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What Is Plated Wire?
What is plated wire? What are the key features of plated wire? What kind of plated wire does MWS provide? A Focus on Gold Plated Wire What are the Key Selection Factors for Choosing a wire plating? What are the common applications for plated wire? Plated wire by the Numbers. What is plated wire? Plated…
Why Precious Metals Wire Matters: Performance, Purity, and Precision
What is precious metal wire? Precious metals wire is typically manufactured from gold, silver, platinum, and platinum-iridium alloys, each known for their extraordinary electrical, thermal, and chemical properties. These wires are formed by drawing pure or alloyed precious metals into extremely thin, flexible forms, available as round, flat, or custom-shaped wire. Precious metals wire plays…
What You Need to Know About Phosphor Bronze Wire
Phosphor bronze wire is a type of copper alloy wire that is composed of copper, tin, and phosphorus. The most common variety is CDA 51000 (also called Alloy C510). Typical composition includes roughly 94.8% copper, 5% tin, and 0.2% phosphorus. The addition of tin and phosphorus enhances both strength and wear resistance. The added phosphorus…
The Benefits of Flat Wire
Flat wire, is a unique type of wire with a rectangular cross-section. This distinctive shape offers several advantages over traditional round wire, making it a versatile choice for various industries and applications. Flat wire is typically made from materials such as copper, aluminum, or stainless steel. Its flat, wide profile allows it to fit into…
Understanding Tariff Surcharges on Magnet and Specialty Wire
Tariff Notice August 28, 2025 – In recent months, MWS Wire has absorbed tariff-related costs and strategically built-up inventory to help shield our customers from the impact of these changes. Our goal has always been to provide stability in the face of an evolving trade environment. While we proudly manufacture and operate in the USA, the…
MWS Featured in Manufacturing in Focus Magazine
MWS Wire is thrilled and honored to be prominently showcased in the August 2023 issue of Manufacturing in Focus. This exclusive feature provides insight into our cutting-edge innovations, unwavering commitment to quality, and our relentless pursuit of excellence in manufacturing. We invite everyone to delve into the article and discover how MWS Wire is shaping…
Why the “skin effect” makes Litz Wire the best choice for so many high-frequency applications.
Litz wire is a multistrand construction used in high-frequency electronics to reduce the skin effect and proximity effect losses in frequencies up to about 1 MHz. Litz consists of many thin wire strands, individually insulated and twisted or woven together which has the effect of equally distributing the current among the wire strands, reducing the…
Trends in Coil Winding call for custom wire specifications and the highest quality spooling
Coils provide the magnetic field of motors, transformers, and generators, and are used in the manufacturing of loudspeakers and microphones. Today, manufacturers are demanding more from their providers to attain technological advantages in the areas of efficiency, size, cost and performance. MWS is responding to those requirements with unique wire solutions produced in our plant…
Why Plated Wire is so Popular
At MWS, we use electroplating to create specialty wire to provide a solderable, conductive or corrosion-resistant surface. The effect of electroplating depends on the material used. In addition to conductor protection, these plated constructions can improve a wire’s solderability, conductivity, and overall strength. We provide a complete line of electroplated wire in round and ribbon…