California Fine Wire Co

California Fine Wire can help you with your wire needs. They provide a number of wire made from precious materials and their availability / customer service is great. Our company used them and has never had any issues with quality.

Strengths: Great availability of wire, knowledgeable, helpful representatives

Needs to improve: None

Supplier of micro diameter wires for engineering and manufacturing needs. These are good quality and very reliable components for our needs. The medical devices we manufacture require the high quality from this vendor.

Strengths: great selection on Micro diameter wires

Needs to improve: This vendor is expensive compared to like vendors

We use the precious metal Platinum for our Micro coils for Neurology use, The CFN offers a wide selection of wires and we use the allows and Nickel for R&D purposes, The quality meets oour medical device standards.

Strengths: Quality Wire Material
Large selection of wire marerial

Needs to improve: none

CFW helping us build safer product.They got high quality materials plus a lot of services that we need.We contacted their customer service for some products that we can't find and they are very kind assisting us.

Strengths: high quality and a wide selection of materials

Needs to improve: none

Good options for off the shelf coated platinum/tungsten wire. Multiple coating thicknesses available.

Strengths: Small diameter wire, coated wire

Needs to improve: Have found that the polyimide coating on their wire is not the most durable (easily damaged/torn), but I guess that's expected with such thin walled coatings.

I have used CFW in the past to actually draw down wires we had in stock to tighter tolerances for coil winding purposes. However, we elected to go somewhere else due to pricing.

Strengths: Drawing of fine wire with tight tolerances, quality/reliabiity

Needs to improve: Lead time, price

We ordered most of the precious metal and they can generate quotation quick. We had a couple issue with invoices and they are very strict with it.

Strengths: Decent price for precious metal. Fast quotation and shorter lead time.

Needs to improve: Very strict invoice policy

We ordered most of the precious metal and they can generate quotation quick. We had a couple issue with invoices and they are very strict with it.

Strengths: Decent price for precious metal. Fast quotation and shorter lead time.

Needs to improve: Very strict invoice policy

I have used CFW company for multiple size Stainless Steel Wires, Platinum wires, Platinum/Tungsten Wires for medical device industry. I am really happy with the product quality.

Strengths: Good vendor with reasonable pricing on expensive materials like Platinum wires.

Needs to improve: Delayed response time

Bought small diameter platinum tungsten wire from them. They were able to hold high tolerance on diameter and coating thickness. And they delivered quickly within a week.

Strengths: Quick turnaround. Many different wires and coating options.

Needs to improve: Quality system is lacking

If you need fine gage wire in SS, Copper, or other materials, this is your place. Large inventory. If they don't have what you need they can draw it for you.

Strengths: Small Gage Wire

Needs to improve: None

excellent resource for all your high tech wire needs. i have used their coated/insulated coated wires for product development needs and have been pleased with the quality of their products.

Strengths: fine wire, coated/insulated wires,

Needs to improve: none

excellent resource for all your high tech wire needs. i have used their coated/insulated coated wires for product development needs and have been pleased with the quality of their products.

Strengths: fine wire, coated/insulated wires,

Needs to improve: none

We purchase their wires of different materials for our new product development of guidewires and micro coils. They are good quality wires and are always consistent for reliability.

Strengths: High quality wire products

Needs to improve: Long leadtimes

I have worked with California Fine Wire on several projects including several thermocouple wires and a tri filar wire. They delivered in a reasonable time on all projects.

Strengths: Fine wire for all applications

Needs to improve: None

If you need platinum alloy wire and don’t have 10-12 weeks of down time to wait, contact CFW. They’re usually well stocked and can ship almost immediately. Good resource!

Strengths: Platinum Alloy Wire

Needs to improve: None

They are our primary source for HAPTZ wire and coated copper, constantan, etc... Alwyas on time and great customer service

Strengths: Been around a lone time and they know what they are doing

Needs to improve: none

I've dealt with CFW for many years and they have never let me down. They provide fast quotations and fast turnaround on in-stock materials.

Strengths: Fast quotations and knowledgeable in wire forming

Needs to improve: None

They have a large assortment of wires and metals. Their customer service is great and very helpful and they also provide quick shipping

Strengths: Wires, many types of metals, fast turnaround

Needs to improve: none

I have purchased precious metal wire in often challenging configurations and CFW has always come through with great customer service.

Strengths: Customer service, knowledgeable staff, and quick delivery

Needs to improve: None