EoW July 2010

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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). 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 Programmed via touchscreens

Micro-Mac for twist- and mark-free finished form products ▲ ▲

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 : pave@enterprise.net Website : www.pave-wire.com

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