We have started our journey with the high grade aluminium ingot delivered to our furnace. During processing, the molten metal is tested and alloying is carried out if alloy rod is to be produced. The melt is channelled from the furnaces onto a rotating casting wheel where it partially cools and solidifies into a continuous bar. The bar is then passed straight into a no twist rolling mill to reduce it to a 9.5 mm or 12 mm rod which is coiled and ready for the wire drawing process. UNIVERSAL METALS ensures that the highest quality EC grade and Alloy rod is produced for conductor manufacturing. The finished rod is carefully selected for the correct tensile strength and conductivity.

The aluminium or aluminium alloy rod is drawn to the correct wire size on drawing machines partially submerged in oil to give the wire a first class finish. The last finishing die in the drawing process, rotates to ensure a uniformly round wire. The wire is wound onto a bobbin which is passed to the stranding equipment. Each bobbin in the equipment is controlled by a brake which maintains uniform tension on the wire throughout the stranding process. This produces a more uniform product of higher quality.

We are proud of our rigorous quality control system. It ensures the highest standards for our products, from the start to the finish of the manufacturing process. Having fully equipped laboratory, we spectroanalyze the input molten aluminium to ensure its quality, carry out tensile and elongation and wrap tests and measure conductivity as required by the different international standards and specifications or customer any specially desired requirements. In addition, UNIVERSAL METALS‘ personnel carry out many other tests and checks during each stage of production to ensure that a perfect product is manufactured.

UNIVERSAL METALS‘ quality management system has been instituted to provide complete satisfaction to its valued clients.
Certification under: ISO 9001:2008 was awarded as a true recognition of what has been in practice.