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Eurobend’s new standards
for wire straightening
▲ ▲ The newest addition to the MELC straightening machines from Eurobend
Corporatenews
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Eurobend GmbH operates through a
new state-of the-art production facility
and headquarters, offices and service
centres, which are located throughout the
world in the USA, Germany, France, Dubai,
Moscow, India and Brazil.
Its wire processing equipment
lines include a complete range of
high-output programmable wire
straightening and cutting machines
(type “MELC”) based on the rotor
straightening principle, a method
that was invented and introduced by
Eurobend engineers in the early 1980s,
setting a new standard for the wire
producing and processing industries.
The newest addition to the MELC
straightening machines using the rotor
straightening method is the MELC 50
monoline, which can process wire up to
50mm (2").
Other machine versions are available
(single line and multi line, with up to
six independently operating lines),
processing diameters from 2mm (0.0787")
and above.
The Eurobend straightening method is
based on its invented method – the rotor
straightening system with hyperbolic
rollers. These rollers execute the two
fundamental operations of straightening
and feeding, simultaneously. This is
achieved by positioning the rollers at an
angle to the wire axis and rotating around
it, thereby at the same time feeding and
straightening.
The placement of the rollers at an angle
to the wire axis results in line contact with
the wire surface and not in point contact
as in conventional rotors with dies. When
the rotor is spinning and the rollers are
feeding the wire through, there is no
sliding friction, but only rolling friction,
not damaging the wire surface.
The Eurobend straightening method
ensures:
• Optimal straightening quality and
consistency
• No marking on the wire surface
• No continuous adjustments required
• Elimination of premature roller wear
Eurobend GmbH – Germany
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