WFTI SPRING 2017 BINDER FB

Straightening & Cutting Roundup
compiled by the Editors at Wire Forming Technology International

Suppliers have responded to our call for the state-of-the-art
in straightening and cutting equipment and technology.

CNC Servo-Adjustable Straightening Rotor Straighteners have been designed and engineered to
for Wire Straightening & Cutting Machines provide the best performance with all the materials,
even at the highest feeding speeds. All six available
David Purcell, President of WAFIOS Machinery models are equipped with quick-opening devices and
Corp., Branford, CT, USA, says, “The CNC servo- rollers in hardened steel. Now OMCG introduces the
adjustable straighten rotor is a new option available new Pre-Straightener system elaborated to completely
for the WAFIOS R 36 and R 45 wire straightening and prevent scratch and roller markings on flat stock for
cutting machines. The innovative design features a high-end applications.
five-piece straightening rotor with servo-driven ad-
justment. Three dies are automatically and synchro- “Flipper is a quick revolving system specifically de-
nously adjusted resulting in an optimally balanced signed to simplify the changeover of different wire
straightening regulation. diameters and speed-up set-up time. It permits to
mount two or three wire straighteners in order to
“This new technology provides a reduction of set-up dramatically reduce the downtime during set-up op-
times because the adjustment is accomplished on the erations when switching among different wire diam-
control panel, and can be done on-the-fly during the eters. Directly mounted on the bending machine and
straightening process. This also makes setup much fully compatible with all OMCG wire straighteners.
more convenient because the operator is able to Available in two configurations as seen in Figure 1.
thread a new wire coil only via advance feed on the
control panel. Additionally, the straightening settings
are repeatable, and they can be saved for subsequent
production runs.

Fig. 1 — DUAL-FLIPPER (2 positions) (left) and
THREE-FLIPPER (3 positions) (right).

“Motorized In-Feed Units (Figure 2) are specifically
designed to simplify the wire in-feed operation into
the straightener and the main feed unit of the bending
machine. Local electric switchbox with manual com-
mands directly connected to the machine (no need
for external cables or supply). Directly mounted on
the straightener.

Fig. 2 — Motorized
In-Feed Unit.

“Now with real-time control of the straightening “The Motorized In-Feed Unit plus Triflipper Assem-
process, downtime for rotor adjustment is eliminated bly (Figure 3), is a system engineered to combine the
and the output is therefore increased. comfort of the motorized in-feed with the flexibility
“This option is not suitable for oil-tempered wires,
alloys and reinforcing steel.” www.wafios.us Fig. 3 — Motorized
In-Feed Unit
Stationary Wire Straighteners with Triflipper
Assembly.
Isa Resinelli of the Sales Department at OMCG Srl,
Olginate (LC), Italy, says, “OMCG stationary Wire

54 Wire Forming Technology International/Spring 2017

See Us at INTERWIRE 2017
Booth 417

May 9-11, 2017
Georgia World Congress

Center (GWCC)
Atlanta, GA, USA

Straightening & Cutting Roundup

of three different wire straighteners always available cutting machines is designed for high-output continu-
for the shortest set-up time. ous operation. The simplicity of the design allows
the construction of multi-line machines according to
“North America business is OMCG Inc., Bensenville, production requirements. The rotors work automati-
IL, USA, with OMCG Srl headquarters in Italy.” cally and separately, one-by-one or simultaneously
www.omcg.com in a desired and programmed order. Each line works
independently from the others, thus each line can
Straightening & Cutting Machines operate with the same or different wire diameter and
Based on Hyperbolic Roller Rotor cut the same or different length.

