In wire processing systems and methods, a wire channel receives a wire. One or more fluid guides flow the fluid into the wire channel to move, along the wire, a component (e.g. a solder sleeve) positioned at least partially in the wire channel and coupled to the wire. Other features are also provided.

A hollow stranded wire (2) has a first layers (4) and second layers (6). The second layer is located outside the first layer. The first layer is formed by twisting eight first element wires (8) which are flat wires. The second layer is formed by twisting eight second element wires (10) which are flat wires. A ratio (Ww/Tw) of a width Ww to a thickness Tw of each flat wire is from 2 to 11. A twisting direction of the second element wires is opposite that of the first element wires. A twisting angle of each first element wire is not greater than 85°. A twisting angle of each second element wire is not greater than 85°. A ratio (D/T) of an average diameter D to a thickness T of the hollow stranded wire is not less than 5 and not greater than 20.

A hollow stranded wire (2) has a first layers (4) and second layers (6). The second layer is located outside the first layer. The first layer is formed by twisting eight first element wires (8) which are flat wires. The second layer is formed by twisting eight second element wires (10) which are flat wires. A ratio (Ww/Tw) of a width Ww to a thickness Tw of each flat wire is from 2 to 11. A twisting direction of the second element wires is opposite that of the first element wires. A twisting angle of each first element wire is not greater than 85°. A twisting angle of each second element wire is not greater than 85°. A ratio (D/T) of an average diameter D to a thickness T of the hollow stranded wire is not less than 5 and not greater than 20.

Automated height control and coil formation in wire rod mills are described within, where improvements in vision systems and smart sensors are leveraged to enable real-time control of both coil formation and coil height, without the need for secondary inspection and operator input from the pulpit.

The present invention is an embolization coil having an optimum morphological stability. The embolization coil includes a wire material made of an Au—Pt alloy. The wire material constituting the embolization coil has such a composition that a Pt concentration is 24 mass % or more and less than 34 mass %, with the balance being Au. The wire material has such a material structure that a Pt-rich phase of an Au—Pt alloy having a Pt concentration of 1.2 to 3.8 times a Pt concentration of an α phase is distributed in an α phase matrix. The wire material has a bulk susceptibility of −13 ppm or more and −5 ppm or less. In a material structure of a transverse cross-section of the wire material, an average value of two or more average crystal particle diameters measured by a linear intercept method is 0.20 μm or more and 0.35 μm or less.

The present invention is an embolization coil having an optimum morphological stability. The embolization coil includes a wire material made of an Au—Pt alloy. The wire material constituting the embolization coil has such a composition that a Pt concentration is 24 mass % or more and less than 34 mass %, with the balance being Au. The wire material has such a material structure that a Pt-rich phase of an Au—Pt alloy having a Pt concentration of 1.2 to 3.8 times a Pt concentration of an α phase is distributed in an α phase matrix. The wire material has a bulk susceptibility of −13 ppm or more and −5 ppm or less. In a material structure of a transverse cross-section of the wire material, an average value of two or more average crystal particle diameters measured by a linear intercept method is 0.20 μm or more and 0.35 μm or less.

Provided are a winding device and a motor A nozzle that feeds out a coil has: a nozzle hole from which the coil is fed out; an inner-diameter round chamfered part formed on an opening edge of a tip of the nozzle; an outer-diameter round chamfered part formed on the outer peripheral edge of the tip of the nozzle. When the wire diameter of the coil is defined as Φc, the inner diameter of the nozzle hole is defined as Φin, the radius of curvature of the inner-diameter round chamfered part is defined as Rin, and the radius of curvature of the outer-diameter round chamfered part is defined as Rout, they satisfy 1.2Φc≤Φin≤1.4Φc, 0.5Φc≤Rin≤Φc, and 0.25Φc≤Rout≤0.5Φc.

Provided are a winding device and a motor A nozzle that feeds out a coil has: a nozzle hole from which the coil is fed out; an inner-diameter round chamfered part formed on an opening edge of a tip of the nozzle; an outer-diameter round chamfered part formed on the outer peripheral edge of the tip of the nozzle. When the wire diameter of the coil is defined as Φc, the inner diameter of the nozzle hole is defined as Φin, the radius of curvature of the inner-diameter round chamfered part is defined as Rin, and the radius of curvature of the outer-diameter round chamfered part is defined as Rout, they satisfy 1.2Φc≤Φin≤1.4Φc, 0.5Φc≤Rin≤Φc, and 0.25Φc≤Rout≤0.5Φc.

A method and an automatic machine to manufacture one or more coils around respective articles. The following steps are provided: moving, by means of a main conveyor and along a processing path, a plurality of carriages, each provided with at least one seat designed to house an article; placing, in an input station arranged along the processing path, each article in the seat of a corresponding carriage; coupling, in at least one of two winding stations arranged one after the other along the path, a wire around an article carried by a carriage to create a corresponding coil; using, when they are both working, the two winding stations together and in parallel, having each winding station operate at a first production speed; and using, when a winding station is not working, only the other winding station, operates at a second production speed, higher than the first production speed.

A method and an automatic machine to manufacture one or more coils around respective articles. The following steps are provided: moving, by means of a main conveyor and along a processing path, a plurality of carriages, each provided with at least one seat designed to house an article; placing, in an input station arranged along the processing path, each article in the seat of a corresponding carriage; coupling, in at least one of two winding stations arranged one after the other along the path, a wire around an article carried by a carriage to create a corresponding coil; using, when they are both working, the two winding stations together and in parallel, having each winding station operate at a first production speed; and using, when a winding station is not working, only the other winding station, operates at a second production speed, higher than the first production speed.