Reduce Machining Costs and Operate More Efficiently with Semi-Finished Wire Solutions from Ulbrich Shaped Wire
For more than 50 years, our skilled staff of engineers and metallurgists have produced thousands of uniquely shaped wire products for a diverse range of applications.
Learn how we can assist in designing and developing the best shaped wire for your exact needs and specifications.
Custom Wire Profiles
Shaped Wire
Our cutting-edge shaped wire rolling mills allow us to meet the demanding dimensional tolerances your business requires. Ulbrich has near-limitless capabilities to produce custom-shaped wire profiles for any application.
ROUND
Our team of skilled metallurgists and rolling mill operators excel in producing stainless steel and special metal round wire with unparalleled precision to the strictest tolerances. With their expertise, we can provide finely crafted round wire products in a diverse range of alloys and finishes to meet your specific requirements.
FLAT
Utilizing cutting-edge rolling techniques, we produce top-quality flat wire products that adhere to the most exacting tolerances. Our team of skilled engineers employ their expertise to draw and flatten round wire, ensuring consistent flat cross-sections in customized thicknesses and widths.
SQUARE
Square wire begins with round wire that is flattened during a series of rolling operations and intermediate anneals, if necessary. Rolled square wire offers many advantages over machined bar and drawn products.
More than 160+ Alloys
Our shaped wire is available in over one hundred alloys and can be produced to specific physical properties. Reduce scrap costs and eliminate outside processing with rolled or shaped wire cut-to-length or in continuous coil form.
Our Capabilities
Our vast capabilities include drawing, rolling, shaping, annealing, cut-to-length, and more. Our application engineers will assist you in developing the optimal wire product for your application.
Markets We Serve
Applications for our custom-shaped wire include heat exchanger components, power generation seals, wedge wire for the oil & gas industry, and more.
Aerospace
From heat exchangers to structural honeycomb, our precision wire products are trusted in a variety of aerospace manfacturing applications.
Medical
Life-saving surgical instruments and medical devices are manufactured using Ulbrich Shaped Wire.
Oil & Gas
Industrial
Chemical processing, filtration, advanced manufacturing, and other challenging industrial applications utilize our precision wire.
Power Generation
We manufacture precision-wire products trusted to handle the challenging corrosion and temperature requirements of the energy & power generation market.
Consumer
Ulbrich Shaped Wire is found in a wide range of consumer products.
Our Services
Beyond supplying best-in-class wire products, we support our customers with supply chain management and metallurgical expertise, plus we consider ourselves partners in pivotal research and development initiatives.
Supply Chain Management
We’re more than another link in your supply chain. Our logistical expertise and far-reaching relationships can help all the pieces of your production flow work seamlessly together.
Research & Development Support
If you can dream it, chances are we can shape it. We love to take ideas from napkin sketches to drawn and shaped wire. We offer custom shape capabilities and love a good challenge.
Metallurgical Support
Ulbrich’s industry-leading metallurgical support can assist the decision-making process when considering the properties to choose and other factors that need to be considered.
In-House Tooling Center
We have an in-house tooling center to create the custom tools and dies needed to achieve your custom profiles. That means we never have to wait for outside toolmakers to get started with your project.
Shaped in New England
Based in North Haven, Connecticut, we’re proud to be part of New England’s storied manufacturing past and its promising future. New England toolmakers are renowned for a reason: what we machine, lasts.
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