The
steel cord, also called tire cord, is representing a big part of our customers.
FIB can even claim being the first components manufacturer
in the world in the field of equipments for patenting and diffusion on the market
of the steel cord producers.
6 kinds of equipments are aimed at the tire cord producers:
- The austenitizing furnaces
- The steel lead quenching furnaces
- The Ecoquench (quenching fluidized bed)
- The HCl covered pickling bath
- The diffusion fluidized bed
In the field of patenting, FIB is having a complete command
of the process through its advanced technology in open fire and in equipments
for the quenching of wires. It is also in this sector that FIB, particularly
through its active presence in Japan, has highlighted the advantages of Ecoquench
in the field of steel cord.
Lastly, the diffusion fluidized bed designed by FIB has revolutionized
the approach of the production of steel cord while offering a multi-wires system
that is easy to use and is ensuring a perfect diffusion of the wires without
any risk of breaking load loss.