Stephen Kavvadas of Eurobend SA, Athens, Greece, MELC MONOLINE processing stainless steel wire.
says, “The MELC MONOLINE Series is based on our “Three types of measuring systems are available: a
unique Hyperbolic Roller Rotor straightening method, numeric control system type ‘NC’ using rotary encod-
invented and developed by our R&D department 25 ers ensuring fast and easy change of wire lengths; a
years ago and internationally established as a state-of- mechanical stop type ‘MS’ manually adjusted for
the-art method. Using presently the fourth generation different wire lengths offering high accuracies; and
of straightening rotors, the MELC MONOLINE Series a programmable mechanical stop type ‘CMS’ com-
guarantees unmatched straightening results, regard- bining the flexibility of the numeric control and the
less of material quality/grade. accuracies of the mechanical stop system. A unique
anti-twist twin-roller system (patented) ensures the
“Rotation of the rotor results spiral rotation of the torsion-free production of wires during the straight-
rollers around the wire, thus achieving straightening ening process and high straightening quality <1/1000.
and feeding simultaneously. Hyperbolic roller profile Machine versions processing high-tensile wire up to
ensures full line and not point contact between roller 1600 N/mm² upon request.
and wire minimizing wire marking and maximizing
roller life.

“The MELC straightening machines offer mechanical
simplicity, rapid diameter changes, and minimum
maintenance requirements. They offer 40% less en-
ergy consumption than equivalent systems due to
roller straightening blocks in the spinner instead of
dies. The machines can work unsupervised due to
the electronically controlled safety devices and the
constant straightening quality achieved.

MELC MONOLINE. MELC POLYLINE with automatic coil changeovers..

“The MELC Mono-line series is equipped with a fly- “Various collection systems depending on output,
ing shear cutter, ensuring uninterrupted operation, automation and handling requirements are available,
minimizing also the material stresses imposed on the
wire during the cutting process. Specially designed
cutting tools achieve excellent cutting finish.

“The MELC POLY-LINE series of straightening and

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BOOTH
#1457

Straightening & Cutting Roundup

Cutting Tools &
Straighten & Cut Equipment

Allan Brown of AITMAC, Inc. of Canada, says, “The

TRAMEV line of cutting tools, available in North

America through AITMAC, Inc., offers a full range

of portable tooling for shearing, cutting, straighten-

ing and bending of rebar, metal wire, cable, rod, bar

and chain. This range of equipment allows fast and

effective solutions to the problems related to cable,

rebar, rod and bar processing operations. The tools

provide quick and efficient cuts with maximum op-

erator safety. Continued ...

MELC POLYLINE.

MELC flying shear cutter and anti-twist rollers.

Robotic coil feeding station.
with two-level collection tables for bundling and
removal without interrupting machine operation. Me-
chanical simplicity of the design ensures user-friendly
operation, consistent and continuous production.
“All MELC Straightening machines are available with
continuous wire aligning systems, in-line powered
roller and pocket conveyors and automatic bundling
stations. All of these features are designed for pro-
ducing perfectly aligned bundles that are ready for
storage or ready for shipment.”
www.eurobend.com

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Before and after: Steering knuckles for passenger cars (top left)
and aluminum die-casting (bottom left).

bulk parts or large, delicate components. Especially
with delicate, somewhat fragile workpieces, the THM
concept offers significant advantages. In these systems,
the workpieces are evenly distributed through the
entire machine length. This results in a very gentle
transport and prevents intensive part-on-part colli-
sions. And the fact that the transport rods are covered
with a relatively soft PU further cushions the already
gentle tumbling action. This is particularly important
for fragile components with thin walls, allowing them
to be discharged from the machine without any nicking
or other damage.

