Intelligent tool cooling for Wire drawing (iWire)

Purpose and goal

Recent research in wire drawing highlights the potential of using virtual models that integrate real-time process data with material properties to optimize the wire drawing process process. This vision is termed Wire 4.0 and will be the subject of an application for a full-scale project . The feasibility study here will pave the way for this by defining a roadmap for Wire 4.0 and investigating the possibility develop wire drawing tools with extreme cooling capabilites to enable process control.

Expected effects and result

The main goal in the project is to deliver a pathway towards the Wire 4.0 project including a sustainable process path to manufacture drawing dies with high performing cooling capabilities that can withstand the demands of a wire drawing process. The results from this project can directly be used as a decision basis for the feasibility of the complete Wire 4.0 project.

Planned approach and implementation

The project consists of three work packages that all lead towards the main goals of the project, these are:

• Roadmap towards Wire 4.0.
• Development and manufacturing.
• Evaluation and characterization of cooled wire drawing tools.

In the Roadmap for Wire 4.0, all partners will work together to assess the strengths, weaknesses, possibilites and risks associated with the planned full-scale project. In the other work packages, quantitative studies will be used to evaluate new drawing tools.