Now days, wire
products like welding electrode, weld mesh, heat treated kitchen baskets,
automobile spark plugs and exhaust valves etc. For manufacturing all above
products, wire is used as primary element and is to be processed to different
sizes, shapes and lengths. For these sequential operations, wire machine
is used.
Wire mesh
machine automates many
of these wire making processes, taking some of the burden off human workers. The
device can
be automatic or semi-automatic type which provides precise wire and cable
cutting. The machine has
benefited a lot from some substantial technological advancement recently, and
they can be a boon to anyone who does this kind of work.
The primary
function of any wire processing machine is cutting cable. When you have
thousands of cables to cut to specific lengths, a programmable cable cutter is
a godsend. Just program in the number and length of cables you want cut, insert
the free end of the spool or feed box into the machine, and watch it go to
work. This
equipment works by feeding the wire in on a reel, marking the wire with inkjet
or hot stamp printing mechanism then cuts and coils the finished product on
another reel or stacks it in a guide channel. For cutting insulated cable, it
also often includes a slitting or stripping machine which slits open the cable
insulation without damaging the cable's shielding.
In addition to
cutting, wire processing machines are also capable of straightening, stripping,
crimping, terminating and labeling cable and connectors of all types. Straightening
is the apparent elimination and removal of stresses induced into the material
to be straightened during its manufacture due to force and torque related
influences. This applies to wire straightening, tube straightening, cable
straightening, strip and profile shape straightening.
The roll
straightened, consists of a series of rolls that are offset and which bend the
wire beyond the elastic limit a number of time in two or more planes as the
wire runs through. The rolls are adjustable and the straightness obtained
depends upon the skill of the operator making the adjustment. This method is
generally restricted to shaped wires such as hexagons, squares and flats except
for minor straightening of round wire for removing coil bow before further
forming.
Any
electrical professional knows just how much of a pain these jobs are. Time
consuming and often repetitive, these tasks have been ripe for automation for
years, and modern wire machines have stepped in to fill the role.
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