Greenlee Textron Inc.

Other

Rockford Manufacturing Group, Inc.

Vernon W Wanner

Orville W Larsen

Larry G Adleman

Billy J Bauscher

Timothy J Taylor

Edward S Freiwald

John T Kline

An automatic set-up system for a wire drawing machine. The present invention provides an apparatus and method for substantially automating the set-up process for a wire drawing machine, including the steps of attaching the end of a wire coil to a power-driven capstan, wrapping a sufficient number of wire wraps around the capstan, releasing the end of the wire from the capstan, and feeding the wire to a downstream compensation arm and production machine. Through the use of the present invention, the initialization or set-up process is substantially automated in that the operator simply needs to present wire to the machine, and initiate the process to automatically perform the set-up function and ultimately feed the wire to the downstream production machine. Moreover, due to greatly reduced operator interaction the machine is more reliably set up, and the operator is less likely to be caught or injured by the machine.

Automatic set-up wire drawer

Hacksaw

Tube bending tool

Conduit and tube bender housing

The punch includes a working end with multiple working surfaces of special configuration to reduce the force required to effect punching and improve stripping action from the workpiece.

Punch

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Belvidere, IL, United States of America

Vernon W Wanner