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News Release from: William Hughes | Subject: Wire forming
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 28 November 2000
Wire bending power depends on Wafios
machine
Knowing that an investment of around £190,000 is required, it is hardly surprising that few wire bending specialists in Europe are equipped with machines as powerful as the Wafios BMS4.
Knowing that an investment of around £190,000 is required, it is hardly surprising that few wire bending specialists in Europe are equipped with machines as powerful as the Wafios BMS4 operated by William Hughes Complex wire parts are food and drink to this state of the art system, which handles wire in diameters as thick as 8 mm and lengths up to 4 metres
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 3 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Capacity for forming assemblies of massive size and intricacy is assisted by its double head design.
The two heads start as much as 4 metres apart and work independently from the extremities of the wire length inward toward the middle to shape bends and angles either symmetrically in the same rotational plane, or asymmetrically to create 3D components, as desired.
Perfect alignment in finished components is assured by careful attention to detail, coupled with an integral bi-directional rotary straightener to make certain that the wire is perfectly true before being deliberately and accurately deformed.
Each half of a part is thus straightened independently to preserve proper balance.
Capabilities of this extraordinary device are already being exploited by enterprising customers in the automotive industry (for car seat springs), business systems specialists (cable trays for desks and suspension filing fitments) and the medical profession.
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