Global supplier of coating solutions, CTS, has entered the wire and cable industry with its comprehensive portfolio of coating technologies for wear, corrosion resistance, thermal protection and friction engineering.

1. 152 Wire & Cable Technology International/March 2018
Heat & Surface Treatment Roundup
compiled by the Editors at Wire & Cable Technology International
Suppliers have responded to our call for the state-of-the-art
in heat and surface treatment equipment and technology.
Global Supplier of Coating Solutions
for Wire & Cable Equipment
Mark Patrizzia, Sales Engineer at Cincinnati Thermal
Spray, Inc. (CTS-East), located in Springfield, NJ,
USA, says, “CTS, an ISO and NADCAP-Certified
global leader in coating solutions for the aerospace,
oil and gas, industrial pump and power generation
industries for the last 40 years, has recently entered
the wire and cable industry with its comprehensive
portfolio of coating technologies for wear, corrosion
resistance, thermal protection and friction engineering.
CTS offers a wide range of coating solutions for
even the most extreme wire and cable equipment wear
and corrosion applications from capstans, pulleys,
sheaves, stepcones, guide rolls, deflector wheels and
draw rings, to shafts up to 12' (3" diameter maximum).
Coating processes include Plasma, HVOF, Wire Spray
and Spray and Fuse.
Fryer VTL - 60
“As a complement to our coating processes, Cincinnati
Thermal Spray, Inc. also offers a comprehensive
turnkey operation that not only includes the coating
and restoration of worn metal parts, but also the
manufacture of many of the wear parts that come in
contact with wire and cable equipment on a daily basis.
Additionally, CTS manufactures rollers and sleeves
from solid carbide for descaling, straightening, forming
and mill roll applications. And along with our
coatings, metal part restoration and manufacturing,
CTS capabilities include CNC machining, precision
grinding, shot peening and component assembly, as
well as, research and development.”
“CTS is fully committed to serving the wire and cable
industry, and the company has invested close to a
million dollars in new equipment in order to increase
the finishing size (diameter) of capstans and other
large parts.
HVOF Thermal Spray
“Cincinnati Thermal Spray will also be adding VTL-
60 and ET-40 CNC turning equipment with optional
grinding capabilities that will enable us to finish
diameters up to 60".
Fryer ET - 40
ET - 40 Grinding Attachment
“This new turning equipment with optional grinding
capabilities will complement the company’s already
extensive spraying and finishing equipment lineup,
which consists of:
• Robotic spray guns
• Turntables with tilt and indexing
• Linear gun trolleys
• Automated spray cells
• Large spray lathes
• CNC machining centers with live axis
• Engine lathes
• CNC grinders
• Super-finishing machinery
“For more information on coating solutions,
contact Mark Patrizzia at Cincinnati Thermal Spray,
Inc., or visit company’s website below.”
www.cts-inc.net
WCTI