CWL is the largest UK supplier of steel wire for cold forging applications. The extensive range includes low carbon, medium carbon and alloy steels for the production of nuts, bolts, screws, rivets, masonry nails and a range of complex cold forged products. For all these products quality is paramount and is ensured by strict control of wiredrawing, heat treatment, coating and inspection.
The strict process & quality controls ensure consistent tensile strength, uniform microstructure and improved forgeability. The benefits to the customer are longer die life, improved yield and less machine downtime.
CWL cold heading and extrusion wire is manufactured using four main process routes;
Inter-annealed
Finally annealed
Direct Drawn
Direct Drawn from Annealed Rod.
To view examples of how Wire for Cold Heading and Extrusion is used in everyday products click below;
