2. What is Wire Forming ?
• Wire forming is a term that incorporates many
shapes, textures and dimensions. The forms
are engineered in two or three dimensions
and commonly generated from metal wire and
sometimes from tube.
3. . Typically, the raw stock for wire forms
is fed off of a coil that can weigh as
much 5,000 pounds (2,300 kg) or as
little as five pounds (2.3 kg). In some
cases, the raw material commences
production in blank forms that are fed
from a hopper.
4. A wire form may be defined as any
length of wire that has had some
force applied to it that changes the
shape of the wire.
15. WIRE FORM OPERATION
• Compression Spring Grinding
- The ends of some compression springs are
ground flat to improve squareness and reduce
buckling during operation.
16. • Wire Form Threading
-Your application may call for the end of your
wire form to be threaded, so a knob or bolt
can be assembled to it.
17. • Wire Form Chamfering
- Some wire forms have one or both ends
chamfered to remove any sharp edges or to
make the ends tapered.
18. • Wire Form Tapping
- create an internal screw thread on your wire
form.
19. • Wire Form Welding
-welding the ends of your wire forms together.