No Problem with Older THM Systems

When developing the new turbines, Walther Trowal

also took into consideration the many older machines

still in operation. Any THM customer who wants to

take advantage of the new turbines can easily install

them in his or her existing machine(s). This allows the

erably higher, results in optimized energy utilization customers to increase the efficiency of their shot blast
and surprisingly short cycle times. However, the shot
blast treatment remains very gentle. In short, despite operation with minimal costs.
the relatively low density of aluminum blast media, the
shot blast process is highly effective and at the same For THM systems still requiring steel or stainless
time surprisingly gentle preventing any warping or
distortions of delicate workpieces. steel blast media, Walther Trowal supplies the new
Another benefit of aluminum blast media is that it
reduces the wear rate in the turbines and the machine turbines with the curved throwing blades made from
to a fraction of the wear caused by steel shot, resulting
in higher uptimes and lower operating costs. tool steel also offering much higher turbine uptimes.
Walther Trowal GmbH & Co. KG offers the fastener
industry a range of different machine sizes that are www.walter-trowal.de WFTI
equipped with up to four turbines. For example, for
forged aluminum components, the new THM 700/4/E Company Profile:
with four turbines and a power of 15 kW for each
turbine, produces an exceptionally high degree of For 85 years, Walther Trowal has been a pioneer and
productivity. market leader in various surface treatment technologies.
The company offers modular and custom engineered so-
Specifically Designed for lutions for a wide range of surface treatment problems.
Handling Aluminum Media Initially only making vibratory finishing equipment, over
the years Walther Trowal has continuously broadened its
To meet all the challenges posed by aluminum shot, product range and today offers a wide portfolio of equip-
the Trowal engineers redesigned many machine as- ment and services for improving all kinds of surfaces,
semblies, among them the media dosing system and e.g., mass finishing, part cleaning, shot blasting and dry-
the turbines. One detail of many—a rough surface ing of a wide spectrum of workpieces, and last but not
of the throwing blades would quickly destroy the least, the coating of mass produced small parts. Walther
aluminum particles. Therefore, Walther Trowal is Trowal offers not only various types of equipment, but
smoothing the blade surface with in-house vibratory complete surface treatment systems. By linking various
finishing equipment. The result is a greatly reduced equipment modules and automating the complete pro-
blast media consumption, lower dust emissions and cess, we are able to precisely adapt our process technolo-
significantly improved turbine uptimes. gies to the technical requirements of our customers. This
also includes various types of peripheral equipment and
Gentle Workpiece Transport process water cleaning and recycling systems. Of course,
we also offer comprehensive pre and after-sale service
THM troughed belt continuous shot blast machines like sample processing in one of our demonstration labs
are equally well suited for treating mass-produced and global repair and maintenance service. Walther
Trowal serves many customers in many industries around
the world including the automotive and aerospace indus-
try, medical engineering and wind power generation.
www.walter-trowal.de

Spring 2017/Wire Forming Technology International 65

A Wire Show & Three Metal
Trade Fairs Together in Russia

by: wire Russia 2017 Preview
Petra Hartmann-Bresgen M.A. June 5 to 8, 2017,
Ulrike Osahon Moscow, Russia
wire Russia, Tube Russia
[email protected]
www.wire-russia.com

Four metal trade fairs being held Russia, other CIS states as well as neighboring Euro-
together in June 2017 in Moscow, pean countries.
Russia are:
For further information on all four trade fairs go to the
• wire Russia 2017
relevant Internet portals listed below.
• Tube Russia 2017
www.wire-russia.com
• Metallurgy Russia
www.tube-russia.com
• Litmash Russia
www.metallurgy-russia.com
Innovative technologies all gathered
together in one place, short dis- www.litmash-russia.com
tances for show visitors and valu-
able synergies for decision-makers Stand listings for
will be provided from June 5 to 8, wire forming and spring making
2017, by this Russian metal trade exhibitors at wire Russia 2017 follow.
fair quartet at the Moscow trade
fair location, known as Krasnaya
Presnya.

The wire Russia 2017, Tube Russia
2017, Metallurgy Russia and Litmash
Russia trade fair quartet is organized by Messe Düs-
seldorf GmbH and Messe Düsseldorf Moscow as
well as the Russian partners, Joint-Stock Company
VNIIKP for wire Russia and Metal Expo for Tube Rus-
sia, Metallurgy Russia and Litmash Russia.

High Expectations

Despite the sustained global steel crisis and dwindling
oil prices as well as despite a tight economic situation
overall in the nation of Russia, expectations for the wire
Russia 2017, Tube Russia 2017, Metallurgy Russia and
Litmash Russia trade fair quartet are high.

It is currently of particular importance for both inter-
national and Russian companies to “fly their flags” and
place their products on the Russian market.

Furthermore, many international exhibitor companies
are expected to participate in these Moscow trade
events in order to intensify existing business relations
as well as make new contacts.

In 2015, exhibitors at wire Russia and the concurrent
metal trade show events rated trade audience quality
positively, and the conversations held at the stands
were conducted with visitors with high decision-
making powers.

