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Bending
and
forming
A
n encyclopaedia entry on
the metalworking processes
observes that the bending of
metal “takes significant but not
Herculean effort.”
To the visitor to a state-of-
the-art wire making plant, the
high-speed bending and forming
operation may appear to take
no effort at all. A two-dimen-
sional wire former producing
directly from coil; a rotary air
bender shaping sharp angles
and radius bends; a CNC sys-
tem turning out double-centred
eye loops.
These, and a host of other mar-
vels of smoothness and repeat-
ability, are accomplished with no
visible hand on the controls.
This degree of wire shop effici-
ency is of course the result of
the patiently accumulated and
applied expertise – the significant
effort –of successivegenerations
of dedicatedbendingand forming
professionals.
Here, Wire & Cable ASIA reviews
some of the outstanding pro-
ducts and services of the current
crop of these specialists.
Photo credit courtesy of Mevis SpA
Wire & Cable ASIA – January/February 2010