Industrial Manufacturing Capabilities
Discover the manufacturing capabilities that have been driving our company forward for 100 years.
Our largest H-mill can handle incoming strip material up to .125” thick, while our smallest Z-mill can roll foil as light as .00039″: an order of magnitude thinner than a human hair.
From Round to Square edge, our slitters have the ability to separate a wide strip into “mults” or narrower strips to achieve your desired width with as much minimized burr as possible.
From Bright to Dull or Quarter Hard to Extra Full Hard, Ulbrich has the ability to control your desired surface finish and mechanical properties of your Precision Strip & Wire products.
Our Manufacturing Process
Throughout multiple facilities across the world, Ulbrich produces a vast array of rolled stainless steel and special metals products from widely available standard specifications to meet unique customer needs including: thickness, width, specific mechanical properties, industry specifications and many other critical characteristics. We are continually investing in our equipment, technology, and staff to meet the needs of our customers in demanding markets such as medical, nuclear, aerospace, solar, electronics and many more. With our rapid prototyping abilities, we can help you develop and design a new product at speed.
Below, you will find a list of our product-specific capabilities. Use these as general guidelines for your industrial manufacturing needs. If you have any additional questions, one of our representatives would be happy to speak with you.
Strip + Foil
Re-roller and distributor of over 100 alloys of precision strip and foil including stainless steel, titanium, nickel alloy and cobalt alloy.
Fine & Flat Wire
Custom engineered precision wire products including; Fine Wire, Round Wire, Flat Wire, and Shaped Profiles.
Shaped Wire
Shaped Wire is produced to exacting cross-sectional dimensions in our dedicated shaped wire facility. Shaped profile wire minimizes or eliminates costly machining by being net, or near net, in shape.
PV Ribbon Wire
Ulbrich Solar Technologies is the world leader in PV Ribbon innovation and manufacturing of products that interconnect and transmit current for crystalline solar cells and thin film modules.
Sheets & Blanks
Ulbrich is the global leader in precision stainless steel sheets and blanks. Our service centers utilize the latest processing technology to produce precision sheet and blanks that are cut to the lengths and specs you require.
Datasheets
By Material
View detailed material specifications for the 160+ alloys that Ulbrich supports in strip and wire products.
Rolled Strip & Slit Coil
ROLLED STRIP & SLIT COIL CAPABILITIES
Rolled Strip Size Ranges
Thickness Range: .0003″ – .12″ (0.0076mm – 3.175mm)
Thickness Tolerance (Standard): +/- 5% standard
Thickness Tolerance (Extreme): +/- 1%
Precision Strip Width Range: .020″ – 14″ (0.508mm – 356mm)
Width Tolerance (Standard): +/- .005″ (+/0.0.127mm)
Slit Coil Size Ranges
Thickness Range: .0003″ – .188″ (0.0076mm – 4.7752mm)
Thickness Tolerance: n/a
Width Range: .032″ – 59.5″ (0.8128mm – 1368mm)
Width Tolerance: +/- .005″ (+/-0.127mm)
Coil Winding Capabilities
View Our Coil Winding Capabilities and Spool Options
Finishes
Bright to Dull (10 nanometers – 60 micro-inches), Special Textures can be mechanically (rolled) applied.
Coatings
PVC, Paper Interleaving, Plating and Special Coatings.
View our Special Coatings and Plating Options
Tempers
We engineer our products to each customers requirements and specifications. Our team customized solutions to enhance your product and processes. Our tempers range from drawing quality, coining tempers to extra full hard.
Camber
Camber tolerances are available closer than the published commercial range noted below upon request
For strip less than or equal to 1.5″ wide: .5 inches in 8 feet (less than or equal to 38mm: 13mm in 2.5m)
For strip from 1.5″ – < 24″ wide: 0.25″ in 8 feet (38mm < 610mm: 6mm in 2.5m)
Camber is measured by placing an 8 foot (2.5 meter) straight edge against the concave edge of the strip)
Flatness
Standard flatness is .020 PIW or critical flatness of .010″ PIW (refer to sales for flatness options per material/thickness/width)
Edges
A.I.S.I. No. 1 – Round Edge
Width 1.500″ inches max (38mm max)
Thickness .007″ – .062″ (0.1778mm – 1.575mm)
A.I.S.I No. 3 – Slit Edge
Width: .020″ min (0.5mm min)
Thickness: .062″ – .125″ (0.158mm – 3.175mm)
A.I.S.I No. 5 – Square Edge
Width: 2.250″ max (57mm max)
Thickness: .004″ – .062″ (0.102 – 1.575mm)
Broken Corner is also available (no image)
Width: 3.50″ max (89mm max)
Thickness: .062″ – .125″ (0.158mm – 3.175mm)
Annealing
We can offer various atmospheres with a wide range of capabilities from full anneal to stress relieving.
View our Annealing Capabilities
Grades & Alloys
View our Metal Grades & Alloys
Testing
Certifications
Rolled Wire
WIRE CAPABILITIES
Shaped Wire (Profiles, Screen Wire and Custom Shapes)
Thickness Range: .005″ – .335″ (0.127mm – 8.509mm)
Width Range: .020″ – 1.50″ (0.508mm – 38.1mm)
Flat Wire
Thickness Range: 0.0002” to .210” (0.00508mm to 5.33mm)
Width Range: .002″ – 1.500″ (0.051mm -38.1mm)
Square Wire
Thickness Range: .030″ -.250″ (0.762mm – 6.35mm)
Width Range: .030″ – .250 (0.762mm – 6.35mm)
Round Wire
Diameter Range: .00075″ – .400″ (0.019mm – 10.16mm)
Tempers
Our products can be produced to engineered mechanical properties designed for your end use and manufacturing processes.
Surface Finishes
Custom finished available per customer specifications. Bright Polish, Tin and lead coated, HT and tempered.
Wire Alloys
Stainless Steel – Titanium – Nickel – Cobalt – Nitinol – Carbon Steel – Brass – Bronze – Aluminum – Copper Alloys – Additional Families of Alloys Upon Request
Additional Alloys for Fine Wire and Precision Flat Wire
300 Series VM – Alloy 52 – Aluminum – Aluminum Clad – Beryllium Copper – Brass – Carbon – Copper – Copper Aluminum Clad – Copper Clad – Copper Nickel Alloys – Dumet – Duplex Alloys – FeChrome – Invar – Kovar – L605 – Molybdenum – MP35N – Nickel Alloys – Nickel Plated Steel – Nitinol – Nitronic 32 – Phosphorus Bronze – Stainless Steel – Tantalum -Titanium – Tungsten – More Available Upon Request
View All of Our Metal Grades & Alloy Datasheets
Plating
- Gold Type I, II, III per MIL-G-45204 Solder per MIL-P 81728*
- Silver per QQ-S 365 and ASTM B-298 Military Standard – 1276*
- Copper per MIL-C-14550
- Nickel per QQ-N-290*
- Tin per MIL-T-10727 Solder per MIL-STD
Certifications
Rolled PV Ribbon
PV RIBBON CAPABILITIES
Ulbrich Solar Technologies, a product line of Ulbrich Specialty Wire Products and Ulbrich of Austria, is a global manufacturer and supplier of engineered PV ribbon products. Our solar cell tabbing ribbon and bus wire is custom produced to meet the individual requirements of Solar Module Manufacturers.
For all PV Ribbon and Bus Wire product capabilities please visit our website www.PVRibbon.com
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