In 2015, the trade visitors primarily originated from

66 Wire Forming Technology International/Spring 2017

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wire Russia 2017 PREVIEW

ACIMAF Italian Wire Machinery Joh. Pengg AG
Austria Austrian Pavilion
Manufactures Association

Italy Booth FO C44-1

KRENN Albert, Werkzeugfabrik

August Strecker GmbH & Co. KG Germany Booth FO C34-2

Germany Booth FO C23

Promostar Srl

Bühler Redex GmbH Italy Booth FO C46-2

Germany Booth FO D36

CSG Wiremachinery Solutions GmbH RAVNI Technologies Sarl
France Booth FO A12-2

Germany Booth FO C15

Schlatter Industries AG

DEM SpA Switzerland Booth FO A12-2

Italy Booth FO C42-2

Schnell SpA

DWK Drahtwerk Köln GmbH Italy Booth FO B37-1

Germany Booth FO C27

EJP Maschinen GmbH VÖDKM / AWCMA Verband Österreicher
Draht- und Kabelmaschinen-Hersteller
Germany Booth FO C40-2 Austria Austrian Pavilion

Eurobend GmbH voestalpine Wire Technology GmbH
Austria Austrian Pavilion
Germany Booth FO C34-1

EVG Entwicklungs- und WAFIOS AG
Verwertungs- Gesellschaft m.b.H.
Austria Austrian Pavilion Germany Booth FO C40-1

wire China 2018

IDEAL-Werk C.+ E. Jungeblodt wire Düsseldorf 2018

GmbH + Co. KG wire India 2018

Germany Booth FO C36-1 wire Russia 2019

wire South America 2017

IWMA - International Wire & wire Southeast Asia 2017

Machinery Association Limited Iran Wire 2017

Great Britain Booth FO C35 Germany Booth FO A08

Continued...

68 Wire Forming Technology International/Spring 2017

wire Russia 2017 PREVIEW

Flexible DEM Plants for to reach them are far different. While the last (C)
Cold Rolling & Stretching can be produced only by hot rolling mill, class A
and B are reached by cold processing.
DEM SpA, leading Italian company in the field of
wire processing machinery, will be attending and For this purpose, DEM has projected a smart com-
exhibiting at wire Russia 2017. bined solution that, starting from the appropriate
material, can obtain both A and B steel classes with
DEM SpA has grown to be a global partner for wire different manufacturing methods.
rolling, from cold rolling of wire rod to flattening
and shaping of nonferrous alloys, straightening, The plant (general view seen here) comes with in-
coiling, spooling, cutting, bundling, handling, etc., novative equipment to reduce costs for lubricants
with a worldwide presence. This wide range of and new solutions to ease operator’s process
solutions has been established in more than 20 supervision. Visit Booth FO C42-2 to share your
years of continuous development, with hundreds challenges with the staff. www.demgroup.com
of applications all over the world.
WFTI
The company is always thinking forward and
listening to new requests from the market. As a
response to a growing interest towards improved
characteristics of construction material, DEM is
committed to make known its technology to obtain
the high-ductility steel class.

Being three main classes of reinforcing wire—A, B
and C—defined by the EN10080 norm, processes

Spring 2017/Wire Forming Technology International 69

Spotlight On Wire Forming & Tube Bending

A & D TRADING LLC by Mike McNulty, Editor
3435 South Main Street Wire Forming Technology International
Rock Creek, OH 44084 USA
While there are many types and styles of forming and bending
Tel: +1 440 563 5227 machines, the fundamentals are basically the same for any type of
Web Site: www.adtradingllc.com machine, but innovations are what make each piece of equipment
Email: [email protected] and processing line unique. At the basic level, wire, rod or tube is
fed into a machine from a coil, spool or in a cut length. The mate-
AIM Inc. rial is then bent once or more in one or more planes (two or three
502 S. Vista Avenue dimensional) and then it is cut if it is fed from a coil or spool. In
Addison, IL 60101 USA addition to standard products, designers often come up with new
Contact: Constantine Grapsas things that can be made from wire and metallic tubing. This means
Tel: +1 630 458 0008 that the machinery, controls, programming and operators have a
Fax: +1 630 458 0730 major task to keep up with human imagination and the perpetual
Web Site: www.AIMmachines.com search for lower costs from increased speeds, shorter setup and
Email: [email protected] changeover times and larger production ranges.

