WCA May 2007

Top wire making practice A website devoted to wire fabrication techniques makes the unassailable assertion that experi- ence is the best teacher. While this may be said of a great many exercises in craftsmanship, it is especially true of wire bending and forming, in which every production run presents its own challenge to later processing. To the user, a sharp bend in thick wire is very like a sharp bend in thin wire – but not to the operator who put that bend there. Any tight-radius bend may look very similar to every other, regardless of material. It is not. A length of 6-gauge wire may seem to have required about the same bending force as a length of 8-gauge. If that guess had been acted on, a production run of excellent wire was very likely consigned to the scrap heap. These companies know they are situated at the point at which a length of wire becomes a functional object. These firms are staffed by professionals who have asked the essential questions thousands of times. Hard or soft? Thin or thick? Slack or taught? Standard or metric? They have schooled themselves not to proceed until they have the answers. From experience – the best teacher – they have developed equipment and services for those with the same commitment to top wire making practice. Wire Bending & Forming Machinery AIM’s Accuform E series is the economical choice for the CNC steel wire bender industry. Offering functionality, ease of use, and a great value unmatched in the industry, the E-Line of 2D and 3D programmable CNC steel wire benders make virtually any kind of simple or complex parts from round and flat wire. There are five sizes of machines to choose from 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12mm. All models take wire directly from the coil, straighten, bend and cut to produce products using a software package that provides flexibility and simplicity in programming. The E series offers an ‘a-la-carte option’ where the user has the choice of adding extra options as their business needs change, without sacrificing quality because of price. The AFE-3D8-T is great for saving money and getting customer production needs met. AIM Inc will also be exhibiting at wire Russia in Moscow and wire South-East Asia, in Bangkok, Thailand. E series is THE choice!

AIM Inc – Greece Fax : +30 22620 59231 Email : zar@aimeuropesa.com Website : www.aimeuropesa.com

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Wire & Cable ASIA – May/June 2007