Southwire Company, LLC

Emory Barber

Clinton E Watkins

Jeffrey D Herrin

Thomas N Wilson

Tom Stephens

Stephen Lee Spruell

Carol J Godfrey

Charlie W Reese

Jeff Herrin

Dewey L Smith

Systems, methods, and devices for the production of aluminum rods from aluminum bars, aluminum wires from aluminum rods, and aluminum wires from aluminum bars are disclosed and described. Annealing steps are not needed or required in the disclosed methods.

Method for producing aluminum rod and aluminum wire

Length equalization may be provided. First, a plurality of conductors may be paid off from a plurality of pay-off devices respectively corresponding to the plurality of conductors to form a cable. The plurality of conductors comprising the cable may then be wound onto a take-up device. During the winding process, a guide device may be rotated to cause the plurality of conductors to have substantially a same length after the cable has been wound onto the take-up device. The guide device may be disposed between the take-up device and the plurality of pay-off devices. The guide device may have holes respectively corresponding to each of the plurality of conductors. Each of the plurality of conductors may pass through a respective hole in the guide device.

Providing length equalization

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Bremen, GA, United States of America

Emory Barber