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Twist-free wire from coil, with Micro-Mac
Designed to produce twist- and mark-free
finished form products quickly and
accurately from coil, Pave’s Micro-Mac
machine can process wire up to 6mm
diameter and 2,600mm long (or longer, on
request).
Micro-Mac incorporates Pave’s Trueline
front end wire stabiliser and patented
straightening system for production
of evenly stressed, twist-free wire. The
competitively priced Micro-Mac offers
exceptional wire straightness (within
0.1mm over 1,000mm).
Programmed via touchscreens with
animated icons, the Micro-Mac is quick and
easy to operate, reducing operator training
and supervision costs. The machine has
ten programmable bending speeds, up
to 0.5 seconds for 180 degrees, and can
be programmed to produce three-dimensional shapes. Set-up and tool changeover times are very fast, and the Micro-Mac’s fully
automatic CNC operation ensures economical production. Repeatability on bend angles is ±0.05 degrees, and the machine offers
variable carriage speeds up to 80m per minute, with positional tolerance 0.01mm from datum.
All Pave’s wire forming machines are designed and manufactured in-house at the company’s production facility in England, which
incorporates a specialist machine shop and fabrication unit. The current range includes single- and twin-head wire forming centres
for a broad range of applications.
Pave Automation Ltd – UK Fax: +44 1733 563500
Email: Website:
Micro-Mac for twist- and mark-free finished form products ▲ ▲