EuroWire November 2023

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Dies, Cones & Die Maintenance

The providers of the goods and services profiled in this section of EuroWire are proficient in a language that would render speechless any time-travelling die makers from a century ago. But both sets of professionals would readily grasp, and heartily endorse, this from The International Library of Technology (Copyright 1903): “Laying out the die is a matter that requires a great deal of judgment.”

Industry has its lingua franca and basic vocabulary. An inch is an inch – and a good thing, too. For those who prefer millimetres, conversion is the matter of a moment. Mutual understanding is assured. But dies for wire making – customised, uniquely matched to a product with an almost incredible workload relative to its weight and mass – call for reassurance. The more pro-speak, the better.

Photo: Fort Wayne Wire Die Inc

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November 2023