Depending on the application—from simple rings, hoops or
frames to complex three-dimensional (3D) parts, star patterns or
precise spirals—there are many effective and versatile machines
out there to help you do the job of forming and bending wire or
tube into useful and profitable products.

The material to be processed can be round, flat or shaped and
secondary operations including buttwelding, threading, piercing,
punching, chamfering, swaging, etc., are often combined with the
bending and forming operations.

All machines use some type of feeding mechanism, which in some
cases is patented. The bending of the wire or rod is done by slides
or bending heads. The machines make use of one or more bending
heads or slides, and some can bend two products at the same time.
Some machines utilize bending tables that are horizontal, vertical
or capable of tilting between the two positions.

Tilting is often used to accommodate larger wire forms. Servo-
drives are used almost exclusively to control the wire or tube mo-
tion and bending, but cams are still used on some slide machinery.

The most sophisticated system today are CNC multiple-head ma-
chines that use the latest in servo technology and motion control.
They use high-performance computers for their Man-Machine-
Interfaces (MMIs) and machine controls, and they are equipped
with easy-to-use software programs for product design, machine
setup, operation and data collection. In addition, machines can
be equipped for remote diagnostics via telephone line or Internet
connection or even made ready for video-conferences at the MMI.

Machine Types

There are dozens of suppliers of forming and bending machines,
and they are located in America, Europe and Asia, but you can

EUROBEND GmbH EUROLLS SpA
Allersberger Str. 185, Geb. G-3, Via Malignani 14,
33040 Attimis (UD), Italy
90461 Nürnberg, Germany Tel. +39 0432 796511
Tel. +49 911 9498980 Fax +39 0432 796501
Web Site: www.eurolls.com
Web Site: http://www.eurobend.com
E-mail: [email protected]

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PRODUCT SHOWCASE

Spring Technology maximize spring rates and cycle gap was identified, leading to
Four new spring products life, while minimizing solid height, the Bantam™ Mini Compression
The Redux™ Wave Spring offering high strength to weight Spring range, which is a unique
series is designed to replace con- ratios that optimize performance line of miniature springs. These
ventional round wire compression while reducing mass. They have Stock products are offered in wire
springs in applications requiring excellent stability of physical and sizes 0.0040", 0.0045", 0.0050" and
a tight load deflection specifica- mechanical properties at elevated 0.0055". The inch sizes include
tion in a critical space. Typically, temperatures up to 340°F with selections to work inside hole
Redux Wave Springs occupy a high corrosion resistance and diameters 1/32", 3/64" and 1/16"
very small area relative to the are generally compatible with and in a range of free lengths from
amount of work they can perform. common industrial chemicals in- 0.050" up to 0.625". Metric sizes
In fact, they can reduce the size cluding strong acids, weak bases, include selections to work inside
and weight of the assembly by aromatics and ketones. hole diameters 1, 1.5 and 1.8 mm
as much as 50%. They are manu- in a range of free lengths starting
factured from a single filament of The Lite Pressure™ Series at 1 up to 12 mm. Lee Spring,
Type 17-7 Stainless Steel flat wire which was designed so that, for Berkshire, UK.
formed in continuous precise coils a given length and diameter, the
with uniform diameters and waves company could offer a series of www.leespring.co.uk
offered in free lengths from 1.5 to springs that had lower spring
50.8 mm (0.060" to 2.000") to meet rates or workable load ratings
load requirements from 6 to 400 N than those currently offered by
(1.3 to 90 lb). the existing standard compression
springs. This series was recently
The LeeP Plastic Composite expanded to include new larger
range is a response to increased sizes to work in hole diameters up
requests for spring technology to 3" wide.
with the special attributes of high-
performing engineered thermo- As advanced new technolo-
plastics. These patented designs gies developed with ever lighter
smaller devices, an important

