Room 203
70 Pinedale Industrial Road Fax: + 81-3-5575-2758 Moscow Region
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Phone: + 1 570-366-1411 Contact: Kazuyoshi Noda Phone: + 7-496-579-06-50
Fax: + 1 570-366-1829 Deputy General Manager Fax: + 7-496-579-06-50
E-Mail: [email protected] Cell: + 7-906-750-48-17
Web site: www.hetraninc.com A.K. TECHNO CO., LTD. E-Mail: [email protected]
Engineering: Mr. Benjamin P. Houser No. 134-3, Sugi-cho, Yamato-Koriyama Contact: Mrs. Elena Druzhinina
Inside Sales: Ms. Nicole G. Oertmann Nara 639-1121 Japan
Phone: + 81-743-56-4931 POLAND
HETRAN INC. Fax: + 81-743-56-4934
4061 Wyncote Road Email: [email protected] ZAKMET
So. Euclid, OH 44121, U.S.A. Contact: Mr. E. Asano Zaktad Produkcyjno-Handlowy
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Contact: Mr. Martin L. Strayer HETRAN INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED E-Mail: [email protected]
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SOUTH, CENTRAL AMERICA AND Riico Industrial Area
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301019 India EUROPE
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Cell: + 55 19-9289-7717 Schelpmilser Weg 8
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Fax: + 82 (2) 2676-4539 Web site: www.hetraninc.com
E-mail: [email protected] Contact: Mr. Jrg Wiethchter
ASIA Contact: Mr. J.I. Kong Director & Territory Manager

TAIWAN FRANCE
HETRAN INC.
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Contact: Mr. Didier Delalande
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JAGON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED ENKOS ENGINEERING
A-2101, Jinglong International Building, Ankara, Turkey WIRE MACHINERY CONSULTANCY
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