Expanded Range of DIN Springs

Standards and specials manufacturer, Lee Spring, DIN2098 compression springs made of spring steel
Berkshire, UK, offers a greatly expanded range of DIN grade EN 10270-1-SH available in sizes from 4.4 to

sizes with an additional 525 SKUs. These will include 1015 mm (0.173" to 39.961") long. Wire sizes range

a new DIN-Plus series, which matches up in size with from 0.5 to 10 mm (0.020" to 0.394") over a selection

standard DIN2098 Part 2 and Part 1 series springs, of outside diameters to work inside hole diameters

but with added corrosion resistance (passivation for from 3.4 to 140 mm (0.134" to 5.512"). All parts are
stainless EN 10270-3-1.4310-NS range and plating right-hand wound with ends squared and ground for
for spring steel EN 10270-1-SH range). This greatly added stability under heavy loading. This series is also

expands the Lee preset for wire sizes 1.25 mm (0.049") and up which

Spring offering in increases load carrying ability.

DIN compression The Part 2 set is a smaller range of DIN2098 com-
springs to meet pression springs made from stainless steel grade
increasing global EN 10270-3-1.4310-NS available in sizes from 1.0
demand for met- to 52.4 mm (0.039" to 2.063") long. Wire sizes range
ric sizes with the from 0.1 to 0.4 mm (0.004" to 0.016") over a selection
added benefit of of outside diameters to work inside hole diameters
excellent corro- from 0.8 to 6.0 mm (0.032") to 0.237"). All of the parts
sion resistance. The springs come in two sub-series: are right-hand wound with ends squared, not ground.
Part 1 and Part 2. Part 1 includes standard to large The Lee Spring DIN-Plus Series stainless steel range
compression springs from 3 to 135 mm diameter. Part 2 is distinguished from other commercial offerings with
is available from 0.6 to 5.4 mm diameter. These should Lee Spring’s passivation finish, which maximizes the
be of particular interest to manufacturers within Europe essential corrosion resistance versus nonpassivated
(not withstanding Brexit), and are of global interest stainless steel.
as DIN standards important in many countries with
developed or developing manufacturing industries. For additional technical specifications on DIN-Plus
series springs from Lee Spring, visit:
The Part 1 set includes more standard to larger www.leespring.co.uk

76 Wire Forming Technology International/Spring 2017

PRODUCT SHOWCASE

PTFE-Coated Hypotubes including spiral, skived, flared, Strong Steel Spring Wire
Combine lubricity & durability crimped, ground and slotted High-frequency quench/temper
A PTFE Coating Service for types. The provider of this service High-frequency quick quench-
stainless steel and nitinol hypoder- can also source the hypotubes. ing and tempering provide IT
mic tubing used in medical devic- Wire with fine
es, without altering their physical The PTFE Coating Service is and uniform grain
properties, is now available. This priced according to material, structure and uni-
PTFE Coating Service applies a quantity and special customer form mechanical
precise coating onto stainless steel requirements. Literature and properties along
and nitinol that provides optimum samples are available upon re- the total length;
lubricity without flaking, cracking quest. Applied Plastics Co., Inc. no decarburiza-
or altering the tubing’s physical of Norwood, MA, USA. tion through the process; high
properties. performance for cold forming; and
www.appliedplastics.com ability to be formed into springs
Featuring the high slip resis- with high fatigue life, low setting
tance required for medical device loss and stability.
manufacturing, these hypotubes
are chemically inert, bio-compati- IT Wire is a high-strength steel
ble and operate up to 288°C. spring wire in accordance with
JIS G 3560 and JASO C605-80, and
Available in green, grey, black ASTM A1000, A401, A229. The
and blue colors, the coatings wire is widely used for general
available from the PTFE Coating industrial springs, including sus-
Service offer superior adhesion pensions in two and four-wheel
due to a proprietary tubing surface vehicles. Neturen America Corpo-
preparation. PTFE can be applied ration, Hamilton, OH, USA.
with ±0.0001" to ±0.0004" toler-
ance on OEM hypotube variations www.neturen-america.com

Attachement Arm Allows Broader Range on One Machine

The HAX-AT attachment arm, which is now available the new HAX spring forming machine with the AT
from the RK Trading Company, located in Elk Grove attachment, available on the 2 and 4 mm machine
Village, IL, USA, allows its user to start and finish a models, can help make your business more success-
part on one HAX spring forming machine, with no need ful. Additional specifications are available at:
to move the part off of the machine to the secondary www.rktradingusa.com
department in order to
complete the part.

The HAX-AT attachment
arm allows you to widen
the scope of jobs you can
quote to customers while
increasing your profit
margins, with a broader
range of wire forms and
torsion springs that can
be made complete on
just one machine.

At RK Trading Com-
pany, we don’t just sell
machinery. RK Trading
Company also services
its machinery, supports
it and carries an exten-
sive tooling and parts
inventory, all available
in the USA. Contact the
company to learn how

Continued...
Spring 2017/Wire Forming Technology International 77

PRODUCT SHOWCASE

Universal Test Software model number, software version, etc., helping us-
Designed for Touch ers get back to testing faster than ever. Secure
screen-sharing tools can speed up the support
Built from the ground-up for touch interaction, Blue- process even further. Instron Connect also helps
hill Universal software features a portrait layout with users keep track of their system calibrations and
meticulously crafted visual design while giving the software versions.
most comprehensive view of the test workspace on a
large-format touch monitor. Large touchpoints and in- With a growing number of labs
tuitive gestures make the user experience simpler and moving to data management
smarter. While maintaining all of the power and flex- systems to log and monitor
ibility found in previous versions of Bluehill Software, lab results, it’s imperative that
Bluehill Universal offers four incredible new features. the incoming data be in the
most usable format. Enhanced
Many materials system operators want to quickly exporting tools give users the
run a simple test without having to build a new test ability to customize results
method. Method-building can be intimidating for users and raw data export files so
who haven’t been trained or who are new to materi- that they can easily interface
als testing. QuickTest is perfect for new or infrequent with Laboratory Information
testers. Users can simply tap the QuickTest button, Management Systems (LIMS).
enter a test speed and tap start. A pre-defined graph Files can be exported in the default CSV format,
and results table populates the most common results or as a customized text file in any format needed.
such as Maximum Force and Displacement at Break. Bluehill Universal’s enhanced exporting tools save
time in setting up and managing data transfer.
Following the trend of connected devices and the
Internet of Things (IoT), the company has introduced One of Bluehill Universal’s most ground-breaking
Instron Connect, providing users with an even better features is its built-for-touch architecture, allowing
service experience. Instron Connect allows users to users to operate in an environment that is both
securely report technical queries directly to Technical efficient and familiar. Testing systems can now be
Support via the Bluehill Universal user interface. When operated from an Operator Dashboard, a large-
a message is sent from Instron Connect, it carries all format touch monitor. Instron, Norwood, MA, USA.
of the important system information such as frame www.instron.com

Fully Featured, In-Line Parts Washers

The PW series of parts washers intro-

duced by HSI and Forming Systems,
Inc., Schoolcraft, MI, USA, are complete
new in-line cleaning systems. PW series

cleaning system models include the PW

series, Turntable version; the PW-C

series, Mobile turntable on cart version;

and the PW-T series, Tumbling basket

version. The PW Series systems include

a wide variety of features including the

following:

• High-pressure water cleaning system. • Mobile turntable on cart version available for

• Variable water pressure. heavy loads (PW-C series).

• Variable water temperature for better cleaning. • Tumbling basket version available for mass
• Stainless steel structure for water circulation. small parts (PW-T series).
• Digital work timer.
• Low-water monitor with alarm. Available PW series parts cleaning options include
• 360° turntable for spray cleaning (except PW-T pulse air blast system, forced exhaust, hot air
blower system, bag filter, second tank for rinse,
series). programmable control system, insulated tank, dos-
• Oil skimmer. ing pump, water level auto-regulation, extra cart
• Water circulation system included. with turntable, extra unloading box, loading cart
• Auto shut down when safety guard is open. (see Forming Systems, Inc. for options availability
relative to model). www.formingsystemsinc.com

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